On January 26, the Da Nang Criminal Police Department announced the arrest of six suspects involved in the operation, including the mastermind, Zhangmao, a 43-year-old Chinese national. The suspects face charges of "fraudulent appropriation of property" and "money laundering."

The fraud organization operated under the guise of DH889, a company based in the Kim Sa 2 area of Cambodia. Zhangmao, along with several Vietnamese accomplices, managed the scheme. The arrested Vietnamese suspects include:

H.T.T. (31, Thai Nguyen Province)

P.T.K. (33, Thanh Hoa Province)

N.Q.T. (24, Thua Thien Hue Province)

N.T.N.A. (21, Thai Binh Province)

T.D.Ch. (34, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City)

Since August 2024, the group has targeted victims across Vietnam, defrauding them of a staggering 1,800 billion VND. Among the cases, 5 billion VND was stolen from victims in Da Nang alone.

The organization employed various schemes to deceive victims, including fake investment apps, romantic scams, and fraudulent activities on TikTok. Beyond their own scams, the group also laundered money for other fraudulent companies operating in the Kim Sa 2 area.

Many Vietnamese accomplices working for the group in Cambodia were aware of their illegal activities. To avoid detection, they used aliases and concealed their true identities, even from colleagues.

The complex nature of the operation, coupled with the use of fake identities, posed significant challenges for law enforcement. Investigators faced numerous obstacles in tracking suspects and gathering evidence, prolonging the investigation.

Da Nang police continue to collaborate with international agencies to further probe the organization’s operations and recover stolen funds.

Ho Giap