VOV.VN - The police of Hanoi have successfully dismantled the largest online fraud case to date, seizing assets and evidence worth over 5.2 trillion VND. Among those charged is the famous Tiktoker Mr Pips (real name Phó Đức Nam).
The police of Hanoi have decided to prosecute the case and charge Phó Đức Nam (Tiktoker Mr Pips, born in 1994 in Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu), Lê Khắc Ngọ (Mr Hunter, born in 1990 in Hanoi), and 24 others for the crimes of ‘fraudulent appropriation of property’, ‘failure to report a crime’, and ‘money laundering’.
Phó Đức Nam has been identified as being linked to a Turkish individual, who lured many victims into investing in financial markets and international securities… The total number of victims in the case is estimated to be over 2,600 people.
Authorities have seized numerous assets from the individuals involved, estimated at over 5.2 trillion VND, including 316 billion VND in bank accounts, bonds worth 9 billion VND, savings books worth more than 200 billion VND; 69 billion VND in cash, 2.3 million USD; 890 pieces of SJC gold; 246 kg of raw gold; 31 supercars, 7 luxury motorcycles; 59 luxury brand watches worth about 300 billion VND; 84 various gold jewelry pieces with diamond inlays…
A massive amount of gold seized in the case.
In total, there are 890 pieces of SJC gold and 246 kg of raw gold.
The amount of cash seized is 69 billion VND.
The individuals primarily operated online to lure and defraud money from citizens.
Mr Pips and his accomplices hired up to 1,000 employees to work daily, operating from 44 offices across various provinces and cities.
The individuals created and managed 5 websites with English interfaces to mislead participants into believing they were trading on reputable international exchanges, creating trust among investors. These websites were essentially programmed and linked to the bank accounts of the individuals managing them.