Victims who installed MT4 or MT5 apps, registered on the sites, and transferred capital for international stock or forex trading were initially permitted modest wins and limited withdrawals. In these cases, victims deposited a combined 59 billion VND (2.18 million USD), withdrew 3.2 billion VND, and sustained losses of 55.8 billion VND. In these cases, victims deposited over 1.362 trillion VND, withdrew 117 billion VND, and ended up losing 1.245 trillion VND. Between June 15, 2020 and September 23, 2022, 150 victims transferred more than 213.4 billion VND into Ngan Luong-linked accounts. Online investment in international equities and forex via MT4 and MT5 apps remains unlicensed and unrecognised under current Vietnamese law./.

Source: VietNamNet News March 19, 2026 11:35 UTC