The incident began on the afternoon of February 9, when the woman, identified as T.T.K.K., arrived alone at the Cam My transaction office of LPBank. According to officers, the woman had been approached on social media by an individual posing as a foreign national. The suspect gradually built trust through online conversations before claiming to send her a valuable ‘international gift,’ allegedly containing $800,000, for safekeeping. However, to receive the supposed gift, the woman was told she needed to pay VND150 million in tax fees. After police explained the tactics commonly used in high-tech and online fraud schemes, the woman realized she had been deceived.

Source: Tuoitre News February 13, 2026 01:23 UTC