Retired nurse Nga is one of 42,000 victims who lost money in the scam, which has sent shockwaves through Vietnam. Nga -- a pseudonym to protect her identity -- is among the 42,000 victims of the Van Thinh Phat scandal identified by police. Between February 2019 and September 2022, her driver transported the equivalent of more than $4.4 billion in cash from SCB's headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City to her nearby home and Van Thinh Phat's head office. Property tycoon Truong My Lan, chair of developer Van Thinh Phat, is facing trial with dozens of others in the country's biggest ever fraud case, accused of embezzling $12.5 billion. "I trust and I hope that I can get back my money as I did nothing bad to anyone."

Source: Daily Nation January 31, 2024 05:56 UTC