At the “Listening to Farmers” forum co-organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union and the Ministry of Public Security on October 16, Luu Van Dung, an outstanding farmer from Hung Yen province, warned that pyramid-style scams, online fraud and predatory lending are spreading to rural areas and targeting older people. Colonel Nguyen Hong Quan, Deputy Director of A05, said 4,200 online fraud cases caused losses of about 8,000 billion dong in 2025, and 1,800 cases were recorded in the first nine months of 2026 alone. The ministry has verified and cleaned data for 135 million mobile subscriptions, blocked over 193,000 subscribers suspected of spreading spam calls, and traced fraudulent money flows. According to the ministry, online property fraud fell about 30% compared with 2024.
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Original headline: Cục Phó A05: Lừa đảo đa cấp, tín dụng đen nguy cơ tái diễn ở nông thôn
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