Two Vietnamese Arrested for Facilitating $8 Million Scam in Cambodia
Dak Lak Provincial Police have arrested Nguyen Van Tien, 54, and Nguyen Ngoc Vu, 29, for allegedly renting out their bank accounts to Cambodian-based scam rings, facilitating over VND 200 billion (approximately $8 million) in illicit transactions. The suspects reportedly spent most of their time resting, only performing facial recognition for transactions exceeding VND 10 million.
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