A recent case of a typical cryptocurrency scam has been exposed again. Vietnamese police in Da Nang arrested five suspects who operated out of Cambodia, engaging in a deceptive scheme—directly impersonating a well-known exchange to commit fraud, ultimately embezzling 14 billion VND.
These scammers' tactics are not new, but they are quite ruthless. They created numerous fake accounts on Zalo and Telegram, impersonating "investment experts" or "financial advisors," boasting about false profit prospects to victims and gradually inducing them to invest funds. The key point is that the profit figures they reported were all fabricated—these earnings were completely fake.
Once they received the money, these individuals began transferring funds. They used multiple bank accounts for layered transfers, finally converting everything into cryptocurrency. This method is intended to obscure the source of the funds and make tracking more difficult. This case serves as a reminder to everyone in the investment field to stay vigilant—don't be blinded by promises of high returns; legitimate channels are the only guarantee.
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ForkTrooper
· 2h ago
It's the same money laundering script again; 14 billion in funds didn't scare them off, whatever.
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These scammers on Telegram are really something— their profit charts are all Photoshopped.
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It's just Zalo recruiting people → fake accounts → running off with the coins. After so many years, some people still fall for it.
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In Cambodia, openly using exchange names during the day—regulation really sucks.
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By the way, why do they insist on multi-layer transfers? Wouldn't going directly on-chain be faster? Haha
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FlashLoanPrince
· 01-20 04:40
It's the same old trick again, 14 billion dollars... People who fall for it really haven't done their homework.
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Those "investment advisors" on Telegram should have been cleared out long ago, scamming newbies every day.
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Layered money laundering through intermediaries, this method is really old-fashioned, but some people still fall for it.
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High returns? Dream on, there's no such thing as a free lunch these days.
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Cambodian hideouts... These scammers really operate across borders, regulatory pressure is intense.
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I just want to know if that 14 billion was finally recovered; it seems very uncertain.
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What's scary is that so many people still believe in false profit figures...
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Official exchanges have been cloned; everyone needs to be more cautious.
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Five people moving that much money in a year? Their team setup is quite strong.
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BearMarketSurvivor
· 01-19 06:20
It's the same old trick again, truly incredible... 14 billion VND just gone like that
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Every day in the Telegram group, there are these so-called "experts," each one claiming to be able to predict everything
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Cambodia again? How did this place become a hub for scams...
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The key is greed. No one can resist the temptation of high returns
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Layered transfers eventually converted into coins; once you understand this method, it's really hard to track
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Every time I see these cases, I want to ask, why aren't the victims more cautious?
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Once again, impersonating exchange names. You people really have a vivid imagination...
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There are so many scammers on Zalo, I already uninstalled it. Are there really people investing money on there?
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Honestly, you just need to be more cautious. The crypto world is inherently chaotic
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Using legitimate channels is correct, but how many retail investors can really tell the difference?
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4am_degen
· 01-18 09:51
14 billion shields just gone like that, really incredible... This trick, when you get right down to it, is the same old story — scammers are just getting better at packaging themselves.
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AirdropHunterWang
· 01-18 09:50
There are new scammers every day, and they all use the same tricks. Do they really think we're that stupid?
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DEXRobinHood
· 01-18 09:50
Same old story, the tricks for washing coins are really just so many ways.
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MevTears
· 01-18 09:38
Here they come again, those "investment advisors" on Telegram really should be caught, really.
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MissingSats
· 01-18 09:36
Another one? This trick really should be stopped. I have blocked all the "investment advisors" on Telegram.
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TestnetScholar
· 01-18 09:33
It's the same old trick again; those "investment advisors" on Telegram are all sneaky.
A recent case of a typical cryptocurrency scam has been exposed again. Vietnamese police in Da Nang arrested five suspects who operated out of Cambodia, engaging in a deceptive scheme—directly impersonating a well-known exchange to commit fraud, ultimately embezzling 14 billion VND.
These scammers' tactics are not new, but they are quite ruthless. They created numerous fake accounts on Zalo and Telegram, impersonating "investment experts" or "financial advisors," boasting about false profit prospects to victims and gradually inducing them to invest funds. The key point is that the profit figures they reported were all fabricated—these earnings were completely fake.
Once they received the money, these individuals began transferring funds. They used multiple bank accounts for layered transfers, finally converting everything into cryptocurrency. This method is intended to obscure the source of the funds and make tracking more difficult. This case serves as a reminder to everyone in the investment field to stay vigilant—don't be blinded by promises of high returns; legitimate channels are the only guarantee.