See Photos of 3 Nigerians and Others Arrested in Vietnam for Defrauding People More than $1.3m

Three Nigerians were arrested yesterday with their Vietnamese gang of fraudsters for cheating more than 100 victims around the country out of more than $900,000.

Three Nigerian men and other members of their gang have been arrested by Vietnamese Police for allegedly conning people out of more than $1.3 million.

It was learnt that the gangs tricked the victims by informing them they had won grand prizes or gift packages from abroad but had to pay some money as fees for collecting the prize or bribing police and customs officers since the gifts were of big value. They used bank accounts created with stolen or fake ID cards to collect the money.

fake credit cards and ID cards seized by the police
44-year-old Michael IkeChukwu Leonard, was arrested by Ho Chi Minh City Police on Tuesday with three Vietnamese accomplices for cheating more than 100 victims around the country of more than VND20 billion ($900,000) over more than a year.

30-year-old Ihugba Augustine Chinonso, and 31-year-old Onu Chinonso Peter, and five Vietnamese were also arrested for tricking many victims into paying VND10 billion since late last year.