The General Department of Việt Nam Customs detected 12,949 cases of smuggling, trade fraud and illegal transportation of goods in the first nine months, with an estimated value of seized goods VNĐ23.7 trillion (US$ 955.8 million).
Tax evasion and fraud cases were becoming more complicated on a large-scale with increasingly sophisticated methods, said State Audit Office Deputy Auditor General Đoàn Xuân Tiên.
In light of recent widely reported cases of banking fraud related to automatic teller machine (ATM) transactions, the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has advised the public to remain calm and adhere to banks’ regulations, while urging the banks...