by Joe Fotalattee
Vietnam+ is reporting Vo Van Hung was apprehended while threatening and extorting money from Ms. S (a Vietnamese American immigrant born in 1978). Hung had taken and threatened to share explicit digital photos and video. Hung was reported to be being held in a temporary detention facility by the Go Vap District Police in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of February 2.
Initial research indicates that Hung became acquainted with Ms. S through social media sometime in October 2020 by chatting with Ms. S on Zalo and Facebook.
Hung demanded money from his mistress in a “hot” clip he threatened to release.
During this time, Hung and Ms. S. sensitively chatted on video with each other. During these times, Hung covertly recorded all of their private video chats.
Due to a lack of funds by around December 2021, Hung sent Ms. S. “Sexy” images of Ms. S. to ask Ms. S. to send money to Hung. When Ms. S. refused, Hung threatened to send pictures of Ms. S to her friends and shared them on social media as a form of intimidation.
Ms. S. was apprehensive about “hot” pictures and videos on social media and sharing them with her friends, so she sent Hung money many times. Hung tricked Ms. S into transferring more than 100 times and took more than 1.4 billion VND (16,000 USD). Hung inquired of Ms. S on February 1 to travel back to Vietnam and deliver 30,000,000 VND.
Hung arrived in Ho Chi Minh City by way of Quang Tri at around 6 o’clock on the same day, having scheduled a meeting with Ms. Dot S. at a cafe in Ward 10 of Ho Chi Minh City’s Go Vap District on Phan Van Tri Street. The Go Vap District Police Criminal Police Team learned about the aforementioned incident through professional means and information received from the general public.
They then mobilized their forces and apprehended Hung as she was receiving money. The phone that Hung had used to record numerous videos and photos of Ms. S was found on Hung by the police. Hung initially acknowledged the entirety of the act of extortion. To handle the situation legally, the Public Security Agency is currently compiling the evidence for prosecution.