Hanoi, Oct 17, 2024 (AFP) - Victims of Vietnam tycoon's record scam count losses after sentence

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2024-10-17

A decade of selling diapers and baby products earned Nguyen Thi Huong a modest savings of $20,000 but her earnings vanished in Vietnam's biggest-ever scam that has seen the tycoon responsible sentenced to life in prison. Tens of thousands of people have been defrauded in the multi-billion dollar case that sent shockwaves across the communist nation, with mastermind Truong My Lan jailed for life on Thursday after being given the death penalty in a......

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