Vietnam police seek victims in Australian-Vietnamese loan scam probe


Ranjit Thambyrajah and Nguyen Viet Anh. — cand.vn

HANOI: The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on Wednesday (Nov 12) urged victims of a sprawling loan scam to come forward, as they probe two executives accused of pocketing fees for nonexistent multibillion-dollar financing.

Ranjit Thambyrajah, a 65-year-old Australian national who heads Berhero company operating under the name Acuity Funding based in Australia, while serving as general director of Nam Song Hau Petroleum Trading and Investment JSC; and Nguyen Viet Anh, 43, a dual Vietnamese-Australian national running Acuity Funding Vietnam and deputy general director of the same Vietnamese company, allegedly defrauded multiple businesses and individuals.

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