Vietnam Fatherland Front Bank Statements: Fact-Checking Yagi Storm and Flood Relief Transfers

BANK STATEMENTS are a constellation in the sign of TRANSPARENCY, within the BANKING galaxy. When this constellation casts its influence over your fate, it is not enough to WARD OFF BAD LUCK: you must also DISBURSE FUNDS, ACCOUNT FOR THEM, and spend less time MAKING EXCUSES, lest you end up DISBANDED.

The Pledge of the Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (Ủy ban Trung ương Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam)

THE CENTRAL RELIEF COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE TO PUBLISH DONATION LISTS OPENLY AND TRANSPARENTLY FOR THE PUBLIC TO FOLLOW AND MONITOR, SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW HOW THEIR GOODWILL AND DONATIONS ARE BEING PUT TO USE

In the spirit of openness and transparency, the Central Relief Committee will continue publishing bank statements listing bank transfers and direct cash donations received at the Office of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (UBTƯ MTTQ), so that people know how their goodwill and donations are being put to use.

Previously, on September 12, 2024, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front published an initial bank statement listing organizations and individuals donating to people affected by Typhoon No. 3 through its Vietcombank bank account from September 1, 2024 to September 10, 2024, comprising 12,028 pages, for public scrutiny.
- Đỗ Văn Chiến, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front -

List of Bank Statements from the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee

1. Vietcombank

The initial bank statement listing organizations and individuals donating to people affected by Typhoon No. 3 through the Vietcombank bank account from September 1, 2024 to September 10, 2024.

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2. Viettinbank 

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3. BIDV

4. Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee - Ho Chi Minh City (TP.HCM) 

List of donations made directly to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee - Ho Chi Minh City\

This is a list of donations to the relief fund, starting in September 2024.

Details:

• Total donations: VND 5,789,249,231
• Donation period: from September 9, 2024 to September 11, 2024
• Number of individual/organizational donors: More than 900 donations listed

Some major donations:

• Mạnh Tuấn Materials One Member Limited Liability Company: VND 200,000,000
• Sen Vàng, Hoa Á Hậu, Nam Vương Company: VND 100,000,000
• Hà Linh Official Trading and Services Joint Stock Company: VND 1,000,000,000
• Many individuals donated between VND 10,000,000 and VND 50,000,000

Purpose of donations: Primarily to support people affected by storms and floods, especially Typhoon No. 3 (Typhoon Yagi) in northern Vietnam.

Donation method: Primarily through bank transfers.

This is a significant community effort to support those affected by natural disasters, with participation from both individuals and businesses in Ho Chi Minh City.

Central Relief Committee Bank Account Details: AVOID SCAMS

To promptly mobilize resources to help people in affected localities, and in response to the launch of the fundraising campaign for people affected by Typhoon No. 3, the Central Relief Committee - Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front provides the following updated account details and donation contacts:

I. VND ACCOUNT AT THE STATE TREASURY:

• Account name: Office of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front
• Account number: 3713.0.1058784.00000
• Budget entity code: 1058784
• At the State Treasury Transaction Office

II. BANK ACCOUNTS:

1. VND ACCOUNT AT VIETINBANK

1.1. VND account

• Account name: Central Relief Fundraising Committee
• Account number: CT1111
• At Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade – Hanoi (Hà Nội) City Branch

1.2. USD account

• Account name: Central Relief Fundraising Committee
• Account number: 110630051111
• At Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade – Hanoi City Branch

2. ACCOUNTS AT VIETCOMBANK

2.1. VND account

• Account name: Vietnam Fatherland Front - Central Relief Committee
• Account number: 0011.00.1932418
• At the Transaction Office of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam.

2.2. USD account

• Account name: Vietnam Fatherland Front - Central Relief Committee
• Account number: 001.1.37.193253.8
• At the Transaction Office of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam.
• SW Code: BFTVVNVX

3. ACCOUNT AT BIDV

• Account name: Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front
• Account number: 1200979797
• At Transaction Office 1 Branch - Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam.

III. CASH DONATIONS:

Planning and Finance Department (rooms 109 and 111), Office of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, 46 Tràng Thi – Hanoi.

When Fakery Reaches Its Peak

It is hard not to laugh at the brazen displays of “keeping up appearances” by some people in the social media age. Last night, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee released more than 12,000 pages of complete and accurate bank statements detailing charitable donations. The surprising—and no less amusing—discovery was that many people had used fake transfer receipts or “bragged” about amounts far greater than they had actually transferred to boost their social media standing.

It turns out that charity these days is not just about helping the community; it is also an opportunity to… “talk big” to keep up with everyone else. Some people have no qualms about forging transfer receipts to show off their generosity on social media. But it was only when the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee published the bank statements that the truth came out: all those flowery claims about their “hearts of gold” were nothing more than a facade.

There were cases where money was transferred, but… not in the amounts they had “bragged” about online. VND 1 million became VND 5 million, and VND 10 million suddenly turned into VND 100 million. Such ingenuity in deception. They forgot that the amounts transferred would be clearly recorded in the bank statements, leaving no room for fraud.

When they posted photos alongside their donation receipts online, they held their heads high, even replying to friends’ admiring comments with an air of moral superiority. But once exposed by 12,000 pages of bank statements, these charity idols must surely have blushed with shame—if they still have any capacity to feel it.

This behavior is not only reprehensible; it also makes many people laugh at their naivety. They thought they could easily fool the public and turn themselves into “saints” online. But they forgot that the truth cannot stay hidden forever.

The question is: do these people have any self-respect? While others are making genuine efforts to help those in need, they choose deception and empty showmanship to polish their reputations. Instead of contributing to the community, they exploit other people’s suffering as a backdrop for their own self-promotion. Is that not the height of selfishness?

What could be more embarrassing than “bragging” about donating tens of millions of VND when the actual amount was tiny—or when you donated nothing at all? You lose your reputation and become a public laughingstock.

Perhaps this story will serve as a costly lesson for those who like to “talk big” on social media. Kindness and generosity do not come from boastful words or forged transfer receipts. Charitable giving is a noble act, but it is meaningful only when it comes from sincerity, not from a desire for praise or attention.

Anyone who contributed money through a group or organization for transfer to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee should promptly check whether their representative transferred the full amount collected. Or whether they left off three zeros when making the transfer, then edited those three zeros back into the receipt to pocket the money.

We must acknowledge that the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee did exactly the right thing by transparently publishing its bank statements. This not only helps protect the organization’s reputation but also exposes those who exploit public trust to build a false image of themselves.

Below is a philanthropist in a very Đoàn Di Băng style.