On July 24, 2026, the Khanh Hoa Provincial Police announced that they had charged Nguyen Phuc Linh, a 30-year-old deputy store manager at FPT Shop in Cam Ranh, with embezzlement. The total amount embezzled by Linh reached nearly 700 million VND, which includes 37 million VND from the sale of mobile phones and 659 million VND from the store's funds.

The investigation began after FPT Shop Cam Ranh reported Linh's suspicious activities to the authorities at the end of April 2026. During the investigation, it was revealed that between April 24 and April 28, Linh was responsible for managing the store's operations. On April 27, he sold two iPhone 17 Promax devices, which belonged to the store, and instructed the buyers to transfer the payment to his personal bank account.

On the same day, Linh directed store employees to withdraw 399 million VND from the daily sales revenue and the store's safe, transferring it to his personal account. The following day, he unlawfully opened the store's safe and took an additional 260 million VND, further increasing the total embezzled amount.

In just two days, Nguyen Phuc Linh managed to siphon off 659 million VND from the FPT Shop Cam Ranh's funds while also illegally obtaining 37 million VND from the sale of the two iPhones. The case highlights significant issues of trust and accountability within retail management and raises questions about internal controls in place at such establishments.