Ho Chi Minh City’s police have warned that players of Pokemon Go - a location-based augmented reality game – would highly become victims of robbers once they are focusing on capturing Pokemon in public areas.
Many people play Pokemon Go at Tao Dan Park in HCM City
On the night of August 8, in the city, a woman had her mobile phone snatched while roaming in Tao Dan park to catch Pokemon.The robber was then arrested by a guard at the park and handed over to the District 1 Police for investigation.
The Pokemon Go was officially launched in Vietnam on August 6.
The application, developed by Niantic Incorporation of Nintendo USA, was well-received extraordinarily when over 75 million people downloaded the game worldwide.
