The two tourists at the police station in Cao Bang Province.
Cao Bang Provincial Police were informed by an Australian and a New Zealander that a backpack had been stolen from them when they were in Song Hien Ward, Cao Bang City. The two tourists said that the bag included a laptop, flycam, and some VND10 million in cash.
Cao Bang police investigated the claims and found no evidence of the incident.
At the police station, the two foreign tourists admitted that they had invented the case in order for local police to sign report papers so that they could get an insurance payment on their return to Australia.
The tourists had bought travel insurance before visiting Vietnam and the insurance company was liable to pay between 80-90 percent of the value of their lost belongings.
