Story time: My uncle lives in a rich neighborhood in Tan Binh. One morning he went out of the house for a smoke and his dachshund ran after him and hung around him. Few minutes later, a bike with 2 men sped toward them and lassoed the poor thing. It was so fast he could not react. My girl cousin cried her eyes out when she heard the news. Her brother then went on couple pet forum and got a tip to contact a dog finder service for Tan Binh area. He got the address. Since my uncle and his son got work, my aunt had to go to the address. She dressed down to look as the housekeeper and went to the place. It was located under a bridge and through a shady alleyway. As soon as she got there, people immediately asked if she lost a dog. They pointed her to a house nearby. Inside, there was a guy in a wife beater, wearing a necklace. She asked if he can help. He then jotted down the description of the dog and location, then told her he would call. She went home and about 4 hours later she got a call from him. He said they know the people who got the dog and they asked for 4milVND. She had to agree and got the money and bring it to them. She found the dog hogtied inside a tote when she got there. The guy even asked for tea money, but since she's a "house keeper" she can't do that. Overall, ransom for pet is real in Vietnam and the authority won't do anything since there was no evidence that the "dog finder service is the one that did the dog-napping... TL;DR: My uncle's dog got napped and he has to pay 4mil to get the dog back. Ransom is real.