Affected by storm No. 3, many northern provinces and cities have been flooded and landslides have occurred on a large scale, seriously affecting people's lives. On the media and social networks, there is no shortage of images of villages being buried, many people isolated in floodwaters, many people losing their homes, crops, livestock, and even their loved ones. The number of casualties and property damage cannot be fully counted.
With the spirit of mutual love and support, the rich help the poor, in the face of the heavy losses in the North, responding to the call for joint efforts to support people affected by natural disasters, many kind-hearted people across the country have not hesitated to lend a helping hand. However, many people have taken advantage of this opportunity to make profits. Therefore, people need to be very alert, to avoid being taken advantage of.
Scams still rampant during hurricane season
According to records, taking advantage of the storm and flood situation, some fanpages were set up to call for support and donations for affected people.
In Hanoi, specifically in Ba Dinh district, scammers use images and information of locations damaged by storms and floods, impersonating the Women's Union of some wards (Quan Thanh, Nguyen Trung Truc, Truc Bach) to call for donations. The donated money is transferred to personal accounts for appropriation.
On September 7, the Facebook page of the Quang Ninh Provincial Red Cross posted a report on the situation of fraudulent fanpages and impersonations calling for support for people affected by storm Yagi.
Through the investigation of the Department of Information and Communications of Quang Ninh, this fanpage was just established, only had 4 articles on the topic of responding to the super typhoon and only had more than 100 followers. The scammers used images and information similar to the official page, calling for support to personal accounts and then taking over. Up to now, despite being reported by many people and reported by the press, this fanpage still blatantly exists, continuing to call for money transfers.
Similarly, on September 11, on social media, the fanpage of the Fatherland Front Committee of Lam Thao district (Phu Tho province) appeared, calling for support for families affected by the Phong Chau bridge collapse.
Mr. Nguyen Manh Toan - Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Lam Thao district confirmed that the above appeal information is incorrect.
Security expert Ngo Minh Hieu also pointed out some new scam cases in recent days. Specifically, bad guys will take advantage of the situation to post articles with photos created by AI and then call for help. The subject will buy necessary necessities such as life jackets, bread, drinks, etc. and bring them directly to the locality in need of support. After people transfer money to their personal accounts, the subject disappears without a trace.
In addition, there is a lot of fake information on the internet about Viettel Telecom providing free mobile waves to people affected by Typhoon Yagi. Accordingly, when there is no wifi network, people enter the following syntax (free of charge) such as 3ST4G send to 191, 4G send to 191, 5GBKM send to 191, 5GKM send to 191, ZP15 send to 191, ST15 send to 191, ST15N_4G send to 19 to get the network. However, the network representative said that the above information is completely fake.
Be very careful when doing charity
Security expert Vu Ngoc Son - Technical Director of National Cyber Security Technology Joint Stock Company (NSC), Head of Technology Research Department of National Cyber Security Association said: taking advantage of disasters and natural disasters to commit fraud is a fairly common situation in the world.
Expert Ngo Minh Hieu emphasized that we should be careful when receiving information on social networks, and avoid transferring charity money to the wrong address. Everyone needs to be vigilant and only transfer money to the contribution accounts for the victims in the storm and flood areas in the North, the State and the Fatherland Front.
“We need to be careful with unverified sources of information. Not to mention malicious elements that confuse public opinion to divide the solidarity of the nation,” said expert Ngo Minh Hieu.
To avoid being taken advantage of by charity fraud, authorities recommend that people should be vigilant, not follow unverified instructions on the Internet, and not transfer money to any personal account when the recipient's information is not accurately identified. People need to research and verify information through official sources, and at the same time, they are asked to report to authorities when they discover pages or personal accounts showing signs of fraud.
In addition, people should support compatriots affected by storms and floods through state agencies such as the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Red Cross at all levels and local authorities... and not through any individual when they do not know exactly about that individual.
In Instruction 38/HD-MTTW-BTT in 2020, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee has provided guidance on the forms of support and receipt of contributions for flood victims. Accordingly, there are the following ways to support:
- Transfer via State Treasury
+ Account name: Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front
+ Account number: 3713.0.1058784.00000 at Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam
- Support via bank
+ Account name: Vietnam Fatherland Front - Central Relief Committee
+ Account number: 001.1.00.193241.8 at Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam
+ Foreign currency account: account name Vietnam Fatherland Front - Central Relief Committee
+ Account number: 001.1.37.193253.8 at Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam
- Cash support: receiving unit - Planning and Finance Department, office of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, room 109 and 111, building B, 46 Trang Thi, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.
- In-kind support: coordinate with the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front or the Red Cross at all levels to allocate and transfer directly to damaged localities.
- Support through local programs: people can contact directly at the local level through programs of the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Relief Committees of provinces and cities, reporting to the Party Committee to coordinate with the authorities to organize.
The donated money is sent to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee for allocation to damaged localities.
In addition, people can also donate and support through units, workplaces; schools; reputable organizations and units that call for support and donations.
Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/canh-bao-loi-dung-bao-so-3-de-truc-loi-cho-ban-than.html
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