Daughter's Facebook account was hacked, mother was scammed of more than 400 million VND

On the evening of September 17, Hanoi City Police said that the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention - City Police received a report from Ms. H. (residing in Hanoi) regarding being scammed out of 400 million VND because her daughter's Facebook account was hacked.

Specifically, according to the complaint, Ms. H. received a message from her daughter's Facebook account asking her to transfer money to pay for her child's tuition abroad.

Believing that it was her child, she transferred more than 400 million VND 3 times. During all 3 money transfers, Ms. H. called her child and only heard the phone buzzing.

Many people lost money when receiving messages asking them to transfer money from their relatives' Facebook, Zalo accounts... after the accounts were hacked. (Illustration: Lang Son Newspaper).

After that, Ms. H. received a message from her daughter's Facebook account with the following content: "Mom, my phone just fell, I can't hear clearly. Mom, text me!".

When she was able to contact her child, Ms. H. found out that her child's Facebook account had been hacked. She then went to the police to report the incident.

Hanoi police added that in September, the Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department continuously received reports from many citizens in the city about property appropriation.

These people use tricks to hijack social network accounts such as Facebook and Zalo, then text relatives and friends of the account owners on the Facebook and Zalo lists to borrow money or ask them to transfer money to appropriate property.

The Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention recommends that people be vigilant when suddenly receiving messages asking to borrow, lend, or transfer money via social networks.

When receiving a money transfer request, people need to verify by calling the borrower directly using the phone number saved in the contact list, do not check through social networking applications such as Zalo, Facebook... When detecting a case with signs of fraud, people need to immediately report to the nearest police agency.

Nguyen Hue

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