In the latest "Weekly News" about the prominent online fraud situation, in addition to warnings about 3 common scams in Vietnam's cyberspace, the Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) also recommends that individuals, organizations and domestic enterprises raise their vigilance against impersonation scams that are "flourishing" in the digital environment:

Impersonating the Customs Department to send scam email messages

According to the Information Security Department (Ministry of Information and Communications), the Singapore Customs Department recently warned about fake scams, approaching people via email messages with false content to steal personal information and assets.

The subject's trick is to create fake email messages, using the logo of the Singapore Customs Department, with the content of the notification that the tax refund request of the people has been approved and processed, asking people to access the attached link to verify information and transfer money.

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When detecting suspicious signs, people need to quickly report to the authorities to promptly investigate and prevent fraudulent behavior. Illustration photo: NCSC

To increase trust, the fake email message also provides full information such as the amount of money received, time, transaction method, tax code and promises that people will receive the money after 5 to 10 days.

When accessing the link sent by the scammer in the fake email message, people are asked to provide personal and banking information to proceed with tax refund procedures. After obtaining the victim's information, the subject will use this information to carry out other fraudulent acts.

Advise people to be vigilant when receiving email messages with similar content as above, the Information Security Department noted that individuals and organizations need to verify the information; do not follow instructions, do not access strange links, and do not provide personal information.

Impersonating the National Cyber ​​Security Center to commit fraud

The Australian Cyber ​​Security Centre (ACSC) has recently warned about phishing scams that approach victims via email to entice them to provide personal information, banking information or download malicious applications.

Specifically, the scammer sends a fake email message to the victim, stating that one of their online accounts has suspicious activity related to fraud, and threatens that the victim is at risk of facing fraud charges if they do not respond promptly.

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The Australian Cyber ​​Security Centre - ACSC was recently impersonated by scammers to defraud people of their assets. Illustration photo: NCSC

The scammer then asks the victim to click on a link attached to the message to verify the information. After clicking on the link, the victim is redirected to a fake ACSC website.

On the fake website, victims are asked to provide personal and banking information to prove that their accounts are free of fraudulent activity. In some cases, in order to steal sensitive data and information, the subject also asks the victim to download fake software.

The Information Security Department recommends that people verify the content of messages through reputable news sites or official information portals; do not access strange links or download strange applications; do not provide personal information, banking information or transfer money without verification.

Fraudulent tricks impersonating Shopee floor staff

According to the Department of Information Security, recently, by impersonating Shopee employees to ask users to pay for product insurance, a group of scammers appropriated 100,000 SGD, equivalent to more than 1.8 billion VND, from a Singaporean citizen.

Regarding the method, the subject claimed to be an employee of Shopee's customer service department, calling to inform the victim that he had not paid the insurance fee for the goods. Next, the subject forwarded the victim's call to someone claiming to be a bank employee.

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The Information Security Department warns domestic users to be wary of sophisticated scams impersonating Shopee employees. Illustration photo: NCSC

During the conversation, the person claiming to be a bank employee said that the victim was suspected of being involved in a money laundering case and asked the victim to transfer money to the Monetary Authority of Singapore - MAS to verify the matter.

After making the accusation, the call continued to redirect the victim to a subject claiming to be an officer of MAS, instructing the victim to transfer money to serve the investigation process and verify the accusations made by the bad subjects to the victim.

The Information Security Department recommends that people do not follow the instructions of strangers, do not provide personal information or transfer money without verifying the information and identity of the subject.

When detecting signs of fraud, people need to quickly report the caller's phone number to the authorities to promptly investigate and prevent fraud.

Impersonating postal companies and fake security services to commit fraud Impersonation fraud is a trick used by many bad guys in cyberspace in Vietnam and internationally. Email fraud impersonating Windows security services and impersonating postal companies are two tricks that have just been warned about.