In the "Weekly News" from May 6 to May 12, in addition to updated information on the cyber attack by a criminal group in Scotland to steal medical data, the Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) warned Vietnamese users to be vigilant against 5 prominent forms of fraud in domestic and international cyberspace:
Fraudulent appropriation of property by impersonating tax officials
The scam of impersonating tax officials and police officers is no longer strange on the internet. However, according to analysis by experts from the Department of Information Security, because the impersonators have continuously changed the scenario and manipulated users' psychology in a sophisticated way, many people still 'fall into the trap'.
According to information from the Hai Ba Trung District Tax Department (Hanoi), in April, scammers also forged invitations from this unit to send to businesses in the area. The fake invitations required people to contact a strange phone number via Zalo. When people contacted this number, the scammers asked them to transfer money to receive tax refund support.
The Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) also recommends that people should learn and equip themselves with knowledge to protect themselves on social networks; Do not provide personal information to avoid information disclosure, leading to many worrying consequences. When receiving strange calls or contacting groups providing services on social networks, people should not transfer money to the subject without researching and verifying their identity.
Impersonating police to intimidate and defraud over 15 billion VND
Recently, a 68-year-old woman living in Ha Dong (Hanoi) was scammed out of 15 billion VND by a person impersonating a police officer. Specifically, the scammer called the victim, claiming to be a police officer, informing her that her citizen identification was related to a drug trafficking and money laundering ring and giving her instructions on how to verify it. Out of fear, the victim transferred 32 times a total of 15 billion VND to the account provided by the scammer.
From the above incident, the Department of Information Security commented that the subjects often target the ignorance and lack of clarity of the elderly to "act" to scam. Therefore, to deal with scammers and impersonators over the phone, family members need to propagate so that the elderly can recognize and be vigilant, effectively avoiding the "fraud traps" of bad subjects. The Department of Information Security also noted that to work with people, the police will directly send invitations, summonses or send them through the local police; Absolutely do not ask people to transfer money to bank accounts.
Impersonating reporters and press collaborators to defraud and appropriate money
The Investigation Police Agency, Thai Nguyen Provincial Police, has just prosecuted 8 subjects for the crime of "Extortion of property", with the trick of impersonating collaborators and reporters of some newspapers and magazines to threaten others to appropriate property.
Specifically, after forging degrees to apply to become collaborators and reporters for some newspapers and magazines, the subjects used the names of reporters and collaborators to go to agencies, businesses, organizations, and business households to collect information. When finding loopholes and shortcomings of the business establishments, the subjects put pressure and hinted that the establishments would clearly or implicitly know that if they did not give money to the subjects, they would be reported to local authorities and reflected in the newspapers. Due to fear of affecting business and production activities, the establishments gave money to the subjects.
The Information Security Department recommends that currently, the situation of fake documents, certificates, and records is rampant on social networks and is used for illegal purposes. Therefore, people need to be more vigilant, if they encounter similar fraud cases, they need to immediately report to the authorities and the nearest police agency for timely support and resolution.
Online stock investment scams are rampant in India
Recently, through online stock trading, a 53-year-old doctor in Kerala (India) was scammed out of 34 million rupees, equivalent to more than 10.4 billion VND. The scammer's method was to proactively contact and introduce the victim to the online stock trading model and at the same time offer potential money-making opportunities.
The subjects build credibility by bringing small profits to participants, then entice them to download stock trading applications. In fact, these are applications that allow the group to access the user's bank card and credit card information, thereby easily stealing money from the victim's bank account. Similarly, a person in Bhubaneswar (India) was lured by a group to participate in online stock trading and was scammed out of about 6 million rupees, equivalent to 1.8 billion VND.
From the scam situations in India, the Information Security Department recommends that domestic users should also be cautious of invitations to participate in stock investment, especially in the form of online by strangers. People must always be vigilant and only trust reputable and authenticated platforms and exchanges; Be cautious when receiving offers and introductions to investment activities, especially through cyberspace.
US: Tricking into installing fake "verification" apps to steal information and assets
The Department of Information Security said that recently, in the US, there have been a series of cases of fraud in which information and assets have been stolen through fake dating "verification" applications. Taking advantage of many people's fear of participating in online dating, cybercriminals have lured victims to download fake "verification" applications that allow them to steal information and money.
Specifically, after meeting and getting to know the victim through an online dating application, the scammers send them a link to a website, with the introduction that by providing personal information, the website will certify the user's reputation and help them prevent dating with bad guys or criminals. When accessing, users will see fake news headlines about the website's legitimacy, from which they are asked to provide their name, phone number, email, and bank card information. After providing personal information, users will be redirected to a dating website that charges a monthly fee.
Faced with the above-mentioned forms of fraud, the Information Security Department recommends that domestic Internet users should be vigilant when receiving messages from strangers, especially through dating applications. Users also need to learn and improve their knowledge about signs of online fraud to protect themselves from fraud; Do not follow the instructions of strangers, do not click on links or download software or applications of unknown origin; Do not provide personal information or bank account information in any form.
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