Users need to be equipped with skills to deal with fraudulent situations.

The past week from August 19 to August 25 saw a sharp increase in fraud. These forms are all related to impersonating individuals and organizations to commit fraud.

According to the Information Security Department: when forms of fraud are constantly changing, becoming more sophisticated and having many variations, propaganda to the people is not enough. The important thing is that people need to equip themselves with prevention skills as well as ways to respond when encountering fraud situations.

Users need to be equipped with skills to deal with fraudulent situations.

Recently, the Ministry of Information and Communications has approved a plan to implement a propaganda campaign "Skills to identify and prevent online fraud to protect people in cyberspace in 2024".

One of the goals of the 2024 campaign is to promote mass communication, raise awareness and disseminate knowledge and skills on information security in general and online fraud in particular to people; provide skills to identify and respond to online fraud.

Thereby reducing the rate of online fraud victims. At the same time, building and expanding the Alliance to promote sustainable information security awareness.

Last week, the Information Security Department warned about some forms of online fraud such as:

- Impersonating celebrities to commit fraud: subjects use images and information of celebrities to cut and paste, post false content, advertise poor quality products to serve the purpose of fraud, appropriating personal information and assets of users.

- Impersonating businesses to commit recruitment fraud: Recently, fraudsters have used impersonation to commit recruitment fraud with large delivery businesses such as Giao hang tiet kiem, Vietnam Post, Viettel Post.

The Department of Information Security said: the subjects created fake websites with domain names similar to the official pages of businesses and used fake emails to send recruitment notices, interviews or requests for personal information. In addition, the subjects also asked candidates to pay fees and appropriated.

The Department recommends that workers should be wary of job offers on social networks, and should seek information from the official website or contact the business directly for confirmation.

In case of suspected fraud, immediately report to the authorities for support.

- Warning about fraud in international trade: subjects open accounts impersonating foreign companies, contact domestic businesses and use sophisticated tricks to trick people into signing contracts and request deposits.

The subjects forged various documents to trick people into transferring deposits. Once they received the money, they deleted all contact.

The Information Security Department recommends that businesses should be cautious when participating in international trade activities. Before making a transaction, it is necessary to check information and confirm the legality of the partner. During the transaction, it is necessary to ensure that agreements and transactions are clearly stated in a written contract. If necessary, it is possible to consult a professional international lawyer.

- Forging bank accounts in the name of businesses: subjects call, target each person's needs to offer and entice cheap items, with discounts compared to the market.

The subjects also created bank accounts in the names of reputable businesses and companies for victims to transfer money. In reality, these were fake accounts, illegally acquired. After the victims transferred money, the subjects would block communication and then appropriate the assets.

The Information Security Department recommends that people should be vigilant and carefully check information on bank accounts and shopping websites before making transactions. People should also ensure that they are transacting with a reliable source by checking the website and official contact information.

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