Experts and managers assess that the problem of cybercrime appropriating property is increasing and becoming more complex. It is necessary to communicate, educate awareness, and raise vigilance in the community.
In early 2025, Ms. Le Thi Loan (Dong Nai) received a phone call from a person who introduced herself as a police officer informing her that her daughter's citizen identification information, who was in 5th grade, was incorrect. At first, Ms. Loan was worried because she was afraid of being scammed. However, Ms. Loan then followed the instructions, used another phone to call and used her phone to perform administrative procedures online. After a while, Ms. Loan was startled and checked her bank account. As a result, all the money (more than 5 million VND) in her bank account had "disappeared".
Similarly, Ms. Tran Thi Xuan Dieu - the owner of a restaurant in Dong Nai said that recently she was texted and called by a man named Pham Do Huy Cuong on Facebook, wanting to book a table for 6 tables per day. After negotiating the food and price, Ms. Dieu requested a deposit in advance. Not long after, Mr. Cuong announced that he had transferred a deposit of 39 million VND to Ms. Dieu along with a bank receipt with the content: "transferring food money to the army". After receiving information from the customer, the restaurant owner checked her account but did not see the money. Ms. Dieu reported back, Mr. Cuong confirmed that he had transferred the money and asked Ms. Dieu to do some operations to verify. However, Ms. Dieu refused and asked him to come to the restaurant to confront her...
Colonel Le Quang Dao - Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police said that cybercrime is increasing and becoming more complicated. Recently, the city police have prosecuted many cases related to finance.
According to statistics, Ho Chi Minh City Police have handled 461 cases of online fraud involving nearly VND1,000 billion. Of these, 18 cases involved impersonating the police to threaten people, 53 cases involved requesting people to log in to online public service sites to change personal information to appropriate property, and 102 cases involved soliciting investment in trading floors. Notably, 267 cases of fraud involving property were recorded by calling on victims to become collaborators for Lazada, Shopee, Tiki, etc. to receive commissions.
Faced with the proliferation of fraud in cyberspace, many opinions believe that it is necessary to raise awareness among people. Mr. Phan Duc Trung - Chairman of the Vietnam Blockchain Association proposed that it is necessary to quickly popularize blockchain and AI knowledge to minimize fraud, especially for vulnerable people (the elderly, children, women, etc.). The force implementing security and social order tasks also needs to strengthen internal training, improve professional knowledge to grasp and master advanced technologies, easily trace and prevent fraudulent acts. At the same time, coordinate with reputable international units globally to optimize investigation efficiency and prevent illegal transactions.
Colonel, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Chanh - People's Police University affirmed that ensuring everyone's safety in cyberspace is a major goal that the school and the Police force have been striving to achieve. The school is making efforts to communicate and raise awareness for the community, especially students.
According to Colonel Le Quang Dao, it is necessary to clarify the need to amend a number of related policies and regulations to ensure a solid legal basis to combat crimes in the financial and high-tech sectors. In particular, it is necessary to raise public awareness of online fraud and increase people's awareness of protecting personal data. At the same time, it is necessary to build a network of connections between organizations in the process of investigating, verifying and handling cases.
Mr. Ngo Minh Hieu - an expert at the National Cyber Security Monitoring Center said that many victims of cyber fraud do not want to report to the authorities. For victims of large sums of money, most of them are emotional frauds, so they are worried about the impact on their reputation and social relationships. Some others think that the amount is too small to report to the authorities or reporting will not solve anything, so they stay silent.
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