30 more websites impersonating e-commerce platforms

Of the 72 newly discovered websites, 30 are fake e-commerce platforms and e-commerce delivery service providers.

According to the E-commerce Development Center (Ecomviet) - Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy - Ministry of Industry and Trade, in January 2025, the authorities discovered 72 more fake and fraudulent websites. Up to now, the number of fake website addresses of agencies and organizations in the national anti-online fraud database is nearly 125,600 addresses.

In January 2025, there were 30 websites impersonating e-commerce platforms. Illustrative photo

Notably, of the 72 newly discovered websites, 30 websites impersonate e-commerce platforms and e-commerce delivery service providers such as Amazon, eBay, Taobao, Shopee, Vietnam Post, Giao Hang Tiet Kiem, Giao Hang Nhanh; 16 websites impersonate major brands such as Facebook, Telegram, TikTok, VinGroup, Viettel, VNG; 15 websites impersonate websites of state agencies and organizations, and 11 websites impersonate banks and financial institutions.

The above fake websites are used by criminals to scam and cause damage to people in cyberspace, while seriously affecting the reputation and brand of the impersonated agencies, organizations and businesses.

Authorities recommend that units, organizations and businesses proactively scan and detect fraudulent websites that impersonate their units in order to provide early warnings to users; thereby contributing to preventing fraudulent activities, ensuring information security for users, and at the same time protecting their own brand...

Source: https://congthuong.vn/them-30-trang-website-gia-mao-cac-san-thuong-mai-dien-tu-374652.html