As the National High School Exam approaches, many social networking sites and online stores are promoting products such as "super small headphones" and "super small cameras" with the function of "supporting exams".
This form of cheating is not new, but the techniques are sophisticated, mainly using miniature headphones and disguised devices to receive and transmit signals and communicate. Then, information and images are transmitted to the outside world in order to seek support and solve exam questions.
Super small, camouflaged device with secret audio and video recording and two-way conversation features for cheating in exams. Photo: NVCC.
Just type the keywords "miniature headphones", "miniature camera" in the search bar of Google or Facebook, and immediately there are dozens of websites renting or selling this type of device at different prices.
Online stores offer a wide range of products with different shapes and prices. Popular ones today include matchbox-shaped headphones, ATM card-shaped super-small headphones, collar-shaped super-small headphones, Nokia 105 super-small headphones, etc. The price of each type of headphone is different and usually ranges from 400,000 VND - 1.3 million VND/piece.
Not only super small headphones, but these account owners also introduce many super small camera products "capturing super sharp exam questions" to maximize the effectiveness of both products.
The price and shape of each type of mini camera are also different, such as a camera disguised as a lighter priced at 1.3 million VND/unit, a camera disguised as a button or pen priced at 1.5 million VND/unit, a camera disguised as a power bank priced at 1.7 million VND/unit, a camera disguised as a wristwatch priced at 1.9 million VND/unit, a camera disguised as glasses priced at 3.2 million VND/unit...
In addition to buying and selling, there is also a service for renting equipment to "support" exams at prices ranging from 200,000 VND - 250,000 VND/day.
The earphones are only as small as a grain of rice, and you have to use a magnet to remove them from your hand. Photo: NVCC.
Under the posts advertising the sale of “support” devices for exams, the account owners all attach contacts to Zalo numbers. To buy, customers need to provide their personal phone number, as well as their name to continue the transaction.
Posing as a student who needs to buy super small headphones, the reporter contacted the admin of the website Super Small Devices. Here, this person introduced the latest generation of super small ATM card headphones.
Accordingly, this headset has a super small size, only 2mm, 200mAh battery capacity for continuous talk time up to 5 hours, used with 5mm earpiece, battery life up to 12 hours and can talk 2 ways.
“This is the most modern and optimal type on the market today, you can't find a better headphone anywhere. This can be hidden in the collar or bra, especially safe and secret communication during exams” - this person affirmed.
The seller added that it only takes 2 hours to fully charge the ATM super small headset, and the usage time can be up to 7-8 hours. After fully charging, insert the SIM card into the device's SIM tray (micro SIM size), then turn on the power switch on the side, start the headset with the start button and it can be used.
In addition, to support transactions, account owners often include instructional videos. This person's YouTube channel even has hundreds of videos advertising, introducing, and instructing how to use cheating devices.
Similarly, after just one advertisement on Facebook: “Super small headphones are a high-tech electronic device that helps students in their studies and exams. From now on, you will no longer have to worry about failing subjects or university entrance exams,” hundreds of comments asking for prices appeared under the post.
Contacting the account owner, the reporter was introduced to the best-selling product at this facility, the Nokia 105 headset. The product includes a Nokia phone receiver and a super small headset. The selling price of this product set is 1.5 million VND/piece, the rental price is 200,000 VND/day.
“Here, there are enough items for you to choose from, compact, discreetly camouflaged, loud and clear, integrated bluetooth to connect to the phone. Currently in peak season, customers must book a rental a few days in advance so that we can arrange because the number of devices is limited” - the account owner shared.
Tiny cameras are cleverly disguised in many shapes. Screenshot.
The seller said that to use this type of headset, users need to prepare a sim card from any network, then plug the beveled end of the sim card into the sim slot on the Nokia phone with the super small headset.
Then, hold the phone power button to start the super small headset. Continue to insert the 337 battery into the 5mm bean and insert the bean deep into the ear hole then put the Nokia super small headset phone in your pocket.
The sound will be transmitted back to the bean earphone through magnetic waves. Outside, the assistant uses another phone to call the phone number just plugged into the earphone, the earphone will automatically receive the call and the two people can communicate with each other secretly.
“Now customers are switching to using super small bluetooth headphones instead of wired headphones, which are convenient, easy to listen to, easy to catch signals without worrying about being detected. This allows you to communicate with people outside comfortably, and you can just copy your homework” - the account owner said.
To prevent the use of camouflaged devices for cheating, before the exam, the Ministry of Public Security coordinated to review the above-mentioned equipment. At the same time, it disseminated and trained officials at the exam sites about cheating tricks in exams and measures to identify high-tech electronic devices to avoid unnecessary mistakes.
Nguyen Linh
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