The above scam has been warned many times by authorities. According to the Department of Information Security, the most important thing is that people absolutely do not provide personal information to anyone in any form; Leaking information will lead to many worrying consequences. When receiving strange calls or contacting groups providing services on social networks, people should not transfer money to the target without first finding out and verifying their identity.
In case of detecting signs of fraud, people need to report to the Police to resolve the case according to regulations; Do not look to social networking sites that offer ways to get your money back. Avoid falling into scam traps.
Hack Facebook account to appropriate more than 8 billion VND
At the end of January 2024, a group of 7 people specializing in hacking social network accounts to fraudulently appropriate user assets were arrested by Quang Binh Police. Starting to operate in early 2023, this group went online to learn how to illegally take over the Facebook accounts of many people nationwide. After that, change the password, hack, and use the captured Facebook account to send messages asking to borrow and appropriate money.
To prepare for the crime, the subjects created about 20 different bank accounts and bought many more sets of “junk” bank accounts from online subjects to hide the receipt of fraudulent money. from the victims. It is estimated that the total transactions in the bank accounts used by the target group is about 8 billion VND.
The Department of Information Security recommends that, in order to reduce the possibility of being scammed in the above form, people should limit sharing personal information on social networks. Also, do not share your Facebook account login information with anyone or any service; Be wary of strange messages or emails; Do not access strange addresses or links to avoid malicious code being installed and information leaked.
When needing to access websites, users must carefully check the path. Along with that, users also need to use strong passwords, regularly change passwords, and do not use the same password for multiple accounts; Enable 2-factor verification to increase security and reduce the possibility of fraud.
Appropriating billions of dong with foreign currency exchange fraud
Recently, the subject PCL residing in Lien Chieu district (Da Nang City) was temporarily detained for investigation to clarify the act of “Fraudulent appropriation of property”. Previously, the Criminal Police Department discovered Facebook accounts named “Quoc Khang” and “Audrey Truong” with signs of fraudulent appropriation of property by exchanging foreign currency for foreign tourists.
To commit the crime, PCL went to social networks to buy a Telegram account named “Khanh” and used this account to join groups to exchange foreign currency into dong to find victims. After agreeing on the conversion amount with foreigners in need, PCL uses the Facebook accounts “Audrey Truong” and “Quoc Khang” to post to the groups “Shipper Da Nang” and other localities to send shippers. delivery staff) dealing with tourists.
The fee the subject promises to pay to the shipper for each transaction ranges from 80,000 – 300,000 VND, with the condition that the amount of money to exchange foreign currency for tourists is advanced by the shipper. When the shipper took Vietnamese money to deliver it to the tourist, PCL asked the tourist to transfer money to their bank account. After successfully completing the transaction, the subject cut off contact and did not transfer money back to the shipper.
Noting the above form of fraud, the Information Security Department recommends that when people need to exchange money, they need to go to reputable banks and financial companies, and absolutely do not exchange money through intermediaries to avoid being scammed. Cheat.
