Impersonating the Vietnam Register to defraud and steal information

Recently, a group of people have appeared in cyberspace impersonating the Vietnam Register to deceive vehicle owners.

This group called the vehicle owner to inform the Department of Vehicle Registration that the inspection stamp model would change from October 2024 and asked the vehicle owner to pay for the stamp and transportation fee to change the stamp.

Notably, the group also instructed vehicle owners to access a fake website of the Vietnam Register to declare personal information to exchange stamps.

When accessing fake websites, vehicle owners are at risk of having their personal information stolen and having control of their devices taken over by scammers to appropriate their assets.

Recommending people to be vigilant when receiving calls from strangers, the Information Security Department also reminded them to verify the identity of the subject; not to listen to and follow the instructions of strangers, especially not to transfer money to accounts of unknown identity.

People should not access links sent by strangers or download applications of unknown origin; do not share sensitive information such as bank accounts, OTP codes, passwords, etc.

People need to be vigilant when buying and selling on social networks.

The common trick of scammers is to create fake social networking sites, post information and images of products and sell them at prices much lower than the market price.

The personal Facebook pages of scammers often do not have transparent personal information.

In addition, scammers also participate in groups, continuously posting product advertisements to attract users' attention.

When a victim approaches and agrees to buy, the subject will ask for a deposit and then appropriate the money, blocking all contact with the victim.

Using similar fraud methods, TVL residing in Krong Bong district (Dak Lak) defrauded and appropriated about 500 million VND from hundreds of people who wanted to buy used cars and motorbikes.

The subject was detained by Dak R'lap District Police (Dak Nong) to investigate the act of fraud and property appropriation.

The Information Security Department recommends that people be cautious when trading and buying on social networks; verify identity, learn about the seller's reputation and product quality before purchasing; do not transfer deposits in advance to avoid property appropriation; do not provide sensitive personal information in any form.

In case of suspected fraud, people need to immediately report to the authorities or consumer protection organizations for timely support, resolution and prevention.

A series of fake Fanpages of running races and entertainment programs appeared.

Recently, there have been a series of fake entertainment and race organizers posting false information to steal users' assets.

For example, recently the Organizing Committee of the race 'Nha Trang Night Run Sanvinest - Khanh Hoa Newspaper 2024' was impersonated by a group of people who posted false information to defraud athletes.

The common trick of these subjects is to create fake fanpages with the same interface as the real fanpage and post false information about the programs, attaching sophisticatedly designed images or copied from the official Fanpage, making many users easily trust them.

When people contact them, the scammer asks them to pay money such as program fees, system fees, or other incidental costs.

After the victim transfers money, the subject will block all communication to appropriate the entire amount.

The Information Security Department recommends that people be cautious with posts and information of unknown origin on social networks; verify the transparency of information; do not provide sensitive personal information; and do not follow instructions or transfer money to strangers.

Received more than 220,000 fraud reports from Vietnamese users In the first 10 months of this year, the technical systems of the Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) received more than 220,000 fraud reports, with most of the cases related to finance and banking.