Impersonating police, bank announces Tet gratitude program, online lucky money

The tricks of the subjects are often impersonating local police, bank employees, electricity and water company employees to announce Tet gratitude programs, and online lucky money. Here, the subjects can impersonate local police to ask people to update their identification information or threaten to be involved in a serious case; the subjects can also impersonate bank employees to invite them to open a credit card, support money transfers, impersonate electricity and water company employees and threaten to cut off electricity and water.

In addition, the subject can also impersonate reputable brands or relatives and friends to send messages and emails informing customers that they will receive lucky money via bank accounts, e-wallets or gifts sent to their homes.

Next, the subject will send a strange link, QR code which is a fake website, software or a link containing a virus to take control of the victim's device through messaging applications such as Zalo, Telegram, Messenger... When accessing the fake website or application, customers will have to enter personal information, payment information such as bank account information, card number, password, OTP code. Then the fraudster will use this information to appropriate property.

Another trick that exploits people's need to exchange new money for Tet gifts is that scammers use social networking sites and e-commerce sites to approach customers in need and ask them to deposit money in advance or pay in advance the entire amount to be exchanged. After receiving the money, the scammers will cut off contact, not exchange money as agreed, give insufficient money, or transfer counterfeit money to the people.

The Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) recommends that people be absolutely vigilant against strange calls or messages. Verify and verify information through official channels and verify information on websites/links. For banking transactions, log out immediately after the end of the transaction session or when no longer in use; only log in to your bank account with trusted devices. Absolutely do not access strange links, scan strange QR codes, install and grant access to strange software. For software such as VNEID, Public Services, banking applications...