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Update news new types of scams
Vietnamese authorities are cracking down on an online education scam that defrauded over 3,600 people. Find out how the scam worked and what’s next.
Fake Pi cryptocurrencies are appearing on unverified exchanges, misleading investors. Experts warn against buying Pi tokens from unauthorized sources to avoid financial losses.
Cybercriminals are using AI to create fake websites mimicking Airbnb, TikTok, and Telegram, making scams harder to detect. Learn how to protect your personal data.
A fraudulent loan scheme in Ho Chi Minh City tricked over 2,000 victims into paying fake insurance fees, resulting in nearly $175,000 in losses before authorities intervened.
Cybercrime investigators in Vietnam have arrested 15 individuals linked to an international scam network that has stolen billions of VND from victims. The fraudulent scheme involved fake work-from-home opportunities that required upfront payments.
Tourism service businesses are required to regularly review and promptly detect fraudulent information platforms and fake social media pages impersonating their businesses, which they need to report to the authorities.
A high-profile international operation led by Vietnamese and foreign police successfully broke up a scam network that defrauded thousands of victims through Bitcoin and TikTok task scams.
Authorities in Ninh Binh have issued warnings following a case in which a woman lost over $40,000 to a travel scam. Scammers exploited a fake resort page and psychological manipulation to carry out the fraud.
New policies and technologies are strengthening security, reducing the chances of scams targeting bank customers.
The finance and banking sector is facing new risks amid strong AI (artificial intelligence) development, according to Microsoft Vietnam’s chief technology officer Le Nhan Tam.
The Vietnam Cyber Emergency Response Center (VNCERT/CC) has alerted the public to a growing trend of online financial scams, urging vigilance against deceptive loan offers.
From impersonating government entities to fraudulent online sales, cyber scams in Vietnam are on the rise, warns the Department of Information Security.
In its recent "Weekly News" summary, the MIC's Cybersecurity Authority pointed out that online fraud via mobile applications is becoming increasingly prevalent.
The State Bank of Vietnam has sent a document to provincial and municipal people’s committees encouraging efforts to prevent the trading of students’ payment accounts.
About 100 residents in Quang Ngai are seeking assistance from authorities after being scammed out of US$176,140 when registering to work abroad.
Scammers have appropriated billions of dong by tricking people into making financial investments online.
Fraudsters continuously call the victims claiming to be officials at the local people’s committee.
Labourers seeking to work abroad should exercise caution and do not trust any job offers made on online platforms, warned by the Department of Overseas Labour.
The State Securities Commission (SSC) on July 3 warned investors that there are forged documents to deceive investors, specifically the fake certificate of registration of establishment of public funds issued on May 10, 2023.
The HCMC Department of Public Security has informed that scammers have recently used new tricks to appropriate money, gravely affecting the security of the society.