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.