5 tricks of bad guys to scam people in Nghe An mountainous region

(Baonghean.vn) - Due to the difficult life and limited knowledge, people in mountainous and highland districts are often taken advantage of by bad guys for illegal profits. Below are some common scams that people often fall prey to.

1. Seducing and luring women to go to China

This trick has been around for many years. Bad guys often meet women in villages, including underage girls, and draw a vision of a "promised land". There, the work is easy, the income is high, and the material life is abundant. Hearing this, many women have been taken advantage of by bad guys, turned into "goods", and taken across the border for exchange. Most of the women are sold to Chinese men to be wives, or taken to "dens" of prostitution.

Ms. Kha Thi Hoa in Lap village, Ngoc Lam commune (Thanh Chuong) was once taken to China by her aunt Quang Thi Thuan and promised a high-income job. But in fact, Hoa went there to work as a hired hand, the work was hard, so she found a way to escape back in 2013.

Families fall into misfortune, parents lose their children, husbands lose their wives, children lose their mothers. Even more sadly, there are cases where the ones who entice and entice are relatives, sometimes even aunts or sisters. And many parents are "dizzy" by money, willing to accept tens of millions of dong and then let their children wander in a foreign land.

2. Inviting men to work for hire

Taking advantage of the lack of jobs, "brokers" often go to the villages to entice middle-aged men, young men, and sometimes even teenagers to work for hire. They often promise high wages and not hard work. Lacking money, many people pack up and follow, but soon their dreams are "disillusioned". In fact, they are taken to illegal mining sites such as stone mines and gold mines, where the working conditions are harsh, and their labor is exploited, while the wages are meager, and some people are even taken by the owners.

Five years ago, Mr. Lo Van Thin in Hamlet 1, Tien Ky Commune (Tan Ky) escaped from a gold mine in Phuoc Son District (Quang Nam) due to harsh working conditions and no salary. Before that, Mr. Thi and some others were promised easy work with high income by a person in the same commune.

Many people were brutally beaten, leaving injuries all over their bodies, forcing them to find a way to escape back to their hometowns. Disasters are always lurking, life safety is threatened, the gold mine collapse in Quang Nam that killed 4 people (including 3 brothers from Bao Thang commune (Ky Son - Nghe An), including 3 brothers) is proof. Those who were lucky enough to return always carry with them the haunting memories of the days of torment in "hell on earth".

3. Consumption of counterfeit goods

The mountainous region is an ideal place for swindlers to sell counterfeit, fake, low-quality goods of unknown origin. From food, beverages to clothing, household goods (gas stoves, induction cookers, rice cookers, water purifiers...).

They often deliver to each home, lobbying and convincing the homeowner about the superior features, guaranteed quality, and affordable prices. Many people have accidentally been "trapped" when buying poor quality products without warranty.

Fraudsters often go to mountainous villages to sell counterfeit, fake and poor quality goods of unknown origin (photo: Ho Phuong).

4. Signboard installation contract

To carry out this trick, the bad guys often come to the house, bring household products (rice cookers, gas stoves, induction cookers...) and ask the homeowner to sign a contract to put up an advertising sign in front of the premises and pay the rent. But to proceed to sign the contract, the homeowner must first buy at least 1 product at an "exorbitant" price. These fake "employees" often dress politely, drive luxury cars, and speak fluently, so they can easily "conquer" reluctant customers.

Mr. Luong Van Nho in Nam Dinh village, Chi Khe commune (Con Cuong) bought this induction cooker for 3.9 million VND, much higher than the market price, not to mention the brand name has not been confirmed in the home appliance market. This comes from the fact that he agreed to sign a contract to set up an advertising sign, and was paid an annual rent for the location. But when the induction cooker was sold, the scammer had already run away (Photo: Huu Vi).

After selling the product, the scammers immediately ran away, calling to find excuses to delay, evade and gradually "disappear". When the homeowner realized they had been scammed, it was too late...

5. Order worthless pieces of paper

In recent years, groups of people from far away have brought cameras, printers and materials to each village and each family to persuade them to take photos and make invalid certificates. Their trick is to meet with local authorities and associations (Veterans, Elderly, Farmers...) to make "Golden Book of Memories" and take free photos for members. From there, they entice members to make Association certificates for money at a price of hundreds of thousands of dong.

These types of certificates are actually worthless, and scammers have charged people hundreds of thousands of dong per certificate.

For example, the certificate of "Eight Golden Words of Honor" for members of the Veterans Association, "Older Age, Higher Intelligence" for members of the Elderly Association. In fact, this is a scam, using the name of the Association at all levels to "deceive" members. Because these types of papers do not have the signature and seal of any Association at all levels, not to mention the words printed on them are often meaningless.

Bad guys are continuing to take advantage of the trust of people in mountainous areas to carry out scams. We hope that people will be extremely vigilant, lest they fall into the "traps" of bad guys.

Cong Kien