Tricked into installing fake public service app, man loses 100 million in a blink of an eye
A man installed a fake “Public Service” app and followed the instructions, losing 100 million VND in the blink of an eye. Local police are investigating the incident.
On April 16, the Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department, Binh Phuoc Provincial Police, said that the unit had just received a report from Mr. HVN (residing in Minh Thanh Ward, Chon Thanh Town) about a scammer impersonating a police officer calling to ask for confirmation of resident data information and then stealing money from his bank account.
Accordingly, the subject used a "spam" phone number to call Mr. HVN to guide him in confirming the population data information. Then the subject made friends via Zalo and sent the link https://dichvucong.nfgov.com (a fake website with an interface similar to the "public service" portal).
Next, the subject instructed Mr. N. to access and download the app “Public Services” with the information section “National Online Information Portal” to his mobile phone and install it. After installation, Mr. N declared and filled in all his personal information into the app.
A while later, Mr. N. discovered that the entire amount of 100 million VND in his bank account had been deducted. Checking the transaction history, Mr. N. discovered that the money in the bank account had been transferred to an account with an address in Da Nang city.
The case is being handled by the Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department of Binh Phuoc Provincial Police.
