Dien Chau man nearly lost 55 million VND after being tricked into 'activating electronic identification'

Previously, at around 10:00 a.m. on October 11, Mr. Tran Quang C. (born in 1971), residing in Dien Hung commune, Dien Chau district, Nghe An province, received a phone call from a man named Dung, claiming to be a police officer of Dien Chau district.

Mr. C. was informed by the "officer" that his ID card was not installed.level 2 identifierThe above subject also said that this matter is related to future bank transactions, so if Mr. C. does not do it, his bank account will be disabled.

Hearing the subject pronounce the correct name, Mr. C. completely believed that it was a district police officer. In addition, the above bank account was related to the savings book of the couple and the amount of money to prepare to send to their child for university, so Mr. C. immediately agreed and asked the above "officer" to guide him through the online process.

Mr. Tran Quang C. was asked to provide his personal identification number, date of birth, account number as well as the OTP code sent to his phone. Right when he was taking a photo of some information to send to the "officer", his family discovered him and called the commune police. At the same time, his phone also received a notification of "successful transaction" and his account was deducted 55 million VND.

Immediately, his family took him to the police station. Here, he was guided through the steps to confirm the information about the fraud, and was also referred to the nearest bank branch to stop the transaction. Therefore, in the afternoon of the same day, Mr. Tran Quang C. received back the transferred amount of 55 million VND.

Mr. Tran Quang C. shared: "My wife and I saved that money to send to our child who is in college. Luckily, the commune police officers promptly guided me through the procedures so that I could get that money back in time."

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Huu Thinh - Head of Dien Hung Commune Police said: This incident is also a lesson for all people when receiving a phone call from a strange number, absolutely do not provide personal information to individuals claiming to be officers of the functional force. If you have any doubts or hear information related to the police, you need to go to the nearest police headquarters to verify and get advice on preventive measures to avoid unpredictable consequences.