Impersonating Vietlott, scamming to become an agent for 2 million VND

Vietnam Computerized Lottery Company (Vietlott) has just issued a warning about a number of individuals impersonating the company's employees to fraudulently recruit agents.

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Text message from a person impersonating a Vietlott officer inviting to buy agent application. (Photo: Vietlott)

Specifically, a representative of Vietlott said that in the past week, the company received reports from branches in Hanoi and Can Tho about the appearance of a number of individuals pretending to be company officials.

Specifically, an individual claiming to be the "Vietlott National Sales Manager" with the self-proclaimed name Phan Van Truong sent text messages inviting individuals to buy application documents to register as agents and points of sale for 2 million VND/set of documents.

Affirming that this information is fake, Vietlott representative recommends: Information related to Vietlott, including information on selecting agents and points of sale in 2017, is publicly announced by Vietlott on the official information channel: www.vietlott.vn and widely announced on mass media.

“Until there is an official announcement from the company, individuals and organizations wishing to become agents or points of sale should not pay any money to entities acting in the name of Vietlott or Vietlott branches,” said a Vietlott representative.

Vietlott is currently operating in 12 provinces and cities: Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, An Giang, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak, Da Nang, Hanoi, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh province. According to the plan, in 2017, Vietlott will expand its operations according to the approval of the Ministry of Finance, and move towards operating nationwide./.

According to vietnamplus