Lost nearly 1 billion VND in online dating and then had to rely on financial investment
The scammers' method is to find "prey" through popular online dating applications such as Tinder, EzMatch, Litmatch, Hullo,... and create accounts with fake information. The scammers will try to get acquainted with "potential prey".
Hanoi City Police said on April 8 that a woman was lured into financial investment and then had hundreds of millions of dong appropriated, in some cases up to billions of dong.
The victim of the case is Ms. T (residing in Ha Dong, Hanoi). Previously, Ms. T participated in online dating and received a message from a subject, claiming to be her "husband". During the conversation, the subject asked Ms. T to log into his account on the website: http://mexcglobali66.com to trade and buy securities for profit.
After a few days of logging in, realizing the high profits, Ms. T asked her “husband” to teach her how to register to trade and buy stocks. After that, Ms. T transferred 914 million VND to the subject to participate in the investment, but this amount was later appropriated.
Recently, Hanoi City Police have warned of many cases where people participating in online dating were lured into investing money and then had hundreds of millions of dong appropriated, in some cases up to billions of dong.
The scammers' method is to find "prey" through popular online dating applications such as Tinder, EzMatch, Litmatch, Hullo,... and create accounts with fake information. The scammers will try to get acquainted with "potential prey".
After making friends and building trust, the subjects will turn the conversation to financial topics, encouraging the victim to participate in attractive financial investments. The subjects even let the victim access their accounts so that the victim can see the profits and propose to participate in the investment themselves.
The Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department of Hanoi City Police recommends that people be vigilant when participating in online dating applications and friend requests from strangers on social networks. Be careful when participating in online financial investment applications and websites that have many risks. When encountering cases with signs of fraud, people need to contact the police to promptly resolve the case according to regulations.
