Listening to the 'fake' police, a woman was cheated out of more than 2 billion VND in savings

According to the complaint of Ms. NTN, residing in Ba Dinh District (Hanoi), on April 20, 2023, Ms. N. was at work when she received a phone call from a person claiming to be a ward police officer checking her personal information. Afterwards, this "police officer" said that Ms. N.'s citizen identification card was impersonated by a bad person to borrow 1 billion VND from the bank.

At that time, the victim had repeatedly stated that she did not borrow money. But the impersonator continued to “attack” by saying that Ms. N. was involved in a transnational drug ring and needed to verify the bank accounts that received money from… her accomplices.

Being attacked repeatedly, confused and scared because he thought someone was taking advantage of him, when asked to transfer all the money he had into the "police" account for "investigation", the victim complied.

Hanoi police recommend that people be vigilant and cautious to avoid falling into the traps of high-tech criminals.

The entire amount of money the victim had saved in 4 banks, about more than 2 billion VND, was withdrawn and transferred to the criminal network. After that, knowing that she had been scammed, Ms. N. went to the police to report. The case is currently being investigated by the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention - Hanoi City Police.

The old tricks but still many people become victims of high-tech fraud crimes. Hanoi City Police also advise people to be careful, update information about the tricks of criminals from the press, or information channels of the police force.

In addition, absolutely do not provide bank accounts, OTP codes or access strange links to avoid becoming a victim of fraud. If there are signs of suspected criminal activity, people are requested to immediately report to the nearest police station for preventive measures.