Woman was robbed of nearly 3 billion VND while researching a retreat for her child.
While researching summer retreats for her children, Ms. H connected to the Facebook account "Tu Sinh Mua He" to register for her children. She was robbed of nearly 3 billion VND.
On the morning of March 18, information from Hanoi City Police said that while researching summer retreats for her children, Ms. H. fell into a trap and had 2.8 billion VND appropriated.
Specifically, when researching summer retreats for her child, Ms. H. (in Hanoi) connected to the Facebook account "Tu Sinh Mua He" to register for her child. Afterwards, a person claiming to be the "Head of the Tu Sinh Committee" called Ms. H., introduced herself and provided the "Head of the Committee's" ID number and photo to create trust.
The subject brought Ms. H. into a group on the social network Telegram and asked her to buy feng shui items to increase interaction for the feng shui items company, because they were the main sponsor of the retreat.
When purchasing an item, the company will refund the money to the parent after 3-5 minutes. After many times of purchasing and getting refunds, Ms. H. was asked to transfer a larger amount of money with the following reasons: Wrong operation, not taking a photo of the item, must complete the operation, complete the credit score. Within just 2 days, Ms. H. had 2.8 billion VND appropriated by the subjects.
Before the trickCheatThrough the summer retreats that are popular on social networks, the Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department of Hanoi City Police recommends that people be careful when looking for information about courses on social networking sites to avoid being scammed.
Regularly monitor and update crime information to prevent and inform relatives. When detecting cases with signs of fraud and property appropriation, people need to immediately report to the nearest police station to handle the case according to regulations.
