Timely prevention of property fraud
Because she believed the accounts impersonating "lawyers", "police", "Ministry of Finance officials" on social networks and was reassured by the subjects, promising to help recover the money she had previously been scammed. Therefore, Ms. B. borrowed money everywhere to deposit money into the accounts provided by them.
On the afternoon of July 24, the police force of Duc Quang commune (Ha Tinh province) coordinated with the People's Credit Fund of the commune to promptly detect and prevent a fraud case of appropriating property through online transactions.
Specifically, on the afternoon of the same day, Ms. NTB (born in 1974, residing in Dong Doai village, Duc Quang commune) went to the Bui La Nhan People's Credit Fund (now Duc Quang Commune People's Credit Fund) to deposit a large sum of money into the account to transfer money to a stranger.
During the work, officer Nguyen Thi Tu Oanh, an employee of the Credit Fund, noticed something unusual when Ms. B. provided an account number with an unknown identity. Suspecting that this could be a scam, Ms. Oanh quickly reported it to the Duc Quang Commune Police.
Immediately after receiving the information, the Commune Police force quickly arrived at the credit fund headquarters, conducted verification and initially determined that this was an online fraud. Through the investigation, Ms. B. said that she had previously shopped online frequently and had been scammed out of a sum of money when participating in "promotional and discount" applications. With the desire to get back the lost money, she contacted accounts impersonating "lawyers", "police", "Ministry of Finance officials" on social networks and was reassured by the subjects, promising to help recover the money that had been scammed. Therefore, Ms. B. borrowed money everywhere to deposit money into the account provided by them.
Thanks to the vigilance and sense of responsibility of the credit fund staff and the timely intervention of the Commune Police, the fraud was prevented before any unfortunate consequences occurred. The Police force also enthusiastically propagated and explained to Ms. B. to understand the current sophisticated fraud methods on the Internet.
After understanding the situation, Ms. B. sent her deep thanks to the credit fund staff and the Duc Quang Commune Police for helping her avoid property damage.
This is a warning to people when participating in online transactions, to be alert, vigilant and verify information clearly before making any money transfer. At the same time, close coordination between credit institutions and local police forces is an important factor contributing to protecting people from increasingly sophisticated fraud methods today.