Sophisticated tricks of the subject who scammed more than 3,000 people nationwide

On the afternoon of June 24, the Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police announced that it had served the decisions.prosecute the case,prosecuted and temporarily detained Ha Cong Tai (30 years old, residing in Xuan Tho commune, Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai province) to investigate the act of using computer networks, telecommunications networks, and electronic means to appropriate property.

According to initial investigation, due to needing money for personal expenses, Tai went online to learn about fraud methods through electronic payments, then searched for fake website source codes with interfaces and content similar to real service pages such as providing SMS OTP, exchanging phone card codes, renting virtual SIM cards, etc.

After purchasing the source code, Tai edited the content to suit the fraudulent purpose, then purchased domain names and rented servers from reputable suppliers to deploy and operate these websites.

The websites created by Tai have a real-looking interface, easily confusing them with legitimate service providers. To increase their reach, the subject created many social media accounts and chat groups on Facebook and Telegram to post advertisements for services such as: renting SIM cards to receive codes, renting virtual phone numbers to receive OTP codes, converting scratch cards into cash, etc.

In addition, Tai also bought Google advertising accounts to run ads for fake websites, in order to push them to the top of search results, creating trust for users.

When victims access the website and want to use the service, the system will ask them to pay via bank transfer or top-up with a scratch card, with a minimum amount of 100,000 VND per transaction. Immediately after the user transfers the money, the subject immediately appropriates it and uses it for personal purposes, without providing any services as advertised.

Using this trick, from the beginning of 2024 until now, Tai has defrauded and appropriated money from 3,042 victims nationwide, with a total amount of nearly 640 million VND.