The Ministry of Public Security warns of the phenomenon of impersonating shippers to defraud and appropriate property.

Specifically, the subjects impersonate shippers to defraud and appropriate property through the following methods and tricks:

Fraudsters collect and sell data of people who regularly shop online, then impersonate shippers to call to notify them of delivery at times when the victim is usually not home, and send transfer information to request payment. Then, they notify that they have not received the money, trick the victim into continuing to transfer money or send a message informing them that the victim has registered for a certain service package, with a fee of 2-10 million VND/month and instruct the victim to continue transferring money to cancel the service package... to appropriate the money.

In addition, scammers impersonate shippers to deliver goods (mostly counterfeit, cheap or worthless goods), requesting payment in advance or payment upon delivery but not allowing inspection of the goods.

In addition, scammers access livestream sales channels, approach customers who order online, request order verification on fake websites or request to download delivery tracking apps to take control of phones and appropriate money in bank accounts.

The subjects call impersonating delivery shippers to collect people's personal information, using it for other fraudulent methods and tricks.

Faced with the above forms of fraud, the Ministry of Public Security recommends that people:

- Always check the order carefully, confirm with the sender before paying. If you do not order, refuse to receive and do not pay.

- Request to check the goods before payment. If the shipper refuses, immediately contact the seller or the shipping unit's call center.

- Only pay when the item is exactly what you ordered, check the quality of the item, you should pay directly to the seller or through digital trading platforms. Check your account information carefully before transferring money. Do not scan QR codes from unknown sources.

- Absolutely do not provide personal information or bank account information to strangers or people impersonating shippers (legitimate shippers always have customer information on the order).

- In case of suspicion of fraudulent appropriation of property, promptly report to the nearest police agency for reception, and proactively keep the contents of the exchange between you and the scammer to provide to the police agency to serve the investigation (take photos of the content of messages, record calls, transfer statements...).

Source: https://nhandan.vn/bo-cong-an-canh-bao-hien-tuong-gia-danh-shipper-de-lua-dao-chiem-doat-tai-san-post871920.html