Beware of scams via e-wallets

VTV.vn - With nearly 56% of the population using e-wallets, e-wallets have become a familiar payment tool for many people, especially young people.

However, along with the convenience, a series of sophisticated scams have also appeared more and more, with the purpose of stealing money from wallets, even pushing account owners into debt. The most common of which is the trap of doing easy work but being able to receive money immediately, from messages from accounts thought to be from acquaintances.

A student victim said she received a message from a friend on Facebook inviting her to receive a promotion of 500,000 VND from an e-wallet. She trusted her friend, then followed the instructions to provide e-wallet information, linked bank account number, transaction history, sent OTP authentication, activated the post-paid wallet feature... with the lure: To confirm the promotion. In less than 1 hour, this student not only lost all the money in her wallet, but also became a "debtor" because her post-paid wallet money was stolen.

Users beware of scams via e-wallets

Statistics show that nearly 75% of current fraud cases are related to finance, aiming at property appropriation.

Legal experts assess that the possibility of recovering fraudulent assets is almost zero. Because online transactions take place quickly, in seconds, it is difficult for banks or financial platforms to intervene immediately.

Legal experts emphasize that there is no easy job with high income. There is no profit that comes easily. You need to limit your greed, consider carefully before making money or borrowing money on the Internet. Caution is the safest password.

According to the provisions of the Penal Code, fraudulent appropriation of property of 2 million VND or more can be prosecuted. Therefore, those who have been scammed with an amount exceeding this limit should proactively report to the authorities. For scams under 2 million VND, victims should also report to contribute to warning, helping the community to identify and prevent current scams.

Source: https://vtv.vn/canh-giac-voi-chieu-tro-lua-dao-qua-vi-dien-tu-100251118150123953.htm