All kinds of deception
In November 2025, Ms. D.L. became a typical victim of the "shipper reported wrong transfer" scam. It all started with a familiar phone call: "Sister, the other day you transferred 23,000 VND, but it was transferred to the wrong account registered as my delivery staff. If I don't cancel before 10 am this morning, my account will be deducted 3.5 million VND every month..."
The urgent, fearful voice on the other end of the line made Ms. L. soften. Remembering that she had paid the shipping fee of 23,000 VND yesterday, she did not suspect anything. The fake shipper immediately sent a Facebook link of a delivery company and asked her to access it to "cancel the mistake". When she did so, her bank account was continuously deducted. Before she could regain consciousness, Ms. L. lost a total of more than 30 million VND.
Mr. TGL with scam messages from fake shippers.
A week ago, Mr. TGL (An Bien commune) also encountered a similar situation while driving on a business trip. The shipper called to inform him that the delivery was complete and asked him to pay 26,000 VND. "The amount was small so I transferred it immediately to speed up the process," Mr. L. said. But immediately after that, the subject continued to video call, said he transferred the wrong account, and then instructed him on how to "adjust". As a result, his account was withdrawn nearly 1 million VND. Mr. L. sadly said: "I was also suspicious because I had heard the warnings on the news many times, but seeing that the amount was too small, I transferred it. Who would have thought it would be lost dozens more times...".
Not only taking advantage of the shipper's psychology, the subjects also used the trick of impersonating philanthropists. Mr. NHN, living in An Bien commune, said: "A stranger called and said he wanted to send money to support his family, asked me for my account number and sent me a link to click on. I was not familiar with it so I followed. As soon as I recognized his face, my account reported that 600,000 VND had been deducted. That was the amount of money my uncle in the commune had just sent to help my child with his illness..." He still trembled when he recalled: "Luckily, it was only 600,000 VND. If it was more, I would have regretted it."
Message from a fake customer service agent sent to Ms. D.L to scam.
In reality, this is a psychological attack scam, constantly "varied" to appeal to the victim's sympathy and fear of disturbing others. The subject often pretends to be hurried, worried, creating time pressure to make the victim lose their composure. Once the link is clicked, the scammer will request facial authentication or enter an OTP code to take control of the account.
How to avoid being a victim?
To avoid falling into increasingly sophisticated traps, the authorities recommend that people remember a few simple but extremely important principles: Do not transfer money when you are not sure about the order. If the shipper reports a delivery fee, ask clearly for the order code, sender, and content.
In addition, do not click on any strange links, even if the subject impersonates a large company or a philanthropist, just one click is enough to reveal account information. Absolutely do not provide OTP codes or biometric data. If in doubt, contact the bank, relatives or local police before doing anything.
Not only the authorities, many localities are also looking for more proactive solutions. Mr. Nguyen Van Tam, in Tan Thanh commune, suggested taking advantage of youth strength in protecting people from high-tech crimes. "In the digital era, union members and young people are more familiar with technology, so they need to proactively guide people to install applications to block spam calls, spam messages, and identify malicious links. A few small steps but help to greatly reduce the risk of being scammed."
Mr. Tam also suggested that each hamlet and residential area should have a group of young volunteers to help the elderly install digital security applications. This would be a “soft but effective protective ring”, helping people feel more secure in the current digital world full of sophisticated scams.
Source: https://baoangiang.com.vn/chieu-lua-shipper-nha-hao-tam-gia-khi-long-tot-tro-thanh-cai-bay-cua-ke-xau-a467990.html
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