Transfer money to personal accounts of lecturers and students to get tuition discount?

(Dan Tri) - Students at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry received a request to transfer money into a personal account said to belong to a lecturer at the school in order to receive a tuition reduction.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry has just issued a warning about some people impersonating lecturers of the school and asking students to transfer money to their personal accounts, paying tuition fees to get them waived.

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry note that parents and students should absolutely not transfer tuition fees to any personal bank account to avoid being taken advantage of by bad guys.

Warning from Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry about not paying tuition fees to any personal account (Photo: School Fanpage).

Collection notices are only valid when posted on the school's official website and fanpage.

This warning was issued after a number of students at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry reported receiving requests to transfer money into personal accounts believed to belong to the school's lecturers in order to receive tuition reductions.

Recently, many universities have continuously warned about frauds targeting students. The most common method used by scammers is to inform students about winning excellent scholarships, winning international exchange programs, etc. Along with that, they must prove their financial capacity.

It is known that there have been cases of students losing money due to this form of fraud.

In just a short time, a series of universities such as Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University), FPT University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry, University of Information Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University)... issued warnings about student fraud.

Schools advise students to stay alert and only access information through official school channels.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/chuyen-tien-qua-tai-khoan-ca-nhan-giang-vien-sinh-vien-duoc-giam-hoc-phi-20241223143953965.htm