Cybercrime is becoming more prevalent and sophisticated as Vietnam strives to digitize socio-economic activities.
To effectively combat this new type of crime, in addition to the decisive involvement of relevant authorities, the cooperation of the entire society plays a crucial role; in particular, citizens need to raise awareness, identify, react correctly, and proactively share knowledge about digital safety to protect themselves and their communities.
Technology fraud - the "darkness" of the digital age
In recent times, the use of cyberspace for fraud and property theft is not a new type of crime, but it remains widespread, complex, and causes significant financial losses to individuals and businesses.
Through the propaganda work of the authorities, people have become aware and cautious of strange calls and messages. However, the subjects have been "upgrading" their scam tricks to deal with people's vigilance.
Colonel Tran Hong Minh, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police, said that most of the scammers today use methods such as: Using higher quality videos , perfect, logical, and more personalized scam messages/emails thanks to the application of new generation AI technology.
They exploit events and opportunities in specific periods to create new scam stories that have not been previously publicized or warned about.
Specifically, this includes exploiting regulations on biometric authentication for bank accounts to impersonate banks and call to offer online biometric data updates, or exploiting the merger of administrative units to impersonate businesses and call to request adjustments to customer information...
"Furthermore, these criminals have shifted from scamming adults to scamming children (a more vulnerable group) to increase their success rate, developing new methods of property theft, such as 'online kidnapping'; or impersonating government agencies (Police, Procuratorate, Court, Customs...), law offices, banks... to make threatening calls demanding money transfers or assistance in recovering money that has been scammed," Colonel Tran Hong Minh added.
Fraudulent activities in the online travel sector are becoming increasingly sophisticated. (Illustrative image: Vietnam+)
Sharing his insights on the core factors that make many people easily fall prey to scammers, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Xuan Hieu (Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department, Dong Nai Provincial Police) stated that the most common and fundamental reason is that scammers exploit people's greed, including those with low levels of awareness.
Depending on the target—elderly people, students, young adults—criminals will employ different scenarios to deceive, lure, and trap victims. The basic tactic is that when they make a phone call, the victim is drawn into the conversation, making it difficult for them to remain alert and aware of what is happening.
Agreeing with this viewpoint, cybersecurity expert Ngo Minh Hieu (Project Director of Chongluadao.vn) noted: "Cybercriminals today have easy access to new tools and methods. While hackers used to operate independently, today there are organizations and gangs working together. Their tactics are becoming increasingly sophisticated, closely following domestic news and events. Therefore, it is even more difficult for people to protect themselves."
We need to work together to prevent and combat cybercrime.
According to statistics from the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention (A05), Ministry of Public Security, in the first 8 months of 2025, Vietnam recorded more than 1,500 online fraud cases (an increase of 65% over the same period in 2024) with estimated losses of more than VND 1,660 billion.
More than 4,532 malicious domains were detected (up 90%) with sophisticated tricks such as: deepfake, crypto fraud, OTP hijacking, impersonating police or banks... Not only causing financial damage, cybercrime also threatens digital trust and the national digital transformation process.
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Discussing solutions for preventing and combating high-tech fraud, Colonel Tran Hong Minh, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Police, stated that the City Police have identified prevention as a key focus, with public awareness campaigns to help people understand the methods and tactics of fraud. This aims to minimize cases of people being scammed and reduce losses from this type of crime.
Furthermore, the police force will intensify investigations, apprehend offenders, and prosecute them; simultaneously, they will coordinate with relevant units and organizations to launch the campaign "Not Alone - Staying Safe Online Together" to enhance the effectiveness of prevention against the recently emerged tactic of "online kidnapping."
Based on his practical experience in combating online fraud over the past period, cybersecurity expert Ngo Minh Hieu (Director of the Chongluadao.vn project) calls for the concerted efforts of the entire society, from authorities to the media and the public, through the "All People Against Fraud" campaign to raise awareness, encourage people to slow down and verify information before requesting money transfers or personal data.
According to Mr. Ngo Minh Hieu, people are acting too quickly when receiving requests to transfer money or clicking on links from criminal organizations without verifying or checking before taking action.
The "Nationwide Anti-Fraud" communication campaign, recently launched by the Vietnam Television Center in Ho Chi Minh City, is a collaborative effort involving various forces such as the National Cybersecurity Association and local police forces (including Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Tay Ninh, Khanh Hoa, and Lam Dong), along with management agencies, businesses in the Finance and Securities sectors, and media partners.
According to Mr. Tu Luong, Director of the Vietnam Television Center in Ho Chi Minh City (VTV9), the campaign is not only a communication activity but also an event with profound political and social significance, demonstrating Vietnam's strong commitment to protecting its citizens in cyberspace and promoting a nationwide digital safety culture.
This campaign also supports the "Hanoi Convention" on combating cybercrime – an international event that will take place in Vietnam on October 25-26, affirming Vietnam's pioneering role in creating a safe, transparent, and humane online environment.
(VNA/Vietnam+)
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/cong-uoc-ha-noi-nhan-dien-and-phong-chong-toi-pham-lua-dao-cong-nghe-cao-post1072388.vnp
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