Investing in virtual currency, woman in Hanoi was scammed of more than 2 billion VND

Through an old friend's introduction, within just 2 days, the victim deposited money into the ACO dol system and won 226,000 USD.

People need to be vigilant when participating in financial investments through financial investment applications and international trading floors that advertise high interest rates. Illustrative photo

When wanting to withdraw money, the subjects asked the victims to deposit more money with the reasons of "depositing verification money", "upgrading VIP account", "safe risk money"... In total, the victims made 15 transactions and had more than 2 billion VND appropriated.

To protect themselves and avoid falling into financial traps, Hanoi City Police recommend that people be vigilant when participating in financial investments through financial investment applications and international trading floors that advertise high interest rates.

When encountering cases with signs of fraud, people need to contact the police to promptly resolve the case according to regulations.

People went to the treasury to discover the subject impersonating to commit fraud.

The subject impersonated people from the Social Security agency and the treasury to defraud workers.

Online scammers prey on workers' fears and greed

Most online scams stem from the disclosure of personal information. Fraudsters prey on workers’ trust, greed, and anxiety.

Quick-witted female bank employee stops old woman from transferring 1.8 billion VND to scam group

Seeing the old woman requesting to withdraw 1.8 billion VND in savings before maturity to transfer to another account with an unusually fearful attitude, the female bank teller tried to delay and, together with the police, promptly prevented a scam.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/dau-tu-choi-tien-ao-nguoi-phu-nu-o-ha-noi-bi-lua-hon-2-ty-dong-2272835.html