Pretending to be a shipper, electricity worker, delivering wild honey to scam

Fake shippers, impersonating electricity workers, delivering wild honey... scam calls are rampant again at the end of the year.

Many people pretend to be delivery shippers, impersonating electricity workers, supermarkets, bank employees... to make fraudulent calls in order to steal money from users' accounts.

Hospitalized for emergency treatment and accused of borrowing money everywhere

Ms. Thu (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City) said that on November 29, early in the morning, she heard the phone ring. When she picked up, the other end of the line was a sweet male voice: "Is this Thu? This is Mr. Dung. The other day, I asked you to find wild honey and now I have it."

Seeing that the scam was too familiar because it was not the first time she received such phone calls, and she did not buy honey, Ms. Thu hung up and blocked the number.

Ms. Phuong Anh (Tan Binh, Ho Chi Minh City) confided that she had to post a photo of her father in the hospital on her personal Facebook page to verify and inform relatives and friends that her father was in the hospital and did not need to borrow any money.

"My dad has his own Facebook page, and is friends with his brothers, friends, and relatives. Earlier this week, my dad got sick and had to be hospitalized.

Even though I didn't tell anyone because I was afraid people would ask, 1-2 days later, many people took screenshots of messages impersonating my father asking to borrow money.

Meanwhile, my father has been in the emergency room for the past few days, without a phone. After discovering that his Facebook was hacked, I had to post a picture to warn everyone to avoid being scammed," Ms. Phuong Anh shared.

Ms. M. Phuong (Thu Duc City) was scammed by a shipper impersonating a delivery person and asking for money transfer.

"I don't know how my information leaked, but that day, right at the end of the work day, I was on my way home when I received a phone call from someone claiming to be a shipper and telling me I had an order for 102,000 VND.

They asked me to pick it up or transfer money first and then the shipper would send the goods. Since I didn't buy any items waiting, I'm sure this is a scam.

Ms. Phuong shared this situation with her friends. Many people said they also received fraudulent phone calls impersonating shippers like that.

To easily trick victims into transferring money, these cases often only announce small orders, from a few tens of thousands to more than 100,000 VND.

Many people have unwittingly transferred money to scammers because they trust the reputation of legitimate delivery services.

Most of the victims did not receive the goods after transferring money. The phone number used by the fake shipper could not be reached.

How to avoid being psychologically manipulated and losing money?

Mr. N.Thanh (Hanoi) said that on the morning of November 28, he received a call from the phone number 081 6598... The person on the other end of the line claimed to be an employee of the electricity company in Hanoi. They said his family had not paid the electricity bill for October.

"I asked how much was my family's electricity bill for October? This person said 1,340,000 VND. I asked for my customer number and the other end of the line hung up," said Mr. N.Thanh.

According to Mr. N.Thanh, he paid his electricity bill for October from November 5th via automatic debit from his bank account.

When the money was deducted from his account, he also checked and saw that the electricity bill for October that his family had paid was more than 800,000 VND. Therefore, he was sure that this was a scam to steal money.

Sharing his story, Mr. N.Thanh said that users need to stay calm to check and verify the information that strangers call, such as asking for the amount of money, customer code, etc.

Assuming the information provided by the stranger is correct and matches, according to Mr. N.Thanh, he himself needs to check whether he has paid the electricity bill by looking up the transaction history on the banking app or contacting the electricity company...

You need to be really calm and alert to avoid being manipulated by criminals and having your money stolen.

Impersonate shipper to scam

Recently, the police have stepped in and discovered a number of people who impersonate shippers to commit fraud, including some delivery staff.

During their work, these subjects discovered that many customers who buy online often do not receive the goods directly but ask the delivery staff to send them to acquaintances or leave them at their doorstep and ask for their account number to transfer money to buy the goods.

Realizing that they could take advantage of this loophole to steal money from customers, some shippers searched for customer information, called them, and introduced themselves as delivery staff.

If the other end of the line answers that they can receive the goods immediately, they will hang up. If the other end of the line answers that they cannot receive the goods immediately, they will ask to transfer money into the account in order to seize the goods without delivering them.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/gia-shipper-nhan-vien-dien-luc-giao-mat-ong-rung-de-lua-dao-20241201101744611.htm