Posing as delivery drivers and electricity company employees, they used the guise of delivering wild honey to scam people.

Scammers impersonating delivery drivers, power company employees, and even delivering wild honey are rampant again at the end of the year.

Many people impersonate delivery drivers, power company employees, supermarket staff, bank employees, etc., to make scam calls and steal money from users' accounts.

Emergency room patient accused of borrowing money from everywhere.

Ms. Thu (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City) recounted that on the morning of November 29th, her phone rang. When she answered, a sweet male voice on the other end said, "Is that Thu? It's Dung. You asked me to find some wild honey the other day, and I have some now."

Recognizing the scam as all too familiar, as it wasn't the first time she'd received such calls, and also because she wasn't buying honey, Ms. Thu hung up and blocked the number.

Ms. Phuong Anh (Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City) shared that she recently had to post a picture of her father in the hospital on her personal Facebook page to verify and inform relatives and friends that her father is hospitalized and does not need to borrow money.

"My father has his own Facebook page, where he's friends, relatives, and acquaintances. Earlier this week, he fell ill and had to be hospitalized."

Although I didn't tell anyone because I was afraid of people asking questions, after 1-2 days, 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 and hasn't had access to his phone. After discovering that my father's Facebook account had been hacked, I had to post the picture to inform everyone to avoid being scammed," Ms. Phuong Anh shared.

Ms. M. Phuong (Thu Duc City) fell victim to a scam where someone impersonated a delivery driver and requested money transfer.

"I don't know how my information leaked, but that day, right at rush hour, I was on my way home when I received a call from someone claiming to be a delivery driver and informing me that I had an order worth 102,000 VND."

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

Ms. Phuong shared this situation with her friends. Many people said they had also received similar scam calls impersonating delivery drivers.

To easily trick victims into transferring money, these scammers usually only announce small orders, ranging from a few tens of thousands to over 100,000 VND.

Many people have unknowingly transferred money to scammers because they trusted the credibility of legitimate delivery services.

Most victims did not receive their goods after transferring the money. Attempts to contact the phone number used by the fraudulent shipper were unsuccessful.

How can you avoid being manipulated psychologically and losing money?

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

"I asked how much my family's electricity bill was for October. The person said 1,340,000 VND. I then asked for my customer code, and the person on the other end hung up immediately," said Mr. N. Thanh.

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

When the money was deducted from his account, he also checked and found that his family had paid over 800,000 VND for electricity in October. Therefore, he was certain this was a scam to steal money.

Sharing his story, Mr. N. Thanh suggested that users need to remain calm and verify the information from strangers calling them, such as asking for details like the amount of money and customer code.

Assuming the information provided by the stranger is correct and matches, according to Mr. N. Thanh, one should verify the information, such as checking the transaction history on the bank's app or contacting the electricity company, just like they have paid their electricity bill.

It's crucial to remain calm and alert to avoid being manipulated and having your money stolen by scammers.

Impersonating a delivery driver to commit fraud.

Recently, the police have launched an investigation and discovered several individuals who are impersonating delivery drivers to commit fraud, including some delivery personnel.

During their work, these individuals discovered that many online customers often did not receive their goods directly but instead asked the delivery person to return them to an acquaintance or leave them at their doorstep, requesting bank account information to transfer the payment.

Realizing they could exploit this loophole to defraud customers, some delivery drivers have been finding customer information, calling them, and posing as delivery personnel.

If the person on the other end says they can receive the goods immediately, hang up. If the person on the other end says they cannot receive the goods immediately, they will request a money transfer to an account in order to steal the money without delivering the goods.

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