On the morning of March 29, the leader of Cam Xuyen District Police (Ha Tinh Province) said that they are coordinating with professional units of Ha Tinh Provincial Police to investigate a group of subjects impersonating police officers to defraud and appropriate nearly 1 billion VND from the principal of an elementary school in the area.
Specifically, Mr. CVS (58 years old, residing in Cam Quan commune, Cam Xuyen district), the victim in this incident, said that he is the principal of an elementary school in Cam Xuyen district. On the morning of March 27, Mr. S. received a call from someone claiming to be a telecommunications operator, informing him that his personal information had been leaked and that this phone number had been registered to spread malicious information.
The principal was scammed out of nearly 1 billion VND after listening to a fake police call. (Illustration photo)
Mr. S. then asked the operator to delete this account. Immediately, the other end of the line began to "set a trap", saying that this account was registered in Da Nang City, if deleted, there would have to be an inspection by the local police and gave the phone number of the Da Nang City Police Investigation Team for the victim to contact.
“When calling this number, a man claiming to be Captain Nguyen Hung Cuong, an investigator, received the report of the incident.
The person named Cuong told me to enter the link so that the two sides could exchange information. After successfully logging in, the person named Cuong requested that in order to keep the information confidential during the investigation, it should not be disclosed to a third party," said Mr. S.
During the phone conversation, the person claiming to be a police captain asked Mr. S. to come directly to the Da Nang City Police Department to report. However, this scammer also informed that if he could not arrange to come directly, he would create conditions to work online.
Next, a man named Cuong connected Mr. S. with a superior officer named Dan, who claimed to be the Captain of the Investigation Team.
From the name Dan, Mr. S. continued to be deceived that the phone number he was using was taken by Nguyen Van Dung to register an account. Dung is a transnational criminal who has defrauded, trafficked drugs and appropriated hundreds of billions of dong from people.
This person continued to show Mr. S. information about opening a money laundering account in Da Nang and the decision to temporarily detain him for 90 days to serve the investigation.
Because he believed the scammers, Mr. S. then continued to follow the group's instructions, including providing all personal information, bank account number, and OTP code.
After receiving the OTP code, the amount of 965 million VND in Mr. S's account evaporated. When he discovered that he had been scammed, Mr. S immediately reported to the police for investigation.
To avoid being scammed over the phone, the authorities recommend that people be vigilant and thoroughly apply the principle: "Do not trust, always verify". Whenever you receive a text message or call, do not immediately believe it. You should verify directly with the public contact information of the relevant organizations.
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