Woman bought insurance online to receive monthly payment, was scammed of 200 million VND

Thai Binh Province Police recently handled a case in which a woman lost more than 200 million VND to two drug consultants who promised to help her buy insurance in exchange for monthly payments.

At the police station, the two scammers confessed that because they had no money for personal expenses, they searched for information about patients to call them to get to know them, learn about them, and advise them on selling medicine.

If they see that the victim is gullible, the subjects will talk to create trust to entice and promise to help the victim buy insurance to receive monthly payments. With this trick, the subjects have appropriated a total of over 200 million VND from Ms. M.

The common trick of these scammers is to operate in groups, create fake social media accounts, and post advertisements for "miracle" drugs at high prices.

People need to be cautious with information posted on social media platforms related to medicine. (Illustration photo)

Many of these sites do not have a contact address, only a phone number for consultation. In addition to those who claim to be "consultants", there will be others whose job is to impersonate doctors at central hospitals to diagnose and prescribe medicine.

These drugs cost from several hundred thousand to tens of millions of dong, with different uses such as: cancer prevention drugs, drugs to reduce the effects of chemotherapy, cancer radiotherapy... but in fact they are cheap drugs with ingredients of unknown origin.

More sophisticatedly, these groups also carry out the trick of "discounting" for the elderly, the poor, and the seriously ill, aiming to exploit the promotion-loving psychology of some consumers.

If the victim is found to be gullible, the subject will also entice them to buy insurance with super attractive incentives and policies to appropriate the victim's assets every month.

Faced with the current situation of fraud, the Department of Information Security ( Ministry of Information and Communications ) recommends that people be cautious with information posted on social networking platforms, and verify the authenticity of information or subjects through official information sites.

Do not participate in groups providing services on social networks, especially services related to online medical consultation or selling special medicines. Do not buy or sell medicines of unknown origin, unverified, or transact with unknown parties.

In case it is not possible to go directly to the doctor for examination and treatment, people should only use official, licensed online platforms with a clear doctor identity verification system.

In addition, if people do not have enough understanding of insurance, they should absolutely not participate in buying and selling insurance on social networks to avoid having their property seized or their personal information stolen.

If you suspect you have been scammed, you should immediately report it to the authorities or consumer protection organizations for timely support, resolution and prevention.

Chi Hieu

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