Lienvietpostbank continuously prevents many fraud cases worth billions of dong

Criminal impersonating police

On May 5, 2023, Lienvietpostbank Dak Lak received a case of customer T.Th.H, 66 years old, who came to request early settlement of 3 savings books worth more than 400 million VND. Seeing that the customer was clearly confused and worried, the bank staff asked and advised the customer to keep the above savings to ensure their rights. After many hours of analysis and persuasion by the bank staff, the customer realized that he was "almost" a victim of a large-scale money fraud. Customer T.Th.H said that many subjects used different phone numbers to call him, claiming to be police officers, inspectors, ministers, and asked him to transfer money to clear his name in a money laundering case in which the customer was involved. During the fraud, the subjects asked the customer not to disclose information to anyone and to rent a hotel room to talk privately. Thanks to timely and decisive action, Lienvietpostbank Dak Lak has protected nearly half a billion VND for customers.

Who are the usual victims?

A common feature of many fraud cases impersonating police officers is that the scammers often target the elderly, women, gullible people and those lacking knowledge of the law.

Also in May, Lienvietpostbank Thai Binh coordinated with Thai Binh Provincial Police to successfully prevent a fraud case of appropriating property via phone. On May 8, Mr. MVN (Vu Phuc Commune, Thai Binh City) went to Lienvietpostbank headquarters - Thai Binh Branch to request an early withdrawal of 4 savings books with a total value of 535 million VND. During the transaction, he showed many unusual signs such as anxiety and constantly urged bank staff to complete the transaction early to transfer the above amount to the account number of another bank. After being explained and persuaded, Mr. MVN shared that he was repeatedly threatened by a subject claiming to be a Thai Binh Provincial Police officer named Tuan Anh, demanding that he transfer money before 5:00 p.m. the same day to clear the name of a drug trafficking and money laundering ring. Immediately, the branch leader contacted Thai Binh Provincial Police to coordinate in verifying the information. After working with the police, Mr. MVN calmed down and stopped all transactions to close his savings book.

Less than a day later, a scam with an identical scenario took place at Lienvietpostbank in Bac Tra My district, Quang Nam. On May 9, 2023, Mrs. Huynh T. Th. went to the bank to transfer 220 million VND. She brought many suspicious handwritten papers with her, answering the teller's questions inconsistently and confusedly. Suspecting that she was being scammed by bad guys, the bank staff advised and explained about the current sophisticated scam tricks, and contacted relatives to verify the information. When Mrs. Th.'s family arrived, they were shocked because she was trying to transfer 220 million VND to a stranger. This person claimed to be a police officer and said that Mrs. Th. was involved in a money laundering act, asking her to transfer money to them.

Lienvietpostbank raises vigilance and fights crime

To protect the interests of customers, Lienvietpostbank branches nationwide continuously warn and successfully prevent many cases of fraud and impersonation to appropriate assets. When receiving calls claiming to be from government agencies or police officers to notify and request investigation of the case over the phone, Lienvietpostbank advises people to:

Lienvietpostbank commits to continuously raise vigilance and fight crime; all customers who come to transact at the Bank will have their rights protected to the highest extent.

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/lienvietpostbank-lien-tiep-ngan-chan-nhieu-vu-lua-dao-len-toi-hang-ty-dong-post247527.html