In cyberspace, people can easily be connected with each other, have quick and free access to information, learn a lot of new knowledge and skills... However, this also puts users first. many pitfalls and challenges for ensuring security and order in the digital age. Here are the common tricks and how to prevent them:
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Phishing through hacking social network accounts: Objects hijack the accounts of social networks such as Facebook, Zalo, then impersonate the account owner to text others to borrow money or ask the victim to transfer money to In some other accounts for many different reasons, victims often do not suspect because they think their relatives and acquaintances are in need of help, so they trust to transfer money without direct contact to check.
Fraud by sending and receiving gifts from abroad: Through social networking sites, the subject gets acquainted with the victim, after a period of conversation, builds the belief that they will use the excuse to send gifts, valuables, even is foreign currency, gold through receipt, management and storage. When the victim agrees, they will pretend to be airport staff, customs, tax ... to ask the victim to transfer money to do customs clearance procedures and then appropriate.
Online loan scams: Objects pretending to be financial companies try to reach people who need to borrow money through social networks. They will ask borrowers to provide personal information, such as: full name, phone number, photo ID/CCCD and must pay a fee to support loan approval. After the victim transferred the money, they argued that the loan was not disbursed due to the borrower's error in information, asked the borrower to continue to pay more money to fix it and promised to refund it after solving the problem. echo. However, when the victim continues to transfer money, they take over and disconnect.
Impersonating a bank to defraud: The person impersonating the bank calls the victim to announce that there is a customer gratitude program, asking the victim to provide the phone number to register for Internet Banking, Mobile Banking services and the verification code. perform OTP to receive gifts; then, the subject hijacks the account and transfers money to their account to appropriate.
Online multi-level sales scam: Objects set up social networking sites to sell cosmetics, perfumes, dietary supplements... They run ads, increase interactions to recruit sales collaborators. Many people because of greed are drawn to join collaborators, have to spend money to buy goods from fraudulent lines, but then can't sell, have to "hug" a large number of valuable goods.
Fraud to regain lost Facebook account: Scammers will actively find information to contact the victim, they will ask the victim to provide personal information such as username, password, phone number, email address, OTP code, or credit card information to verify the identity to recover the account, the subjects also ask the victim to pay a fee but after achieving the purpose, the criminals They immediately cut off contact.
Selling fake and counterfeit goods on e-commerce floors: According to the General Department of Market Management - Ministry of Industry and Trade, many business establishments pay fees to Facebook and Google to advertise fake and counterfeit goods. In 2022, the Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy, Ministry of Industry and Trade removed 1.663 stalls with 6.437 infringing products; blocked 5 websites showing signs of taking advantage of e-commerce to trade in counterfeit goods, counterfeit goods and goods of unknown origin.
Online gambling, harassment and “deviant” behaviors
This type of crime has shown signs of increasing in many popular forms such as football betting, lotteries, shadow betting online games... They are tightly organized, large-scale with methods and tricks every day. more sophisticated, secretive. Gambling websites and applications often run ads on Facebook, Google, YouTube and offer attractive rewards and valuable promotional codes to attract and entice participants.
Harassment calls and advertisements appear more and more: This is a consequence of the low awareness of data protection of a part of the population. In 2022, the Department of Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control dismantled 3 specialized cases and prosecuted many suspects in a line of personal data trading in cyberspace. According to statistics, currently the number of internet users in Vietnam has reached over 70% of the population and personal data of more than 2/3 of the population of Vietnam is being stored, posted, shared and collected over the air. network in various forms.
A part of users often have a negative view on all issues, some people just want to increase the amount of interaction, want to satisfy the "virtual power" on social networks, but have accidentally or intentionally abetted. for offensive and defiant tricks of bad actors, thereby spreading disgruntled opinions, one-sided and untrue views while not having the skills and qualifications to analyze the messages that the hostile forces, bad elements intentionally created and spread.
Besides, there is a part of users who think they have the right to smear and slander others on social networks, thinking that these are very normal stories, but the consequences it brings are enormous. There have been many cases of being handled by authorities about acts of spreading false information in cyberspace.
Raise awareness about prevention
Internet users only connect and interact with people they really know and trust. Be very careful when sharing private life activities, personal information that is easily used for fraudulent activities such as: photos, interests, email, phone number, home or work address, list of relatives…
Absolutely do not provide information related to bank accounts such as phone numbers using Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, OTP codes, etc. to others. Do not access strange links, links to websites with unhealthy content that have many potential scams. When performing money transfer transactions, it is necessary to verify the identity of the recipient, do not transfer without direct exchange or meeting.
Absolutely do not participate in forms of gambling in cyberspace such as football betting, lotteries, betting through online games... Do not advertise, buy, sell, use fake goods, imitation goods on electronic trading floors. death.
It is necessary to selectively absorb information accessed on social networks. Choose for yourself reputable, official websites or speech pages of the Party and State to register and follow. Use social networks in a civilized and conscious way; respecting the dignity, honor and rights of others; especially my honor in every article, every image, every comment on social networks. Absolutely do not post or share articles and information that offend the honor and dignity, affecting the legitimate rights and interests of other organizations and individuals; do not spread fake news, false news; use offensive language, contrary to fine customs...
The leading cause of the above risks is that users spend too much time on cyberspace, considering cyberspace as their living environment. There is a lot of private information shared so that bad actors can easily access and perform fraudulent acts. Some people are far away from real life, freely expressing their thoughts, feelings, and opinions on social networks without being bound by space and time, which leads to the expression of "power disturbance" online. socially, arbitrarily attacking others without thinking about the consequences; Being away from real life also makes users limited in absorbing a lot of knowledge, official information easily gets lost in the "matrix" of bad and toxic information, from which it is degraded and ideologically metamorphosed.
Please use social networks in a smart and controlled manner, for your own safety as well as contribute to ensuring security and order in cyberspace.
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Internet users absolutely do not post, share, like articles with information that falsely reflect the actual situation of political, economic, cultural, social, national defense, security and foreign affairs in Vietnam. Male; denying the revolutionary tradition, the noble revolutionary nature of the armed forces; distorting the Party's anti-corruption work...
In fact, the information created by hostile forces is very sophisticated, confusing, difficult to identify, so users who come into contact with this information must equip themselves with political courage and knowledge. social stability so as not to be manipulated, agitated.
All acts of promoting distorting and anti-Party allegation will be strictly handled before the law. In addition, businesses when running ads on social networking platforms do not let advertising content be attached to pages with content that is against the Party and State.
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