Suddenly became the director of a "ghost" company
The SGGP Hotline has just received a petition from Ms. Tran Thi Quynh Mai (residing in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City). Ms. Mai stated in the petition: “On June 7, 2025, I had to use the VNeID application, but the application received a notification requesting confirmation of information as the legal representative of Trung Hau Phat Construction and Trading Company Limited. It was so surprising, when I did not register to establish a business or do any business.” Ms. Mai filed a petition to the Ho Chi Minh City Business Registration Office to request clarification of the matter.
Suddenly became the director of a "ghost" company and was summoned to work because the company had the behavior of buying and selling invoices.
Following the address on the Business License of Trung Hau Phat Construction and Trading Company Limited (issued on February 5, 2018, tax code 0314879896, registered to operate at 73, Street 9, Ward 9, Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City), SGGP Newspaper reporters came to... a row of boarding houses without a company nameplate. Address 73 is a beauty salon called Nu Nails, specializing in cutting skin, gel painting, nail up, gel application, powder application... This could be a "ghost" company because it has no address, no signboard.
Similarly, Mr. NHV (living in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City) was caught up in a "mess" when his personal information was exploited by criminals. Speaking to SGGP Newspaper, Mr. V. recalled that around 2022, he suddenly received a series of calls from the bank inviting him to open a beautiful SIM number for the company. At this time, he just realized that he was the legal representative for Van Nien Construction - Transportation Company Limited, headquartered in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.
Through investigation, Mr. V. learned that this company did not exist. To resolve the issue, Mr. V. went to the Department of Planning and Investment, but was instructed to contact the Ho Chi Minh City Police to confirm that the registration was fake. Despite his many efforts, Mr. V. still encountered difficulties because there were no violations or wrongdoings. It was not until February 2025 that Mr. V. continued to receive a notice from the Tax Department of District 7, Nha Be District about being temporarily suspended from leaving the country because the "ghost" company in his name owed more than 6 million VND in taxes.
Not only are they named after “ghost” companies, many people are also suffering from frequent debt collection terror even though they did not borrow money. Ms. D. (living in Hue City, a victim) said that she was constantly called, texted, harassed and threatened by people claiming to be lenders from a certain app, even her friends and relatives.
Strong hand
The consequences that the victims encountered above are clear evidence of the dangers of the digital identity market if not strictly managed. Taking advantage of people's personal information, criminals have formed sophisticated lines of operation, causing great damage to society. In mid-2024, District 3 Police, Ho Chi Minh City prosecuted and temporarily detained 3 subjects for the acts of "Forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations" and "Buying and selling documents of agencies and organizations". These subjects modified personal information on documents to borrow money, even used fake citizen identification cards to borrow 52 million VND from 2 banks and sold 3 fake citizen identification cards to make illegal profits.
More recently, on February 24, 2025, Dong Nai Provincial Police successfully dismantled a network of illegal trading of bank account information and "money laundering" with a scale of thousands of billions of VND. A group of subjects in Bien Hoa City illegally traded bank account information to transfer money to a transnational gambling and fraud ring, with a total transaction value of over 2,000 billion VND since July 2024. In particular, the subjects also established more than 30 "ghost" enterprises and opened more than 150 corporate bank accounts to "launder money"...
According to Lawyer Tran Dinh Dung (Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association), "ghost" companies often leave unpredictable consequences, causing many consequences for those whose personal names and citizen identification cards are illegally used by them. According to Article 10, Decree No. 144/2021/ND-CP, the act of appropriating and using another person's Identity Card, Citizen Identification Card, or Identity Card Number Confirmation Certificate will be fined from 1-2 million VND. The act of arbitrarily obtaining other people's personal information and documents without their consent to make business registration documents to establish an enterprise is illegal. Enterprises can be fined from 20-30 million VND or have their licenses revoked according to Article 43 of Decree No. 122/2021/ND-CP. However, it is very difficult to punish "ghost" companies.
The Ministry of Public Security continues to warn about the scam that lures victims to do online tasks and transfer money into bank accounts to appropriate money. The Ministry of Public Security emphasizes that behind the scam lines are foreigners who hire Vietnamese people to open bank accounts and establish companies to launder money. The Ministry of Public Security recommends that people absolutely keep personal information confidential and not share personal information or bank account information with strangers on the Internet. In particular, absolutely do not buy, sell, rent, or lend bank accounts to assist criminals such as fraud, "money laundering", tax evasion, etc.
KIM THUC - TRAN YEN
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/phong-tranh-lo-lot-thong-tin-ca-nhan-nan-nhan-nhieu-phen-khon-don-post799890.html
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