Falling into the virtual currency investment trap, a woman in Hanoi was scammed of more than 2 billion VND

The Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department of Hanoi City Police received a report from a woman about her money being stolen while investing in virtual currency such as Bitcoin.

Specifically, through an old friend's introduction, within just 2 days, this woman deposited money into the ACO dol system and won 226,000 USD. When wanting to withdraw money, the subjects asked the victim to deposit more money with the reasons "deposit for verification", "upgrade VIP account", "safe risk money".

In total, this person made 15 transactions and lost more than 2 billion VND.

Investing in virtual currency, a woman in Hanoi was scammed of more than 2 billion VND.

According to the police, the scammers' method is to introduce projects with high interest rates. At first, when participating in virtual currency investment, investors will make a profit and be encouraged to deposit more money. After that, they will advise the "prey" to deposit more money and then not let them withdraw the money to appropriate it.

To prevent fraud, the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention, Hanoi City Police Department recommends that people be vigilant when participating in financial investments through financial investment applications and international trading floors that are advertised with high interest rates and potential risks of fraud, in order to protect themselves and avoid falling into financial traps.

When encountering cases with signs of fraud, people need to contact the police to promptly resolve the case according to regulations.

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