Vietnam responds to concerns it could become an online fraud hotspot

Amid concerns that Vietnam could become a hot spot for online fraud, Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang emphasized: "We do not comment on speculative questions." Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the afternoon of November 6, in response to a reporter's question asking for Vietnam's response to some worrying information that Vietnam could become a hot spot for online fraud activities, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Pham Thu Hang emphasized: "We do not comment on speculative questions."

According to Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang, in recent times, in the face of the complicated developments of online fraud and cybercrime, Vietnam has completed the legal framework for telecommunications and cyber security management to create effective tools to prevent violations in cyberspace, aiming for a safe and transparent cyber environment for the people. Ms. Pham Thu Hang noted that Vietnam has clearly demonstrated its joint actions with the United Nations and member states to combat cybercrime, which has been complicated in recent times, through the signing ceremony of the Hanoi Convention and recent high-level conferences.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with other ministries, sectors and functional agencies of Vietnam, are also actively exchanging with partner countries to establish cooperation mechanisms to improve the effectiveness of Vietnam's citizen protection work and more effectively combat organized crime and high-tech crime in other countries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to closely monitor the situation and prepare necessary plans, and coordinate closely with domestic and local agencies to promptly deploy citizen protection measures.

Also at the press conference, answering questions about the information that 135 Vietnamese citizens moved from Myanmar to Thailand after the Myanmar military's anti- fraud operation at the end of last month, Ms. Pham Thu Hang said: "According to information from the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand as well as the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar, as of October 22, about 70 Vietnamese citizens have moved from Myanmar to Thailand because Myanmar authorities launched a campaign to raid establishments related to online fraud criminal activities."

The Foreign Ministry spokesman said that after receiving the information, the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar as well as in Thailand proactively worked with the authorities in the two host countries to find out information and coordinate to screen and verify information to take measures to protect citizens according to the regulations of the host country as well as according to the regulations of Vietnam.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed Vietnamese representative agencies in the two countries to immediately coordinate with domestic and local authorities to carry out necessary consular procedures and support the repatriation of citizens as soon as possible.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Vietnamese citizens be vigilant when faced with invitations to go abroad for "easy work with high salaries" that do not require qualifications or degrees, do not require a signed contract, and do not go through businesses or labor sending organizations.

Citizens need to carefully research the job content, unit, expected work location, personal information of the referrer, insurance policy, benefits, etc. to make the right decision before going abroad to work.

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