Hạ Long Bay authorities try to help the scammed South African couple. - VNA/VNS PhotoViet Nam News HẠ LONG — Hạ Long Bay authorities said on Friday they had offered a free cruise to a newlywed South African couple who were scammed by an online tour booking fraud. Hạ Long Bay Management Board deputy chairman Phạm Đình Huỳnh said the foreign couple arrived in Tuần Châu Port in the northern Quảng Ninh Province on Thursday afternoon, only to realise that the overnight cruise they had booked on Hotels.com was a hoax. The port authorities reported the case immediately to the Hạ Long Bay Management Board. Huỳnh said the board arranged a free overnight tour for the couple, who were in Việt Nam for their honeymoon. This was the second recent case in which foreign tourists pre-booked fake tours of the bay, he said. — VNS … [Read more...] about Newlyweds offered free tour after booking scam
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Lax rules open doors for online fraud
Vietnam needs new policies to tighten management and penalties to improve the quality of the e-commerce market, Photo: Le Toan Vietnam’s authorised agencies have recently inspected Shopee Vietnam after various media outlets had reported on third-party vendors selling illegal toys on its e-commerce marketplace. The e-commerce website was accused of selling toys depicting a Chinese map violating Vietnam’s sovereignty. Shopee Vietnam was ordered to remove listings of the illegal toy map depicting the illegal nine-dash line that China has used to claim Vietnamese territory in the East Sea. However, Shopee is not the only e-commerce company that has caused trouble for customers with its lax management of vendors. Lazada.vn has also repeatedly been in hot water over the past few years, with numerous complaints from customers about used items, fake promotions, and wrong prices, among other issues. Information provided by the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) under the … [Read more...] about Lax rules open doors for online fraud
Vietnam hands over six wanted people to Chinese authorities
By Binh Minh  July 1, 2018 | 03:06 pm GMT+7 Police in Quang Ninh work with six Chinese nationals for alleged online scams. The six Chinese nationals, accused of online scams, are residents of China’s Hubei province. Police in the northern province of Quang Ninh announced on Saturday that they have handed over to Chinese authorities six alleged criminals. According to the police report, the six people, Li Hong Lin, 28, Zheng Jing,32, Yang Xiao Ming, 27, Zhang Chuan, 27, Luo Jie Jie, 26, and Yang Zhao, 26, were wanted by the Chinese police for carrying out online scams. All are residents of China’s Hubei Province. While arresting them, Quang Ninh police confiscated 36 cellphones, 200 fake IDs, 24 credit card swiping machines, and a few credit cards with Chinese letters. In April this year, Vietnam police had nabbed two Chinese criminals wanted by Interpol since 2007 in Khanh Hoa Province, central Vietnam. The number of Chinese tourists … [Read more...] about Vietnam hands over six wanted people to Chinese authorities
Local banks warn of online fraud
Local banks warn of online fraud A customer withdraws cash at an ATM - PHOTO: TL HCMC – Many local banks have repeatedly warned their customers about sophisticated hi-tech scams that could leave victims with little or no protection from their banks, Tien Phong newspaper reports. The Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) said in a notice that some of its customers have recently transferred money to unintended persons, after their customer emails were hacked. The scam goes like this. Thieves spy on emails sent between customers and their partners, and then illegally change bank details on transaction documents so that money could be sent abroad. Crooks are targeting small and medium-sized businesses which have low levels of security in their network management systems, or have not put in place sufficient regulations on safe email usage. Following the money transfers, the victims have asked Vietcombank to retrieve their money from foreign banks, especially in … [Read more...] about Local banks warn of online fraud
Banks warn customers over online scamming
The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) and the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) have issued official warnings to customers over online phishing scams. An user logs onto BIDV’s e-banking platform. - Photo thebank.vn Both banks have reported information theft through e-banking counterfeiting, with cardholders’ negligence taken advantage of to steal their personal information, card data and passwords by asking them to input these on a fake website programmed to resemble the banks’ authentic online platform. For example, two fake addresses were listed as homebank247.com/Bidv, or homebank247.com/Vietcombank. These fraud sites used forged interfaces mimicking the two banks’ real online banking services domains. Vietcombank and BIDV confirmed that their official registered websites are vietcombank.com.vn and bidv.com.vn, respectively. To protect personal information, Vietcombank … [Read more...] about Banks warn customers over online scamming
Online security concern raises as elders become more digital
But family members are increasingly worried that the older people are not taking necessary security precautions. According to a study by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, the majority (84 percent) of users aged 55 and over are now accessing the internet at home several times a day and 44 percent are spending a minimum of 20 hours a week on the internet. Photo for illustration. Source: kienthuc.net.vn Indeed, as of the second half of last year, this age group owned an average of four connected devices per household, including two computers and two mobile devices. Despite the many benefits offered by these levels of connectivity, family members have concerns that their older relatives are not taking the necessary precautions to protect themselves when online, with 60 percent of people worried about the safety of their digitally connected elders. Forty four percent of internet users admitted their older relatives have suffered from online threats, falling victim … [Read more...] about Online security concern raises as elders become more digital
Concern for online security of older people not converting into care
People aged over 55 are also going digital, but concern for their online security is not converting into care. — VNS Photo Younger generations are spending a greater proportion of their lives online, but they are not the only ones: People aged over 55 are also becoming more digital. But family members are increasingly worried the older people are not taking necessary security precautions. According to a study by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, the majority (84 per cent) of users aged 55 and over are now accessing the internet at home several times a day and 44 per cent are spending a minimum of 20 hours a week on the internet. Indeed, as of the second half of last year this age group owned an average of four connected devices per household, including two computers and two mobile devices. Despite the many benefits offered by these levels of connectivity, family members have concerns their older relatives are not taking the necessary precautions to protect themselves when … [Read more...] about Concern for online security of older people not converting into care
Chinese-owned clinics manipulate Vietnamese patients through online consultation
Residents across Ho Chi Minh City continue to be scammed by Chinese-owned clinics despite widespread reports from victims detailing their experiences with misrepresented diagnoses and fraudulent practices.Thanks to the development of social media in Vietnam, most deceitful Chinese-run infirmaries use a team of online consultants to lure in potential victims. Though the consultants rarely have medical training, they’re typically charged with one key task: convincing patients to come to the clinics.Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper’s undercover reporters managed to gain behind-the-scenes access to the inner workings of one of these clinics.“We have to show patients that we are willing to help. They need to believe we are professional and dedicated doctors with competent expertise. On the other hand, we try not to seem too enthusiastic in order to avoid suspicion,” a consultant instructor told her students during a training lesson at the Thang Long polyclinic in … [Read more...] about Chinese-owned clinics manipulate Vietnamese patients through online consultation
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Residents across Ho Chi Minh City continue to be scammed by Chinese-owned clinics despite widespread reports from victims detailing their experiences with misrepresented diagnoses and fraudulent practices.Thanks to the development of social media in Vietnam, most deceitful Chinese-run infirmaries use a team of online consultants to lure in potential victims. Though the consultants rarely have medical training, they’re typically charged with one key task: convincing patients to come to the clinics.Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper’s undercover reporters managed to gain behind-the-scenes access to the inner workings of one of these clinics.“We have to show patients that we are willing to help. They need to believe we are professional and dedicated doctors with competent expertise. On the other hand, we try not to seem too enthusiastic in order to avoid suspicion,” a consultant instructor told her students during a training lesson at the Thang Long polyclinic in … [Read more...] about Chinese-owned clinics manipulate Vietnamese patients through online consultation Info Alert Alert Chia sẻ bài viết qua e-mail
Cancer drug fraud case faces re-investigation
The HCM City People’s Procuracy has proposed to the municipal People’s Court to cancel sentences of VN Pharma’s cancer medicine scam in order to conduct a re-investigation into the case.According to the conclusion of the first trial last month, Nguyen Minh Hung, the former director of HCM City-based VN Pharma JSC, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the firm’s smuggling of 9,300 cancer medicine boxes of H-Capita 500mg and falsification of documents for the trading. The defendants at the first trial of VN Pharma's scam. Meanwhile, nine others in the ring were sentenced for between the two years’ probation and 12 years in prison for their violations.However, according to the HCM City People’s Procuracy, the sentences were too light, inaccurate and not commensurate with the seriousness of the case.The HCM City People’s Procuracy also said that many problems in the case need to be clarified to ensure all violators to be punished.The HCM … [Read more...] about Cancer drug fraud case faces re-investigation