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An anti-fraud program has warned that scams can target victims with amounts ranging from thousands to millions of dong. The effort is part of a nationwide campaign organized by the Vietnam Television Center in Ho Chi Minh City (VTVT9).
Major Nguyen Tan Manh of the Ho Chi Minh City Police’s Criminal Police Department (PC02) said that tactics involving counterfeit money exchanges are not new and occur every year. He noted that perpetrators often ask victims for a deposit or direct them to an app or link to complete information needed for the money exchange.
He added that scammers can be effective even with small sums, citing cases where losses can be as low as 300,000 dong. According to the major, victims may assume “300,000 dong isn’t much” and therefore do not report to police, which the criminals may view as scalable—fooling one person today and many more tomorrow.
Major Nguyen Tan Manh said that when victims do not report, these groups continue to succeed. He emphasized that police agencies will handle reports regardless of the amount, including cases involving 300,000 dong.
He also pointed out that some victims avoid reporting due to the time and effort involved—such as travel, multiple procedures, providing information, and printing documents. However, he stressed that even if someone is scammed out of 1,000 dong, they should still report it.
Gia Lai Police reported that recent fraud schemes have lured victims into transferring money from thousands to millions of dong. Police said many groups have used Facebook to post job advertisements such as “Recruit a companion,” “Home-based manual crafts,” and “Earn extra income without investment.”
In these schemes, applicants are told that they must pay a deposit for materials or shipping fees in order to secure the job.
To help the public improve prevention, police highlighted the following warning signs:
Signs of fraud to watch for include:
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