Lost 1.5 billion due to signing up as an online collaborator
According to the Hanoi City Police, despite continuous warnings, many people still lost billions of dong due to the trick of becoming an online collaborator, performing the task of buying and selling products for companies, e-commerce platforms to earn commission.
For example, recently, the Nam Tu Liem District Police, Hanoi City is investigating and verifying a case of fraud and misappropriation of property in the amount of 1.5 billion dong with the above method. Accordingly, on March 11, 2024, Ms. T, born in 1999, residing in Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi, received an invitation to become a collaborator to perform the task of buying and selling goods and would earn commission.
Ms. T transferred 1.5 billion dong to perform the task but did not receive the principal and commission. At this time, she realized that she was deceived and reported it to the police.
In the face of this problem, the Hanoi City Police suggested that people be vigilant and disseminate information about this trick to their relatives and friends, and avoid falling into the trap of bad people. When working as a collaborator for companies, enterprises, and units supplying goods, services, people need to thoroughly check the information about the goods and the supplier through many different sources to verify the accuracy. If discovering any fraudulent cases, people need to report it immediately to the Police to quickly verify, prevent, and handle violators according to the provisions of the law.
Online collaborator invitation.
Earlier, the Long An Provincial Police received and verified a fraud case which is the case of Ms. H.T.K.T (35 years old), residing in Tan An City, Long An Province. This woman lost more than 1 billion dong from being a collaborator by performing tasks like, share videos, clips as instructed by the suspects.
Preventing tricks of online fraud
According to Long An Provincial Police’s recommendation, people need to be cautious in one of the following ploys.
First, initially, the suspects instruct you to perform tasks, then transfer profits to gain trust, then request a large advance payment to perform higher task packages, earn more profits: If you are asked to pay a large amount of money to carry out the work, be cautious.
Second, unsafe websites to perform tasks or make payments such as checking if the website has enough security symbols like SSL lock or “https://” before the URL or not. If the page does not have these symbols, or has unreliable domain extensions like .vn, .com.vn rather than .top, .cc, .vc, .vip… it could be a sign of a fake website and your information may be stolen.
Third, attractive and easy job advertisements. Specifically, scammers often promise high-paying and easy jobs without requiring skills or experience; be careful with too tempting offers.
Fourth, lack of company information or no contact information. People need to check the information about the company or the recruiter. If there is no clear information or no contact information, it may be a sign of fraudulent activity.
Fifth is the lack of a clear contract or agreement. When participating in a collaborate program, request and carefully read the relevant contract or agreement. If there is no clear contract or agreement, you may be at risk of being deceived.
