On August 10, the police of Long Dien district, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, announced that they are investigating a case of online fraud involving a 54-year-old man who lost over VND 850 million.
Earlier, on August 6, Mr. L.X.B. (born in 1970, from Long Dien district) reported to the police that he had been a victim of fraud.
According to Mr. B.’s statement, on July 6, while browsing Facebook, he received a friend request from a user named “Thuy Linh,” who initiated a conversation and suggested a way to make money by opening a store on the E.B. Company’s website and selling products online.
The man fell for the scam and lost a significant amount of money. Image: Ai Ngoc Giang
Mr. B. followed the instructions and proceeded to make online sales as directed by the scammer.
The scammers created an E.B. e-wallet for Mr. B. to transfer his profits from the online sales.
Initially, Mr. B. transferred over VND 1.2 million into the wallet and received the promised profits, which were visible in his e-wallet balance.
However, between July 6 and July 29, Mr. B. repeatedly transferred money into the E.B. e-wallet as instructed by the scammers, amounting to over VND 850 million. They continued to demand more money, claiming that he needed to pay additional fees before he could withdraw his initial investment.
Realizing that he had been scammed, Mr. B. went to the police to report the incident.
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