More and more scams are appearing through phone calls. There are many fraudulent calls claiming to be from authorities or network providers to deceive users into providing personal information or deceiving them of large sums of money. If you receive a call with the following content, hang up immediately.
Signs of fraudulent phone calls
According to information from VTV News, there are increasingly sophisticated tricks that make it difficult for recipients to end the call. Some of these calls include:
Receiving a call from a network provider losing millions of dong in your bank account.
Receiving a call from a hospital losing hundreds of millions of dong.
Receiving a call as an online sales associate losing billions of dong.
All of them are fraudulent calls.
Experts advise that when receiving calls with the following content, turn off your phone to avoid falling into major scams:
– The phone call starts with the other person mentioning your full name, date of birth, ID number, and home address. It might be a bit surprising, but if the other person then says “We request your cooperation,” there’s probably a problem!
– Another strange call is about upgrading your sim card. If you receive a message notifying that your phone sim card will be locked in 2 hours if you don’t upgrade to a 4G or 5G sim, and then a person calls claiming to be a network provider employee, accurately reciting multiple personal details about you, and asking you to follow instructions through messages to upgrade your sim card, do not listen to them.
– There are also strange calls with attractive offers of commissions reaching tens of percent if you advance payment. Some individuals trust after receiving a small amount of money and proceed to transfer a large sum, which is when the scammer reveals their true face.
There are increasing phone calls with fraudulent content. (Illustrative image)
Precautions when receiving fraudulent calls
Responding to the press, a representative from the Telecommunications Authority advises that when receiving spam calls or calls with signs of fraud, individuals should stay calm and report to the number 156 through two methods: Sending messages or making phone calls to the number 156 as follows:
The first method is to send a message (free of charge) to the number 156. For spam messages, compose a message using the format: S (phone number – source) (content of report) send to 156 (or 5656).
For calls with signs of spam, compose a message using the format: V (phone number – source) (content of report) send to 156 (or 5656).
For calls with signs of fraud, compose a message using the format: LD (phone number – source) (content of report) send to 156 (or 5656).
The second method is to make a call to the toll-free number 156 to provide information (about the phone number making spam calls or calls with signs of fraud; quote relevant information…). Provide the report according to the instructions of the customer care department of the network providers.
From there, it will require verification of subscriber information and handling violations if the subscriber’s information does not comply with the regulations according to Clause E, Point 7, Article 1 of Decree 49/2017/ND-CP (temporarily suspending one-way telecommunications services, then suspending two-way telecommunications services if not complied with, and finally terminating the provision of telecommunications services).
The Cybersecurity and High-tech Crime Prevention Department (Ministry of Public Security) advises that individuals need to be vigilant and on guard against calls from unknown numbers that threaten to block subscriptions.
When receiving messages or calls with signs of fraud, individuals should save the evidence (message or call recordings) and report them to the network providers to request action. In addition, individuals should provide evidence to the nearest police agency to request prosecution according to the law.
Law enforcement agencies absolutely advise against following any requests from spam messages or calls with signs of fraud as mentioned above.
If you receive any phone call with signs of fraud as mentioned above, immediately hang up. Never comply with any requests from suspicious messages or calls.
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