Losing more than half a billion dong because of a phone call from a person claiming to be 'electricity officer'

 Losing more than half a billion dong because of a phone call from a person claiming to be 'electricity officer'

TTO - A woman in Hanoi answered a phone call from a person claiming to be an electrician saying that her citizen ID was in the name of a bank account related to a drug case. Believe it, this woman provided account information and immediately lost 520 million.

Before 'nodding', the money in the account was deducted after the phone call

Beware of calls impersonating electricians to scam

On August 31, the Hanoi Police said that the Hoang Mai District Police were coordinating with the authorities to investigate the fraud case appropriating 520 million VND.

On August 22, the police of Thinh Liet ward (Hoang Mai district) received a report from Ms. T. (42 years old, living in Hoang Mai, Hanoi) about receiving a phone call from a person claiming to be self-proclaimed. an electrician.

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This person informed that Ms. T.'s citizen ID card had registered for electric service in Ho Chi Minh City and was in debt.

This person then continued to say that Ms. T.'s citizen ID was in the name of a bank account related to a drug trafficking case and asked to provide account information for verification.

Ms. T. then provided bank account information and OTP code to strangers, then discovered that the account had been withdrawn 520 million VND. At this time, Ms. T. knew she had been cheated and went to the police to report the incident.

According to the Hanoi Police, in the past time, despite many warnings about the tricks of impersonating the authorities to defraud and appropriate property, there are still people who fall into the trap of the bad guys.

In particular, when the incident happened, many victims were afraid of losing their reputation, so they did not report the incident to the police, making it difficult for the investigation.

Hanoi police recommend people to be vigilant and propagate to relatives and friends about these scams to avoid being trapped by bad guys.

People absolutely do not provide bank account information, OTP codes and transfer money to strangers. When detecting cases of fraud, it is necessary to immediately report to the nearest police station.