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22/3/2023

Shinhan Finance warning risk of scam on social networks

Simple money making, working from home, good income, highly commissions, paychecks on the same day, etc. These are the "trap" tactics that scammers use to scam users who are participating in looking for part-time jobs, earning money on social networks, closed groups, etc.

In these days, the authorities and media agencies have regularly announced some scam methods and tricks which is using high technology to defraud and appropriate property. At the same time, financial, banks and credit organizations are also constantly communicating to customers about the sophisticated scams, but many people still fall into the scammers’ "trap”, which is leading user to a situation of "lost money" without knowing who to claim.

"Trap" with the promise of "easy work, high salary"

Regularly, scammers usually use some “sweet tricks” to entice users. Preys are usually approached through social media channels such as Facebook, Tiktok, Zalo, etc. These scam post’s contents are recruit collaborators to increase interaction for Tiktok, recruit collaborators to increase likes, comment on social networking channels and receive commissions after each task. “Newbie moms’, students, people looking for part-time jobs at home, people who want to earn extra money after office hours, etc. are often targeted.

After successfully approaching, scammers will guide participants to do complete a watching TikTok videos task by downloading an intermediary app or website. In this case, for each task of increasing interaction (increasing likes for a video/ social media account...), participants will receive an average commission from 10,000VND - 20,000VND, and this amount will be instantly transferred to their bank account or reserve account at their intermediary app.

Thus, with these seemingly innocuous tricks, scammers have initially gained the trust of participants, that is preparing for the next plays.

Gain trust to deceive customer “into the trap”

In addition to the interactive tasks, scammers carry out a series of tasks to increase "commission". Accordingly, participants will perform the task of transferring money as required so that from the next time, with each increase interaction task, they will be multiplied their “commission” by 2, 3 times, etc. Along with the increased amount at each money transfer task, the participant gets the chance to receive the “commission” even 10 to 20 times higher than the original “commission” amount.

After several successful transactions, the scammers will send messages "the system has problems" or "the reward has been paid but the participant's account information is incorrect" and ask for an advance of an amount called a "temporary deposit fee", or "single offset fee", etc, with a written commitment of the amount with forged seals and signatures, scammers also promises to preserve capital, or compensate 300% of the capital spent.

With the mentality of needing money right away, these people have been misappropriated by scammers from several millions up to hundreds of millions of Vietnam Dong.

Increased vigilance, fraud prevention

In the increasingly sophisticated scams situation, Shinhan Finance recommends that customers always be careful when searching for work on social networks, groups, etc and keep the following useful tips:

  • Regularly update the latest information and tactics of fraud on official press and media channels.
  • Turn on receiving notification mode and regularly check notifications from email and notification systems of financial and banking applications.
  • Actively seek information and services provided by online part-time job providers/remittance units.
  • Compare and immediately contact the customer care call centers, Shinhan Finance hotline numbers as soon as you find yourself experiencing one of the above signs of fraud.

In order to be alert with scams, you can refer to the following trustful verifications:

- Look up and check suspected fraudulent accounts at: https://tinnhiemmang.vn/canh-b...

- Update the latest Shinhan Finance scam warnings at: https://www.shinhanfinance.com...

- Look up and refer to the latest job opportunities as well as refer to Shinhan Finance's official recruitment information:

• Website: https://career.shinhanfinance....

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/compa...

If you are worrying about being in risk of dealing with fraudulent organizations or scammers, or suspecting that you are being approached by scammers, please contact Shinhan Finance to verify information immediately and always prioritize report to the local police.

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