During her maternity leave, Ms. Hoang Thi T (Hoang Mai ward, Hanoi) took advantage of finding an online job to earn extra income while taking care of her young child.
Having contacted a number of collaborator recruitment phone numbers, Ms. T was introduced to the job of synthesizing virtual orders. To join the working group, a person claiming to be the group leader asked her to pay a registration fee and promised to be paid a weekly bonus.
I used to do a similar job and also had to pay a registration fee of 1 million VND, so this time I have no doubt. After a week of working, sales met my requirements, they transferred me 1.8 million VND in prize money. After working for more than two weeks, I was put into a group called VIP. There are customers who order from 5 - 10 million VND. The group leader asked me to deposit money in advance to receive a high commission. Trusting me, I transferred 10.1 million VND, but after an hour I couldn't find the money. When I texted the group leader to ask, just a few minutes later, I was kicked out of the group, unable to contact anyone, Ms. T recounted.
Similarly, Mr. Nguyen Dang D went from Lao Cai to Hanoi to work as a graphic designer for more than 2 years, but recently had to quit his job due to the company's personnel cuts. After retiring, Mr. D went to the Hanoi Employment Service Center to learn and refer to suitable positions, because he had previously been scammed when looking for a job online.
Mr. D shared: "While I had not found a job, I saw some companies recruiting to do online sales at the end of the year, with commissions of up to 20 - 30% per product. When I started working, I saw that for small orders from 50,000 - 150,000 VND, they paid the commission very quickly. However, for orders worth from 400,000 - 1 million VND, the money was transferred slowly.
When I wondered, a person claiming to be the group leader asked me to advance 2 million VND to process the application faster. I started to suspect and question, but they immediately deleted all messages, let me leave the group and cut off contact. Through my story, people should choose reputable recruitment channels to avoid being taken advantage of or scammed".
According to Mr. Vu Quang Thanh - Deputy Director of the Hanoi Employment Service Center, in recent times, many workers have been lured by scammers, asking for money or money transfers to get jobs. Although the method is not new, it is still effective because it affects the gullible psychology, belief and desire for a high salary increase of a part of the workforce.
Mr. Thanh emphasized: No job is as light, high-paying or big commissions as what they advertise. The subjects often take advantage of the psychology of people who need jobs to set traps. We recommend that when accessing any recruitment information, workers need to carefully check and authenticate the business, address and contact person. Absolutely do not provide bank account numbers, citizen identification cards or transfer money in advance, because this information can be stolen and used for illegal purposes".
