At a time when many young people are actively looking for jobs after graduating, the unexpected admission messages easily hit the psychology of hoping for a stable job.
Scammers use recruitment or admission notices to approach, then gradually shift the story to their private lives, collect personal information or find ways to gain trust by "flirting with" and creating a sense of intimacy.
One day in mid-June, Nguyen Bich Ngoc (21 years old, Hanoi) suddenly received a message from a strange account informing her that she had been recruited for a marketing position at an export company. Currently, Ms. Ngoc is looking for a job, so this message immediately attracted her attention.
Ms. Ngoc quickly responded to announce this surprising recruitment result. Because the company did not interview her before but announced her admission. The strange account later said that he had mistaken the number, but told another story to prolong the conversation.
This person said that he will soon introduce a girl and needed Ms. Ngoc's advice on a gift for the first time they met. Without hesitation, Ms. Ngoc also shared what she knew.
The strange account kept asking and suggesting other stories to know Ms. Ngoc's personal information. The strange account even sent photos of himself riding a luxury car, introducing the company he owns.
Ms. Ngoc said: "When I was sent the first photo of a car, I was half-assured and half-assured. Although I checked whether there were photos online, I could not find the information. I was accidentally swept away. When I came to the second photo, I clearly saw that the message was from Hanoi Street in Binh Duong. Therefore, I was forced to review the first film."
According to experience, Ms. Ngoc knows that the logo of the car brand will be on the glass doors. She discovered two photos of a car from two different brands. She can confirm that she was being scammed.
"The initial messages and strange accounts responded very quickly. However, after being discovered, this person responded very slowly and did not text back. After I asked, this person blocked my account," Ms. Ngoc added.
A notable feature of this form of fraud is that the subjects intentionally post personal photos such as luxury car photos, offices, or claim to be business owners to create a reliable cover.
This is a psychological trick that causes many people to lose vigilance, especially those who are in a state of anxiety, confusion or need attention.
Ms. N.T.N.A (34 years old, Ho Chi Minh City) also received a similar message from a strange account when the other person mistakenly took her for another person. Immediately after that, she repeatedly replied to the other person "the wrong number".
Ms. N.A said: "Due to being busy with personal work, I will not be able to check messages regularly. It was not until midnight that I texted back after receiving a response message from the other person. The next day, I received another text message saying 'good morning'".
For the first message, Ms. N.A thought it was because the message was sent by mistake. With the second message mentioning the issue related to taxes, she began to question because her current job is accounting.
After chatting a few times, the stranger asked Ms. N.A.'s home address. Early realizing that the other person had bad intentions, Ms. N.A sent it to the address of the government agency. The bad guys were immediately sent into a void.
"I am always vigilant with strange numbers and am quite lazy to text. I think whoever believes easily will easily be offended by such a 'flirting' message. In addition, the strange account also sent messages via iMessage (apbel's exclusive messaging service, PV) to increase its reputation," Ms. N.A added.
According to the recommendation from the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention, users should not provide personal information such as home address, phone number, private photos, or bank account information to anyone via text messages, especially strangers on social networks or paging applications.
Users need to be careful when interacting with strangers online, especially strange accounts, without common friends or foreigners; absolutely do not trust "friends" online when they have not met and have a good grasp of personal information; block or not be curious about responding to messages from strangers, use hotline 5656 (free) to block phone calls and messages that cause trouble.
When there are suspicions, they must inform their family and notify the nearest police agency for handling.
