People claiming to be admissions officers call to report missing applications. Others announce that they have an admission notice. Some places even affirm that they only need to pay a fee to reserve a place, reserve a major, and even "admission guarantee" to the desired school.
If you do not understand the admission process, many people will easily believe and follow it. Because such calls have hit the common psychology of millions of families, which is to hope their children have a university degree as desired.
And it is also because of that psychology and desire that every year's enrollment season becomes the "business season" for scammers.
It is worth mentioning that scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated, no longer as simple as before. Now, scammers prepare very carefully, from fake admission notices, websites with interfaces similar to official pages to social media accounts named after universities. Even, many subjects are quite aware of the enrollment schedule to call at the time when parents are most worried.
Fraud now may not only aim to get money. In many cases, just by clicking on the link, providing an OTP code or logging into an account, personal data can be stolen.
In fact, the way to prevent it is not complicated at all. Currently, the enrollment regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training have been clearly stipulated. All candidates must register their aspirations on the common system.
Admission, virtual filtering, and admission announcement all take place according to a unified schedule. No university can arbitrarily request money transfers to "hold the quota" or "ensure admission" outside of that process. People only need to firmly grasp that principle, most scam calls will automatically lose their effectiveness.
The good news is that many universities have promptly issued warnings when detecting fake admission notices or fake accounts. High schools also continuously remind students and parents to only receive information from homeroom teachers, official websites and fan pages.
However, that is still not enough if each person does not equip themselves with a "shield", the most important thing is calmness, slowing down to verify information from suspicious calls.
Currently, most of the enrollment stages of universities are carried out in a digital environment, so the caution of parents and students is an important "barrier" to protect themselves.
Parents and students understand the admission regulations correctly, follow information from the Ministry of Education and Training and training institutions, and at the same time remain calm in the face of invitations to "certain admission", "room reserve" or "early payment" will help candidates avoid unnecessary risks, focusing on the most important goal of choosing the right major, the right school.
University is an important door for youth. To step through that door, it is necessary to strive to study, to make the right choice and follow procedures according to regulations. And surely, there is no shortcut that can be "traded" through a phone call or a strange link.
