On July 23, on the Da Nang Management page: Tien Nghi - Green - Clean - Beautiful, Ms. T.L. posted a clip with the content "Going to the doctor and being scammed, everyone be careful, I hope the police will see and destroy the scam broker ring".
In the clip, Ms. T.L. said that on the morning of July 21, she went to the Hai Chau Regional Medical Center at 38 Cao Thang (Hai Chau Ward, Da Nang) for a health check-up to supplement her application.
"Here, an employee said that the unit had temporarily stopped this type of health check-up and showed me to the opposite address, 39 Cao Thang. But when I passed by the road, I only saw a grocery store, not any clinic," Ms. T.L. told.
According to Ms. T.L., the tour guide followed her, confirming that this grocery store was the place to receive and invite her inside. Here, a woman named D., believed to be the grocery store owner, received Ms. T.L., asked for information about her height, weight, and myopia, and then collected 300,000 VND for a health check-up.
She was then taken to a nearby private clinic for blood and urine testing and waiting for the results.
"I thought 300,000 VND was reasonable for this service, but then I saw someone only paid 100,000 VND to see the same type of documents, so I went back to meet the grocery store owner to ask for 100,000 VND back," Ms. T.L. said.
In the clip by Ms. T.L. recorded, when she offered to be refunded 100,000 VND because she was charged more, a woman named D. said: "You do this service to help your child quickly. She gave her child 50,000 VND. Because this is something she has to nurture many people. I also have to take my child." Ms. D. also affirmed that if she examines directly in a medical center, it will cost more than 380,000 VND.
After taking back 50,000 VND, Ms. T.L. to the police to report and was instructed to call the hotline of the Department of Health. After that, she posted a clip on social media to warn people.
On the afternoon of July 23, speaking with Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Canh Viet - Deputy Director in charge of Hai Chau Regional Medical Center - said that the unit had received the feedback.
Mr. Viet said that the center is temporarily suspending additional health check-ups to complete the licensing procedures, while driver's health check-ups are still taking place normally.
Currently, the tour guide room and the security team are preparing a report on the incident. If any acts of hooking up or introducing in violation of regulations are detected to private establishments or unofficial intermediaries, the unit will handle them according to regulations.
"At the same time, the center has also sent a report to the Department of Health and Da Nang City Police to review, check, and verify whether there is any case of someone impersonating a medical staff or a center staff to connect with the outside or not," said Mr. Viet.
