The incident was recorded when some people took advantage of the name of singer Hong Phuong to post information on Facebook calling for orders, buying gold... but in fact it was just a scam or cause misunderstanding.
Not only that, impersonation also occurs on the TikTok platform, when an account posts that singer Hong Phuong is selling gold, causing her to be constantly harassed by unknown ordering calls.
Singer Hong Phuong expressed her frustration with this incident, reminding the audience to verify the source before interacting or trusting.
Sharing with reporters, Hong Phuong said that there were many fake pages of her to order online everywhere to sabotage. She hopes the audience will help her report quickly to avoid bad things from happening.
The fake behavior not only affects the reputation of artist Hong Phuong, but can also easily affect her personal business. In this situation, Hong Phuong recommends that the public should access and follow official pages - such as her fanpage or verified social media account to get the most accurate information.
Previously, Hong Phuong also shared about her loss of her personal fanpage with hundreds of thousands of followers. The female singer later created a new account to interact with fans.
Recently, Hong Phuong has focused on sales and returning to performing shows.
The story of impersonating artists to sell goods is not uncommon. Previously, Tran Thanh and Hari Won warned about taking advantage of their images to create fake fanpages and sell cheap perfume (99,000-156,000 VND). The couple affirmed that they did not sell any products and repeatedly reported profiteering on social networks.
Thuy Diem also warned against impersonating to sell masks at high prices during the pandemic. Viet Huong once warned fans and requested to handle fake pages.
Speaking to reporters, lawyer Hoang Ha - L&P Law Office, Ho Chi Minh City - said that according to Decree 15/2020/ND-CP (amended and supplemented by Decree 14/2022/ND-CP) on penalties for violations in the fields of post, telecommunications, information technology, Article 101 states the act of forging personal information pages of other organizations and individuals (such as artists) to provide and share fake, untrue, slanderous information... will be fined 10-20 million VND for individuals, 20-40 million VND for organizations.
Forced to remove false information, correct and apologize (if affecting reputation).
If the impersonation causes serious damage, it can be handled according to the 2015 Penal Code (amended in 2017) such as: Warning, non-custodial reform for up to 3 years or imprisonment for 3 months - 5 years (if causing serious consequences or committing online crimes).
According to the 2015 Civil Code, the person forged must compensate the artist for material damage and mental losses (mental compensation is a maximum of 10 months of basic salary).
