On October 4, informing Lao Dong, the office of the Can Tho City Department of Health said that recently, the Department has received many reports from establishments practicing under the management of the health sector with the content of impersonating civil servants of the departments of the Health Department such as Inspectorate, Medical and Pharmaceutical Affairs, calling establishments practicing in Can Tho City to notify, threaten, and request payment of service fees related to licensing assessment and inspection in order to commit fraud.
Most recently on September 25, the Department received documents with fake content referring to food safety inspections.
Can Tho City Department of Health affirms that when the Department of Health's working groups, especially inspection and examination groups, will work directly with individuals, organizations, and businesses, or send written notices and summonses to local authorities, company addresses, business establishments, and people that the agency wants to work with, they absolutely will not work via phone and social networks.
Mr. Pham Phu Truong Giang - Deputy Director of the Department of Health of Can Tho City informed that the Department recommends that when medical establishments receive threatening phone calls, requests to pay fees... from strange phone numbers, they absolutely do not follow them to avoid losing money, and at the same time call the phone numbers of the Department of Health to discuss and confirm information.
Can Tho City Department of Health also warned medical establishments and businesses about the document forged the signature of Mr. Hoang Quoc Cuong, Director of the Department of Health.
