Da Nang City Police said that recently, through people's reflections, in some localities, there have been some cases of subjects taking advantage of the loopholes of small traders to mix in counterfeit money in the process of transactions at grocery stores, phone stores and small businesses.
Accordingly, subjects often choose times when business establishments are crowded with customers and store owners are distracted to commit acts.
The common trick is to clip fake banknotes with denominations of 500,000 VND in the middle of stacks of real money when paying, making it difficult for sellers to detect if they do not check carefully.
Not only stopping at cash transactions, some subjects also take advantage of payments through banking applications or e-wallets to stage fake transactions, such as using fake successful transfer images or taking advantage of system latency to appropriate assets.
Faced with the above situation, the Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department of Da Nang City Police recommends that people and business owners need to raise their vigilance and proactively prevent with some of the following measures:
First of all, it is necessary to carefully check the money material. Fake money is usually printed on nylon or ordinary paper, does not have elasticity, is easily stretched, and peels off when crumpled or gently pulled.
Next, pay attention to observing safety factors. When looking at the banknote in front of the light source, real money will display a clear, sophisticated embossed image of President Ho Chi Minh's portrait; sharp embossed details; transparent windows with clear hidden denominations.
In particular, it is necessary to raise vigilance at times of crowded customers, when making large amounts of cash transactions or when someone urges or puts pressure to distract. In all cases, sellers need to count carefully and not rush.
For bank transfer payments, only confirm transaction completion when the money has actually been recorded in the account; do not trust unverified images or notifications.
When detecting subjects showing suspicious signs related to the consumption of counterfeit money or committing fraud, people need to remain calm, skillfully extend the time and quickly report to the nearest police force for timely handling according to the provisions of law.
Raising awareness of vigilance and proactive prevention not only helps protect the property of each individual and business household but also contributes to preventing and repelling law violations, maintaining security and order in the area.
