On January 20, information from Thanh Hoa Provincial Police said that Thieu Hoa Commune Police had just coordinated with the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development - Thieu Hoa Branch to promptly detect and successfully prevent the case of a citizen preparing to transfer money at the request of fraudsters in the form of "transferring money - receiving gifts".
Previously, on the morning of January 19, Ms. L.T.H. (born 1992, residing in Thieu Hoa commune, Thanh Hoa province) came to Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development - Thieu Hoa Branch to carry out money transfer procedures.
During the transaction, when asked by bank staff about money transfer information, Ms. H. appeared confused and showed many abnormal signs. Recognizing suspicious signs, bank staff reported to Thieu Hoa Commune Police for coordination in verification.
Through working, Ms. H. said that about a week ago, through social network Facebook, she met a person who claimed to be Mech Lio (British-Vietnamese). After a period of conversation, the subject raised the issue of wanting to send assets from abroad to Vietnam for her and asked her to stand up to receive them.
Due to gullibility, Ms. H. agreed to transfer 140 million VND to the subject on the grounds of "guarantee fees" to receive "gifts" sent from abroad.
After being worked by Thieu Hoa Commune Police, grasping the specific incident and propagating and explaining that this is one of the common scams currently in cyberspace, Ms. H. promptly realized and stopped transferring money to the subject.
