Money transfer scams in cyberspace have become common in our daily life with many sophisticated forms of trick. Customers need to be aware of the latest scams methods.
1. Common scam scenarios |
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Taking over genuine user's social network accounts (Zalo, Facebook, Tiktok, etc.) and sends messages to friends and relatives of account owners requesting money transfer |
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Impersonating travel agencies/ airline ticket office to offer “cheap travel combo” and scam customers to transfer money to buy services |
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Impersonating famous brands on the e-commerce platform and selling products at extremely cheap prices, or fake warranty packages to scam customers into transferring money to order |
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Impersonating a Law enforcement officer of Police, Court, or an authoritative individual of General Department of Taxation, Electrical company, school, hospital, etc. to scam customers who need to pay electricity bills, hospital/ tuition, or tax fees. |
2. How do these scams work? |
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Fraudsters make people trust and lose their vigilance when transferring money because the beneficiary bank account information MATCH or COMPATIBILITY with: |
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 The owner’s name of the social network account |
 The name of travel agencies such as ABC TRAVEL AGENCY, XYZ AIRLINE TICKET OFFICE |
 Brand name such as THE GIOI DI DONG, DIEN MAY XANH |
 The name of state agencies/organizations such as Police, Court, General Department of Taxation, Electricity company, school, hospital, etc. |
For further information, follow the Guidelines for prevention of financial scams
Please report fraudulent activities or fraud attacks to Techcombank in the following ways:
Recently, high-tech crimes has taken place nationwide, with more and more sophistication in their operating techniques. The subsequent number of fraud cases is greatly increasing, causing serious impacts on victim’s assets.
