Department of ANM and Anti-TP using high technology – Department of Party Work and CTCT
1. Posting articles advertising the sale of tours and cheap hotel rooms on the Internet and social networks with many amenities, asking the victim to transfer a deposit (from 30 – 50% of the value) to appropriate the money. deposit.
2. Advertise visa service for foreign travel, commit to high success rate, 100% refund if visa is not obtained. After people transfer money to pay expenses or part of expenses, the subjects will let people fill in the declaration information themselves, complete the documents… Then use the excuse that the person declaring the information is missing and will not return it. money.
3. Fake the website/fanpage of a reputable travel company, fake photos of receipts and payment invoices and ask people to transfer money to pay for tour costs. After customers transfer money to pay, the subjects will block contact.
4. Fake/hijack social network users’ accounts, contact relatives in your friends list saying they are stuck while traveling abroad and need money immediately. Subjects can use Deepfake technology (artificial intelligence application technology to create videos with images and character faces similar to the image of the person they want to impersonate), make calls videos (images) so that the victim thinks he is talking to his relatives and that the need to borrow money is real, thereby transferring money to the subjects.
5. Impersonate an airline ticket agent, create websites, social networking sites, with URL addresses and designs similar to channels of official airlines or agents, then advertise at very high prices. attractive compared to the general level to attract customers. If customers contact, the subjects will book airline tickets, send the reservation code as information and ask customers to pay. After receiving payment, the subjects did not issue airline tickets and cut off contact. Because the booking code has not been issued on the flight ticket, it will automatically cancel after a period of time and the customer will only know this when arriving at the airport.
To avoid being scammed by the above tricks, Ha Nam Provincial Police recommends that people:
– Research information carefully when choosing travel packages, you should choose tour booking, room booking, and airline ticket booking services from reputable companies or through travel apps (travel applications). To feel more secure, people can ask the partner to see the travel company’s business license, documents, practice certificate, etc.
– Be wary when receiving invitations to buy travel packages at very cheap prices (30 – 50% cheaper than the general market price); Be especially cautious when the travel agency requests a deposit transfer. If possible, make the payment transaction directly.
– Pay attention to signs of fake websites through website names and domain names. Usually the names of fake websites will be similar to the names of real websites but will have some additional or missing characters. Fake domain names often use strange extensions such as .cc, .xyz, .tk…
– For social networking sites that sell and promote travel packages, especially cheap travel packages and cheap airline tickets, people should choose social networking sites with green ticks (accounts). registered) or choose reputable social networking sites where you know the seller’s information. Confirm room and flight booking information to promptly detect signs of fraud and report to the nearest police agency for guidance on resolution./.
