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Beware of online travel scams on April 30 and May 1

TN (according to Health and Life) April 28, 2024 12:21

The Department of Information Security, Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has just issued a warning about online scams related to tourism during the April 30 and May 1 holidays.

Cảnh giác trước các chiêu trò lừa đảo trực tuyến về du lịch dịp 30/4 và 1/5- Ảnh 1.
Online travel scams increase during the April 30 - May 1 holiday

Warning about travel scams during the holidays

On the occasion of April 30 - May 1, people's demand for services increases, taking advantage of this time, fraudsters may appear with many new tricks.

According to the Information Security Department, this year's holiday is longer than usual, so people will have many plans and intentions to travel and relax. Taking advantage of this time, criminals carry out a series of different scams to appropriate users' assets. One is that criminals fake photos of receipts, payment invoices and company seals. After customers transfer money to pay for travel services, criminals will block communication and erase all traces.

Second, the subject runs ads with posts selling tours, cheap hotel rooms, and many incentives. When a victim approaches, the subject invites and asks the victim to transfer a deposit (30 - 50% of the value). After the deposit, the subject will ask the victim to self-declare information, complete the profile... in order to steal the user's personal information and appropriate property.

Third, the subject lures the victim by posting an advertisement for a foreign tourist visa service, promising a high success rate and a 100% refund if the visa is not granted. After the victim transfers the payment or part of the payment, the subject will let the victim fill out the application form and complete the application... Then, the subject will use the excuse that the victim provided missing information and will not return the money.

Fourth, impersonating airline ticket agents, creating websites/fanpages of reputable travel companies, impersonating airline ticket agents, creating websites, social networking sites, links, and designs similar to the airline's real website.

Five, many people have the habit of booking tickets online to serve the needs of traveling, returning to their hometowns... leading to many cases of fraud and money appropriation. Some customers who buy tickets receive boarding passes with information such as ticket price, promotional objects, train travel date, departure station, arrival station... scraped and edited, so they are not valid for travel.

Faced with the above situation, the Information Security Department recommends that people should be more vigilant when encountering the above cases. People need to carefully research information when choosing travel packages; should choose tour booking services, hotel rooms, airline tickets from reputable travel companies or applications; choose social networking sites with a blue tick (registered accounts). People can ask the partner to show the business license, documents, practice certificates... of the travel company. Be wary of travel packages, hotel rooms, airline tickets with prices that are too cheap.

Pay attention to the signs of fake websites through the domain name. Usually, the domain name of fake websites will be similar to the name of real websites but will have some additional characters. After booking a hotel room or plane ticket, you need to confirm the booking information (from the booked hotel) and the plane ticket information (from the airline).

At the same time, businesses in the field need to be vigilant in detecting websites and fake business accounts, promptly reporting to authorities to prevent and handle. When detecting acts with signs of fraud, people should quickly report to the nearest police agency for handling in accordance with the law.

Warning about scams in booking parties and restaurants to steal deposits

Recently, a number of restaurants and catering services in the city have been scammed by scammers, who have appropriated hundreds of millions of dong by using tricks such as booking parties, buying wine, and food for guests to use... A series of scammers used social media accounts to contact ALB restaurant in Ngu Hanh Son district (Da Nang) to book a party for guests. After agreeing on the dishes, the "customer" asked the restaurant to prepare wine for use and ordered a large quantity of Korean red ginseng drinks as gifts for guests attending the party. After being contacted by restaurant staff, receiving a quote from the store and then informing the "customer"; at the same time telling the "customer" to confirm the order, the restaurant staff asked the subject to transfer money for the restaurant to buy wine and red ginseng, however, when the time to book the party was near, the subject sent a fake receipt.

Although the restaurant had not yet received the money, out of trust, the restaurant transferred the order amount to the wine and ginseng store. However, after that, no guests came to the restaurant for the party, and the wine and ginseng ordered were not delivered. Meanwhile, through inspection, it was discovered that the “VIP guests” as well as the ginseng store representative had blocked the restaurant’s messages and deleted their friendship.

To prevent and stop crimes with the above methods and tricks, the Department of Information Security, Ministry of Information and Communications recommends that people and restaurants, food service establishments, and accommodation establishments need to raise their vigilance and check carefully to avoid being scammed; at the same time, share and warn relatives and friends about the above criminal tricks.

Food and beverage establishments and restaurants know the methods and tricks of criminals to raise their vigilance against criminals when fulfilling requests from customers booking parties via telecommunications networks and social networks. People absolutely do not accept money transfers or payments for unknown individuals; carefully check the content of the receipt and should only do so when they are sure that their account has received the money from the subject.

When detecting signs of fraud, people should quickly report to the nearest police agency for handling in accordance with the law.

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