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On August 7, the Department of Cyber Security and Crime Prevention and Control (PCTP) used high technology, the Ministry of Public Security coordinated with Lang Son Provincial Police to investigate and clarify a case of fraud and property appropriation by impersonating Panasonic Company to recruit collaborators.
In the initial investigation, the professional units determined that from January 2023 to present, the ringleader had used 18 bank accounts to appropriate money from hundreds of victims across the country, with a total amount of up to tens of billions of VND.
Previously, through professional work, the Department of Cyber Security and Anti-Crime using high technology established a special project, coordinated with Lang Son Provincial Police to verify and clarify the fraud and property appropriation ring via the Internet led by Hoang Phi Long (born in 1997, residing in Bac Son town, Bac Son district, Lang Son province).
The gang members were summoned.
During the investigation, it was determined that in 2022, Long worked for a fraud and property appropriation ring led by Chinese people, operating in Cambodia. During the work, the subject grasped the methods, tricks and operations of an online fraud ring. Because of greed, in January 2023, Long split off to establish a new ring to operate.
Long then continued to stay in Cambodia, directing Do Thi Duyen (born in 1992 in Co Le town, Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province), to rent a house in Lang Son province; recruit employees, purchase computers, headphones and equipment to serve customer care calling activities (Telesale). Duyen selected 15 subjects to use 15 computers with the task of calling Vietnamese victims, impersonating Panasonic Company to recruit collaborators to do the task to earn extra income.
Subject: Hoang Phi Long
When agreeing to participate, the subjects in Lang Son will ask the victims to add Long's zalo and telegram accounts in Cambodia. Then, the subjects ask the victims to like and rate Panasonic Company's products and video clips to receive bonuses...
The first time they do a mission, the victims will be rewarded with 50 thousand VND, the reward will gradually increase with each mission to 150 thousand VND; 360 thousand VND... The first missions are paid to the victims. After a few missions, the subjects ask the victims to deposit money into the bank accounts provided by them in order to do the next mission and receive the reward.
The Department of Cyber Security and Anti-Crime used high technology to coordinate with Lang Son Provincial Police to conduct an emergency search of the group's workplace.
Then, the subjects used many different reasons to prevent customers from withdrawing money and then asked them to transfer more money before withdrawing. Using this trick, they led the victims to continuously deposit large amounts of money into their bank accounts to appropriate them.
Based on the collected documents, on July 19, the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention coordinated with Lang Son Provincial Police to conduct an emergency search of the above group's workplace at No. 6 Dinh Le Street, Vinh Trai Ward, Lang Son City, Lang Son Province; summoned 17 subjects, seized 20 computers, 20 mobile phones and many other objects and documents used by the subjects to commit fraud and property appropriation.
Initially, the subjects involved confessed to their crimes, aware that this was an act of impersonating Panasonic Company to lure people into participating with the aim of appropriating property.
Physical evidence and contents used by the subject to commit acts of fraud and property appropriation
In the initial investigation, Long confessed that from January 2023 to present, he had used 18 bank accounts to appropriate money from hundreds of victims across the country, with a total amount of up to tens of billions of VND.
Based on the collected documents, on July 20, the Investigation Police Agency of Lang Son Provincial Police issued decisions to prosecute the case and prosecute the accused for fraud and property appropriation.
Recently, the Ministry of Public Security has coordinated with ministries, departments and branches to deploy many measures to prevent, combat and handle crimes of fraud and property appropriation in cyberspace. However, the situation of fraud and property appropriation crimes in cyberspace is still complicated, the subjects are constantly changing their methods and tricks, their activities are increasingly sophisticated and professional, with connections and direction from criminal gangs from China, Taiwan, etc.
In addition, many Vietnamese people, after working for the above gangs, have grasped the methods and tricks and set up their own fraud lines, causing economic losses and anger among the people. These subjects often grasp the psychology of the victims, using many measures (such as giving gifts, money in advance) to entice and entice the victims to pay them money.
From the above situation, the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention recommends that people should be vigilant when operating in cyberspace and be cautious when accepting extra online jobs in cyberspace, especially light jobs that can easily earn a large amount of money.
Be vigilant when transferring money to strangers, report to the nearest police station when you notice any abnormalities in online payment transactions. Absolutely do not provide personal information, passwords, bank OTP codes to others. Limit sharing personal information of yourself and your family members on social networks. Do not access or click on links provided by strangers or of unknown origin. Verify information of agencies and organizations before exchanging information via telecommunications services.
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