Reported being scammed out of 10 billion VND when joining a dating club

On August 28, the Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department of Hanoi Police said that initial verification results showed that when this person joined a dating group called "Beauty Love" Club on Telegram, he was instructed to deposit money to activate a membership card and receive "commissions".

After successfully activating the card, he was informed that "the system had an error" and then continuously transferred nearly 40 times with a total amount of more than 8 billion VND. Still unable to withdraw the money, the victim was introduced to the superiors of the Club to support direct withdrawal of money at the bank.

At this point, the man was lured into depositing another 320 million VND and another 590 million VND to "secure the source of money". After depositing, he was informed that he had to pay a compensation fee to withdraw 80% of the total amount. Only then did he realize he had been scammed and reported it. The total amount of money he believed had been stolen was more than 10 billion VND.

The Cyber ​​Security Department warns that there are currently many dating apps that serve the needs of singles, but in reality they are just scams. They always advertise that you only need to perform a few simple steps to get a date and make money, in order to attract "gullible, gullible people who are greedy for immediate profits".

Authorities recommend that people carefully research dating apps before they join. If the apps ask for money to join or "place orders" for high profits, they should be cautious. Players should only transfer money when they are sure of the identity of the person they are communicating with and absolutely do not access strange links.