BIDV Ha Tinh promptly prevented a 76-year-old woman from selling gold for 2 billion VND and transferring it to a person pretending to be her son.
BIDV Ha Tinh and the authorities promptly prevented a 76-year-old woman in Thach Xuan commune (Ha Tinh) from transferring 2 billion VND to scammers pretending to be her son in trouble.
At about 5:00 p.m. on December 3, 2025, the Criminal Police Department (Ha Tinh Police) received a report from BIDV Ha Tinh about a suspected case of phone fraud.
According to initial information, Mrs. LTH (76 years old, residing in Thach Xuan commune) received a call from a subject informing her that, while participating in traffic, her son had a serious accident and needed money urgently for treatment. After being psychologically manipulated and repeatedly threatened, Mrs. H, following the subject's words, sold all her life savings of more than 2 billion VND in gold to transfer money to the subjects who called.
After arriving at the bank, BIDV Ha Tinh staff repeatedly explained and analyzed the unusual signs of the incident and advised her to stop the transaction. However, due to being psychologically manipulated too deeply and believing that her son was in critical condition, the old woman resolutely refused to listen, continuously demanding to transfer money by any means.
Faced with the urgent situation, BIDV Ha Tinh representative immediately notified the Criminal Police Department and Thanh Sen Ward Police, Thach Xuan Commune Police to coordinate the handling. After being directly explained by the police officer, Ms. H. calmed down and agreed to stop the transfer.
The Criminal Police Department (Ha Tinh Provincial Police) warns: This is not the only case where bad guys take advantage of people's trust and anxiety, especially the elderly, to commit fraud. The form of impersonating children who have had traffic accidents is becoming more and more popular and sophisticated, making it easy for many people, especially the elderly, to fall into the trap.
People need to be extremely vigilant with calls from unknown sources, especially those requesting urgent money transfers. When encountering suspicious situations, immediately contact relatives, friends or authorities to verify the information. All citizens should memorize the phone numbers of authorities such as the police, customer care centers of money transfer services to be able to handle timely emergencies.
*. According to Ha Tinh Newspaper