Warning about some fraudulent tricks in gold buying and selling activities
Faced with the increasing sophistication of fraud in gold trading activities, the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) warns customers to be vigilant against tricks of faking corporate information to appropriate assets.
1. Description of the scam
According to warnings from the State Bank of Vietnam and relevant authorities, recently, individuals have impersonated the brands of some gold trading enterprises to carry out fraudulent tricks such as:
- Impersonating websites, fanpages, and social media accounts of large gold trading enterprises, using similar domain names, interfaces, and logos to cause confusion with official pages.
- Posting fake information about gold/silver prices, promotions, high discounts, big rewards , to attract buyers and create trust.
- Inviting online gold trading, promising high profits, paying interest daily or weekly to commit illegal acts.
- Sending messages and emails impersonating businesses or gold/silver company leaders to announce winning prizes, collecting customer and citizen data information to commit illegal acts; Taking advantage of leaked personal information, impersonating acquaintances and gold/silver company employees to approach and scam by phone or through other social networking applications.
2. Recommendations
To protect assets and legitimate rights, BIDV recommends that customers:
- Always carefully check the website, fanpage, link , verify business information through official channels (for example: BIDV website ( www.bidv.com.vn ), BIDV SmartBanking application and hotline 1900 9247).
- Only conduct direct buying and selling at licensed gold trading establishments , with officers and employees at the counter, a sign clearly stating "Location licensed by the State Bank to trade in buying and selling gold bars" and a copy of the license publicly displayed in an easily observable place.
- Never provide personal information, account information, or OTP code to anyone, including those claiming to be employees of a company or bank.
- When detecting signs of fraud or suspecting property appropriation, customers should immediately contact the nearest police agency or report via BIDV hotline 1900 9247 for timely support.
Best regards!
