Scam trap makes e-wallet users “clean” their accounts

A woman was scammed by a bad person claiming to be an employee of a kind electronic wallet that you are using.

“They lured me with a promotion. Then they redirected to say that my account is having a login error. I also followed their advice and found that my account is having real problems logging in.

My mentality at that time was very confused and I also wanted to get my password back as soon as possible, so unconsciously I followed the subject’s words such as confirming email, reading OTP sent to their phone number,” the victim said. human said.

By the time she discovered that she had been scammed and was able to get back into her wallet, the woman above discovered that she had lost 6 million VND.

Users need to regularly update official news and information on websites, e-wallet applications and media to limit risks.

In addition to the above tactics, the subjects also impersonated e-wallets to send winning messages and emails, ask users to enter personal information… or send QR codes through platforms. social network another, require users to scan to receive attractive offers. Just consumers listen, their e-wallets will be linked to the crook’s account and be illegally profited.

Faced with this situation, the founders of e-wallets have continuously issued warnings and are constantly improving the security system.

“Never give out any private information such as ID card, address, email, e-wallet password, OTP… to anyone,” advised Mr. Nguyen Ba Diep – co-founder of Momo Wallet.

Besides the awareness of users and e-wallet owners, according to experts, the role of the authorities is also very important. Experts also note that users also need to regularly update official news and information on websites, e-wallet applications and media to limit risks.