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Warning about scams for new students in 2017
Posted date 14/08/2017
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Posted date 14/08/2017
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New students are the most targeted by scammers because of their innocence, lack of exposure, and lack of resistance.
New students are the most targeted by scammers because of their innocence, lack of exposure, and lack of resistance.
Changing living environment is one of the most influential things to a person's life, not to mention that most students who go to study in big cities are far from the normal life in their hometown, so they are more susceptible to being scammed.
Scammers target new students because they know that they are gullible, inexperienced, and easily fooled. Second, they are in a “lonely” situation, and even if they know they are being fooled, they can’t do anything about it.
Because of these things, for many years now, the beginning of the new school year at universities and colleges has become a time for scammers and fraudsters to thrive. To protect themselves and their valuable wallets, students need to know and be alert to the following “familiar” scams:
1. Employment agency
The common mentality of all students is to find a part-time job to earn money to help their parents pay for their studies. However, finding a job is certainly not easy for young people who do not have any experience.
Understanding this psychology, job brokerage centers have sprung up like mushrooms in areas around universities and colleges. It is not difficult to see flyers recruiting part-time jobs for students posted everywhere and thrown haphazardly at bus stops or university gates.
The information in the recruitment flyers is generally attractive to students with “high salary, immediate employment, no experience required, no deposit required, on-site training…”. Recruitment establishments are diverse in types, from photocopy shops, flyer distribution shops, tutoring centers to restaurants, eateries, karaoke bars…
Although this scam has been warned many times and for many years, it is still the most effective scam to attract many students every new school year. Follow the addresses on the flyers to register for jobs, although the advertisement is free, each student who wants to register for a job must pay from 200,000 - 500,000 VND for procedures or "deposit".
After paying, there are always situations where they are called to work for 1 or 2 days and then are fired for ridiculous reasons or worse, they are oppressed, taken advantage of or harassed right at the workplace to force them to withdraw.
2. Invite to buy humanitarian supplies
At bus stops or even school gates, there are always a few people pretending to be disabled or poor and inviting students to buy humanitarian items such as bamboo toothpicks, fountain pens, cotton swabs, etc. Being compassionate, many students reluctantly donated with the thought that it would only cost a few thousand dong, but the reality was completely different.
Even before deciding to buy, they asked for names and quickly wrote them down in the book. At this time, they still spoke very softly and wanted to take names to record their kindness and as evidence for humanitarian organizations to monitor and take the list.
After signing, they give the bamboo toothpicks and write down the exorbitant price in the book, usually 20,000 - 50,000 VND and sometimes even 100,000 VND/pack.
Knowing that they had fallen into the scammers' trap, many people refused to pay and were about to leave when they immediately saw the cunning and evil faces of the scammers. They raised their voices and threatened to force them to pay. If anyone deliberately refused to pay, they called their accomplices around to surround them and beat them up and curse them terribly.
3. Asking someone to move things for you to take advantage of hypnosis to commit fraud
Hypnosis to scam money is no longer a strange form of fraud, but the way these scammers do it is extremely sophisticated and different.
When you see someone approaching you, asking for your address, asking for a package or a bill, and then giving you a few hundred, don't be foolish enough to believe them. When you listen to them, they will take advantage of your hypnosis and take your money, wallet, and other valuables.
4. Please help me dial the phone
Taking advantage of students' trust, scammers often use the trick of asking them to dial a phone number to call someone or asking them to unlock a high-end iPhone with the excuse that they don't know how to use it.
While the “prey” takes the bait, these people will use sleeping pills to take the victim’s money or make the victim automatically give them all their money and valuables. By the time you realize your love, they have already run away.
5. Inviting to buy cheap things
Scammers often target students from the provinces who have just come to the city, trying to approach and entice them to buy things. They often secretly persuade you to buy cheap cameras or phones with tricks like: "I have a new camera, very cheap... I need money urgently so it's only 500k."
When you check the device, it looks like it's new as he said, but it won't turn on. He will explain that the battery is dead, you can go home and charge it. Only when you pay and the battery charger checks it, you will be shocked to realize that you have been scammed.
Even more sophisticated is the device that was advertised to you to buy and is still working, but a few days later it suddenly breaks down. Not to mention that nowadays, there has been a situation of swapping products for sale, although the phone or camera you bought at that time was genuine, but in a split second of your carelessness, the scammer immediately swapped the device for a fake one and delivered it to you. By the time you discover this, you no longer know who to complain to.
6. Gift scam
This trick will be used as follows: a person claiming to be an employee of a coffee production company will introduce the product and ask for customers’ opinions after trying it. Then, invite customers to draw a prize or scratch a card that says “Congratulations, you have won a …”.
Then the company staff gives the gift to the customer and says you need to pay a sum of money to share luck with the poor because you won the prize or some other reasons like charity support, % of the money to the staff because they brought you luck...
If you encounter this situation, students need to be very alert, absolutely do not give money to strangers regardless of any certificate because most of the winning products are "votive goods". There are also many cases where you receive promotional gifts but you will not have to pay any additional costs.
7. Pickpocketing on the bus
Buses are a popular means of public transportation for students, so theft and fraud on buses are increasing.
The most common method of fraud on the bus is pickpocketing or cutting open the bag to take things. Students should remember that when riding the bus, handbags or backpacks should always be worn in front and held close to the chest. Phones and wallets should be kept in separate drawers deep in the bag. Always have change in your pants or shirt pockets to pay for the bus fare. When getting on the bus, if it is not necessary, do not open your bag to take out your phone and wallet.
The second way to scam people on the bus is that the thief will notice you and follow you, and when you get off at a deserted bus stop, he will approach you and rob you. Be careful by paying attention to the people around you, do not get off the bus at deserted stops, and if you see a suspicious thief, ask a friend to pick you up at the stop.
There are also cases where criminals falsely accuse passengers of being “family members/wives/lovers who have run away from home” to drag passengers off the bus to rob them of their belongings. If you encounter this situation, stay calm and ask for help from the driver and bus attendant, then call the police and seek help from relatives.
8. "Boarding house broker" and robber
Back-to-school season is also a busy time for rental brokers, many of whom are motorbike taxi drivers. They will trick new students by enthusiastically introducing rental rooms when they know you are looking for a place to stay.
They will take you around and take you to a random address. If you are not satisfied with the address, you will still have to pay them 100,000 - 200,000 VND for the "take away" fee. If you resist or have any opinions, you will be immediately threatened.
Advice for students who need to find a place to stay: ask your relatives and acquaintances to contact and find in advance. Absolutely do not trust passersby, motorbike taxi drivers or street vendors.
9. Multi-level marketing fraud
Most new students have at least once encountered this form of multi-level marketing. With the invitation of huge income, no initial investment, flexible time, no experience and expertise required, most students are fascinated and involved in the multi-level marketing path. New students should not let the attractive enticements and the overwhelming, sparkling appearance of multi-level marketing companies deceive themselves.
Multi-level marketing operates on the principle: each member must pay a fee or buy a set of products to use, then if you invite others to join, you will receive that person's commission, the old person will receive the new person's commission.
Most of these forms require you to sell first to your relatives and then to strangers, but these forms often lose humanity because they are actually taking advantage of each other. And when you run out of customers to invite, you will have no more source of income.
Multi-level marketing is a job that has been warned many times about its consequences and implications, so students should stay away from the path of "multi-level marketing" to avoid "losing money and losing relationships".
10. Free English and skills classes.
Most new students are strongly attracted to “free” classes and courses. Such as improving skills, improving qualifications, expanding relationships. Be careful with the word “free”. First, participate in orientation sessions proposed by the Youth Union - Association of the school, faculty and institute. It is more authentic and reliable than outside organizations. Sometimes, some elements even impersonate the organizational units in the school to invite you. In that case, you should carefully ask for related documents or information. If necessary, you can visit the Youth Union - Association Office of the school in the basement of Building D to verify the information.
According to Vietnamese Family
Changing living environment is one of the most influential things to a person's life, not to mention that most students who go to study in big cities are far from the normal life in their hometown, so they are more susceptible to being scammed.
Scammers target new students because they know that they are gullible, inexperienced, and easily fooled. Second, they are in a “lonely” situation, and even if they know they are being fooled, they can’t do anything about it.
Because of these things, for many years now, the beginning of the new school year at universities and colleges has become a time for scammers and fraudsters to thrive. To protect themselves and their valuable wallets, students need to know and be alert to the following “familiar” scams:
1. Employment agency
The common mentality of all students is to find a part-time job to earn money to help their parents pay for their studies. However, finding a job is certainly not easy for young people who do not have any experience.
Understanding this psychology, job brokerage centers have sprung up like mushrooms in areas around universities and colleges. It is not difficult to see flyers recruiting part-time jobs for students posted everywhere and thrown haphazardly at bus stops or university gates.
The information in the recruitment flyers is generally attractive to students with “high salary, immediate employment, no experience required, no deposit required, on-site training…”. Recruitment establishments are diverse in types, from photocopy shops, flyer distribution shops, tutoring centers to restaurants, eateries, karaoke bars…
Although this scam has been warned many times and for many years, it is still the most effective scam to attract many students every new school year. Follow the addresses on the flyers to register for jobs, although the advertisement is free, each student who wants to register for a job must pay from 200,000 - 500,000 VND for procedures or "deposit".
After paying, there are always situations where they are called to work for 1 or 2 days and then are fired for ridiculous reasons or worse, they are oppressed, taken advantage of or harassed right at the workplace to force them to withdraw.
2. Invite to buy humanitarian supplies
At bus stops or even school gates, there are always a few people pretending to be disabled or poor and inviting students to buy humanitarian items such as bamboo toothpicks, fountain pens, cotton swabs, etc. Being compassionate, many students reluctantly donated with the thought that it would only cost a few thousand dong, but the reality was completely different.
Even before deciding to buy, they asked for names and quickly wrote them down in the book. At this time, they still spoke very softly and wanted to take names to record their kindness and as evidence for humanitarian organizations to monitor and take the list.
After signing, they give the bamboo toothpicks and write down the exorbitant price in the book, usually 20,000 - 50,000 VND and sometimes even 100,000 VND/pack.
Knowing that they had fallen into the scammers' trap, many people refused to pay and were about to leave when they immediately saw the cunning and evil faces of the scammers. They raised their voices and threatened to force them to pay. If anyone deliberately refused to pay, they called their accomplices around to surround them and beat them up and curse them terribly.
3. Asking someone to move things for you to take advantage of hypnosis to commit fraud
Hypnosis to scam money is no longer a strange form of fraud, but the way these scammers do it is extremely sophisticated and different.
When you see someone approaching you, asking for your address, asking for a package or a bill, and then giving you a few hundred, don't be foolish enough to believe them. When you listen to them, they will take advantage of your hypnosis and take your money, wallet, and other valuables.
4. Please help me dial the phone
Taking advantage of students' trust, scammers often use the trick of asking them to dial a phone number to call someone or asking them to unlock a high-end iPhone with the excuse that they don't know how to use it.
While the “prey” takes the bait, these people will use sleeping pills to take the victim’s money or make the victim automatically give them all their money and valuables. By the time you realize your love, they have already run away.
5. Inviting to buy cheap things
Scammers often target students from the provinces who have just come to the city, trying to approach and entice them to buy things. They often secretly persuade you to buy cheap cameras or phones with tricks like: "I have a new camera, very cheap... I need money urgently so it's only 500k."
When you check the device, it looks like it's new as he said, but it won't turn on. He will explain that the battery is dead, you can go home and charge it. Only when you pay and the battery charger checks it, you will be shocked to realize that you have been scammed.
Even more sophisticated is the device that was advertised to you to buy and is still working, but a few days later it suddenly breaks down. Not to mention that nowadays, there has been a situation of swapping products for sale, although the phone or camera you bought at that time was genuine, but in a split second of your carelessness, the scammer immediately swapped the device for a fake one and delivered it to you. By the time you discover this, you no longer know who to complain to.
6. Gift scam
This trick will be used as follows: a person claiming to be an employee of a coffee production company will introduce the product and ask for customers’ opinions after trying it. Then, invite customers to draw a prize or scratch a card that says “Congratulations, you have won a …”.
Then the company staff gives the gift to the customer and says you need to pay a sum of money to share luck with the poor because you won the prize or some other reasons like charity support, % of the money to the staff because they brought you luck...
If you encounter this situation, students need to be very alert, absolutely do not give money to strangers regardless of any certificate because most of the winning products are "votive goods". There are also many cases where you receive promotional gifts but you will not have to pay any additional costs.
7. Pickpocketing on the bus
Buses are a popular means of public transportation for students, so theft and fraud on buses are increasing.
The most common method of fraud on the bus is pickpocketing or cutting open the bag to take things. Students should remember that when riding the bus, handbags or backpacks should always be worn in front and held close to the chest. Phones and wallets should be kept in separate drawers deep in the bag. Always have change in your pants or shirt pockets to pay for the bus fare. When getting on the bus, if it is not necessary, do not open your bag to take out your phone and wallet.
The second way to scam people on the bus is that the thief will notice you and follow you, and when you get off at a deserted bus stop, he will approach you and rob you. Be careful by paying attention to the people around you, do not get off the bus at deserted stops, and if you see a suspicious thief, ask a friend to pick you up at the stop.
There are also cases where criminals falsely accuse passengers of being “family members/wives/lovers who have run away from home” to drag passengers off the bus to rob them of their belongings. If you encounter this situation, stay calm and ask for help from the driver and bus attendant, then call the police and seek help from relatives.
8. "Boarding house broker" and robber
Back-to-school season is also a busy time for rental brokers, many of whom are motorbike taxi drivers. They will trick new students by enthusiastically introducing rental rooms when they know you are looking for a place to stay.
They will take you around and take you to a random address. If you are not satisfied with the address, you will still have to pay them 100,000 - 200,000 VND for the "take away" fee. If you resist or have any opinions, you will be immediately threatened.
Advice for students who need to find a place to stay: ask your relatives and acquaintances to contact and find in advance. Absolutely do not trust passersby, motorbike taxi drivers or street vendors.
9. Multi-level marketing fraud
Most new students have at least once encountered this form of multi-level marketing. With the invitation of huge income, no initial investment, flexible time, no experience and expertise required, most students are fascinated and involved in the multi-level marketing path. New students should not let the attractive enticements and the overwhelming, sparkling appearance of multi-level marketing companies deceive themselves.
Multi-level marketing operates on the principle: each member must pay a fee or buy a set of products to use, then if you invite others to join, you will receive that person's commission, the old person will receive the new person's commission.
Most of these forms require you to sell first to your relatives and then to strangers, but these forms often lose humanity because they are actually taking advantage of each other. And when you run out of customers to invite, you will have no more source of income.
Multi-level marketing is a job that has been warned many times about its consequences and implications, so students should stay away from the path of "multi-level marketing" to avoid "losing money and losing relationships".
10. Free English and skills classes.
Most new students are strongly attracted to “free” classes and courses. Such as improving skills, improving qualifications, expanding relationships. Be careful with the word “free”. First, participate in orientation sessions proposed by the Youth Union - Association of the school, faculty and institute. It is more authentic and reliable than outside organizations. Sometimes, some elements even impersonate the organizational units in the school to invite you. In that case, you should carefully ask for related documents or information. If necessary, you can visit the Youth Union - Association Office of the school in the basement of Building D to verify the information.
According to Vietnamese Family
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