Vietnam: What are the instructions for checking scam phone numbers? What is the latest list of scam prefix phone numbers?
What is the latest list of scam prefix phone numbers in Vietnam?
The below table is a list of scam prefix phone numbers that people need to be wary of when receiving messages and calls from them:
No. | Scam prefix phone numbers |
1 | +252 |
2 | +247 |
3 | +231 |
4 | +371 |
5 | +224 |
6 | +232 |
7 | +370 |
8 | +563 |
What are the instructions for checking scam phone numbers in Vietnam?
Scams by phone numbers are carried out with the aim of taking money and property from users. Some common forms include:
- Flashing the phone causes you to call back to deduct money
- Using a name that closely resembles the name of a reputable organization to send phishing messages to extract information from users
- Pretending to be a police officer, the police call to announce the payment of a fine
- Impersonating employees of stores or lottery companies,... Notifying lucky users to win prizes and to receive rewards must pay a variety of fees
- Calling and sending texts offering high-paying work-from-home jobs
- Pretending to be a pedestrian calling to inform that the user's child has an accident and needs to pay urgent hospital fees
Therefore, users can check scam phone numbers as follows:
(1) Check scam phone numbers through the lookup switchboard
In Vietnam, each network operator will have a hotline to resolve complaints and support customer requests. Therefore, when you want to check some strange phone number information, users can contact the hotline for quick support:
- Viettel Hotline: 1800 8098
In addition, for the Viettel network operator, there are 2 ways to check scam phone numbers as follows:
Method 1: Call directly to Viettel switchboard number 1900 8198 or 198 for support
Method 2: Tap call the phone number with syntax *0# or *888# to check if the phone number is phishing or not
- Mobifone hotline: 1800 1090
For the Mobiphone network operator, there are 2 ways to check strange phone numbers:
Method 1: Contact the operator directly via 9090, press 4 for support in checking the phone number
Method 2: Press call with syntax *555# (free)
- Vinaphone hotline: 1800 1091
For Vinaphone, there are 3 ways for you to check scam phone numbers:
Method 1: Call the hotline 9092 directly, press 4 for assistance in checking the phone number
Method 2: Enter *110# and call to check the subscriber number with USSD code
Method 3: Contact Vinaphone's operator at hotline 9191 or 1800 1091
(2) Look up information on suspected fraudsters on Google
In case of receiving a message or call announcing a winning prize from a certain program, before following the request of the other party, it is necessary to carefully find out the company's information as well as the information of the winning program.
Accordingly, it is possible to go to Google and check with the syntax Company Name + phishing (scam), Google will return the type of search results related to this company. In case this is a company specializing in fraud and has been warned before, people can easily identify it.
If it is a phone number, it can be checked by copying and pasting the phone number on Google using the syntax Phone number + scam.
According to VNPT's warning, customers using phones should be wary of missed international calls. International calls and messages will display a plus sign (+) or 00 at the beginning, the next two numbers are not 84 (Vietnam country code), for example, Moldova (+373), Tunisia (+216), Equatorial Guinea (+240), Burkina Faso (+226) ...
What are the prohibited acts on subscriber information in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 11 Article 15 of Decree 25/2011/ND-CP (amended by Article 1 of Decree 49/2017/ND-CP), the prohibited acts on subscriber information in Vietnam include:
- Forging or using identity paper or certificate of the legal entity of another entity to conclude a Contract with a telecommunications enterprise.
- Pre-inputting subscriber information; activating prepaid mobile services for SIM cards when the conclusion of the Contract is not yet completed as regulated;
- Trading or selling SIM cards of which subscriber information has been already input or prepaid mobile services have been activated;
- Revealing or using mobile subscriber information in contravention of law;
- Using universal SIM cards or devices with a function to activate SIM cards without taking the SIM card out to input subscriber information, or to activate prepaid mobile services for SIM cards.
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