Fake TikTok, Amazon scams “work from home with salary up to 1 million VND/day”-Information Technology

The invitations with high promoted salary up to millions of dong/day.

According to information from Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Center (VNCERT/CC, under the Department of Information Security, Ministry of Information and Communications), over the past time, VNCERT/CC has received many complaints from people about receiving spam messages and calls that fake TikTok company messages to recruit employees for the purpose of fraud, reflecting spam messages, spam calls (via number 5656).

Not only pretending to be TikTok, according to the reporter’s observations, these messages also pretend to be Amazon (an American technology “giant”), or famous e-commerce platforms in Vietnam such as Shopee, Lazada, Tiki,,…

Phishing messages pretending to be Amazon.

For example, mobile users may receive many messages pretending to be TikTok with the following content: “TikTok company hires employees to work from home!. Every day earn at least 800k. Newcomers will have staff to guide the work. As long as you have free time, you can work. Please add contact zalo number: xxxxxxxxxx”.

Or Amazon fake object will text as follows: “Amazon cooperates with DSC company to recruit employees to work from home!!! Limited quantity. Job: Processing orders on application platform. age : 24 ~ 60 years old Income 300k – 1000k Receive money same day for more advice Contact zalo: zalo.me/xxxxxxxxxxx zalo: xxxxxxxxxxx”.

As can be seen, the content of the messages is mostly the same. The invitations with high promoted salary up to millions of dong/day.

“For those who are on high alert, this message will only make them uncomfortable. However, for those who are easy to believe, these spam messages make it easy for them to “crash their heads” into a large-scale multi-level line. With the promise of simple, work-from-home jobs with high wages, many people have been entangled in these multi-level jobs,” a VNCERT/CC representative said.

The method of phishing by fake messages of agencies and organizations is not a new form, but still attracts many users to be caught off guard, causing them to reveal their bank account passwords and lose money.

Before that, VNCERT/CC recommends that, when receiving a message with fraudulent or fake content, people should immediately report it to the Information Security Department (VNCERT/CC Center) via message number 5656 or via website https://chongthurac.vn/ for the Information Security Department (VNCERT/CC Center) to promptly coordinate and coordinate with relevant units to handle.