Warning For Investment Scams
Dear valued clients,
Recently, many warnings have been issued against the phenomenon of impersonating securities companies to fraudulently appropriate clients' assets in cyberspace. As a precaution against cyber-crimes, in order to ensure the safety of client’s information and assets, Public Bank Securities Vietnam Co., Ltd would like to give caution and recommendations to clients as below:
1. Scammers fakes the website of a securities company for the purpose of raising capital from investors, then appropriate money will disappear. This capital mobilization can be done in the form of a business cooperation contract or fund management and securities portfolio management activities that are not licensed or managed by the State Securities Commission in accordance with law and regulations. Investors may be at risk when a dispute occurs without the protection of their rights and interests under the securities law.
1. Scammers fakes the website of a securities company for the purpose of raising capital from investors, then appropriate money will disappear. This capital mobilization can be done in the form of a business cooperation contract or fund management and securities portfolio management activities that are not licensed or managed by the State Securities Commission in accordance with law and regulations. Investors may be at risk when a dispute occurs without the protection of their rights and interests under the securities law.
Scam method: scammers instruct and suggest individuals to access impersonated links to perform money transfer to banks. After the individual access the link, it will open an interface similar to the interface of organizations and securities companies to buy and sell securities counters. After transferring money to designated bank accounts, investors cannot withdraw money from the account registered on the fake stock trading interface and money will be loss.
2. Scammers impersonating employees of securities companies or strategic partners to text and make friends with victims via Zalo. The main purpose is to invite and entice the victim to make a payment and participate in the tasks given on the application to receive a high commission in return. After appropriating a large amount of money or suspected of having signs of fraud, the scammer will block friends or remove users from the application, asking the victim to go directly to the headquarters of the securities company to appeal.
3. Social media scams in the form of impersonating the social network accounts of securities companies to invite clients to receive gifts, attractive incentives, unexpected rewards and many other investment packages. At the end of articles, they often invite clients to click on a link to receive a reward or make a small investment.
2. Scammers impersonating employees of securities companies or strategic partners to text and make friends with victims via Zalo. The main purpose is to invite and entice the victim to make a payment and participate in the tasks given on the application to receive a high commission in return. After appropriating a large amount of money or suspected of having signs of fraud, the scammer will block friends or remove users from the application, asking the victim to go directly to the headquarters of the securities company to appeal.
3. Social media scams in the form of impersonating the social network accounts of securities companies to invite clients to receive gifts, attractive incentives, unexpected rewards and many other investment packages. At the end of articles, they often invite clients to click on a link to receive a reward or make a small investment.
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Faced with such situation, Public Bank Securities Vietnam Co., Ltd advises clients to be careful to recognize all of these frauds. At the same time, it is recommended that clients do not access links in strange and unknown SMS and emails to prevent fraud and ensure safety.
In particular, clients must not provide account login information, OTP code, PIN code to any individual, unit or organization via phone, email, social networks or websites. In case of suspicion of fraud, it is necessary to immediately report to the investigating agency for timely handling.
Recommendations from Public Bank Securities Vietnam Co., Ltd:
In order to ensure the safety of information and assets, we recommend that clients DO NOT ACCESS SITES, DOWNLOAD APPS OR PROVIDE PERSONAL INFORMATION, or TRANSFER MONEY to those who show signs of fraud.
At the same time, Public Bank Securities Vietnam Co., Ltd recommends that clients contact the Company directly to check information about our contacts, products and services through our official channels:
- Website: https://pbsv.com.vn
- Hotline: (+84) 243 944 6066
In case clients suspect that they have transacted with scammers, please report them immediately to the Police Department.
Thank you and best regards,
Public Bank Securities Vietnam Co., Ltd
