Trap like, share on TikTok

From the complaints of victims who were scammed by like and share groups on TikTok, for more than a week, the reporter of Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper played the role of a job seeker to go to the Facebook page “Searching for a job”. When accessing this Facebook page, reporters are introduced to a group whose job is to just like and share videos on TikTok.

From the “120 TikTok mission” to the VIP room

The above closed group is managed by a woman named “Phuong Phuong”. When he entered, this person immediately “communicated” with each like and share a video on TikTok, the reporter will be paid 10,000 VND, called salary. Regulations on salary from 200,000 VND or more can only withdraw money. Then, “Phuong Phuong” instructed us to download the app to receive the personal account number assigned by them. After downloading the app, “Phuong Phuong” guided us through the group “Task TikTok 120” managed by expert “Bao Bao” to like and share videos. Every time she really likes and shares a video on TikTok, “Phuong Phuong” asks to take a photo and send it to the group for the manager to use as a basis for salary grading.

After the reporter diligently liked and shared dozens of TikTok videos, the system on the app confirmed “you have 300,000 VND in your account”. However, when entering the account provided by the subjects to withdraw money to their personal account, the system informed “please complete the task to withdraw money”. At this time, the reporter asked if he should message the group, “Phuong Phuong” said that if he wanted to withdraw money from the system to his personal account, he had to pay a fee of 2 million VND. When the reporter asked to pay less because there was not enough money in the account, “Phuong Phuong” lowered the price to pay from 500,000 VND to 2 million VND to receive a salary. “If you pay a lot, your benefits will be increased. Are you ready to transfer money? Your time is only 5 minutes. Hurry up to receive your salary sooner” – “Phuong Phuong” sent an encouraging message. urged and then texted the reporter his personal bank account number to transfer money to.

However, when asking “Phuong Phuong” for a phone number to call to confirm, this person refused. After that, this person repeatedly texted the reporter to urge the reporter to deposit money into the account with the bait that would bring the reporter into a VIP room with only 4 participants, because there was currently 1 person missing. “Those who are brought into the VIP room to play can earn from hundreds of millions to 1 billion dong in salary through buying shopee packages” – “Phuong Phuong” commits. When listening to the reporter showing off a lot of money, “Phuong Phuong” agreed to be included in the VIP group with 3 people waiting. At this time, “Phuong Phuong” continues to send a link asking reporters to click to confirm. When the reporter clicked on this link, he received a notification through the system: “Congratulations to you for winning a gift worth 978 million VND from the TikTok group”.

When contacted to “get a gift”, “Phuong Phuong” constantly congratulated and messaged that if she wanted to withdraw this amount to her personal account, she had to transfer a fee of 200 million VND. Seeing that the reporter did not agree, 3 people introduced as customers were sitting and working in the VIP room, constantly texting to urge money transfer. After hours of urging reporters with the words “golden opportunity”, one of “Phuong Phuong”‘s group texted: “Meet the scammer, let him out of the group”. Just finished texting, the reporter was deleted from the VIP room and registered groups on Facebook by the target group.

Scammed nearly 1 billion dong

The “set trap” of the above group is not too sophisticated, but if anyone is not as careful or aware as we are, it is not sure to escape the trap. The proof is that Ms. BTH (SN 1991, residing in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City) has just sent an application to the Ho Chi Minh City Police to denounce the fraudulent act of appropriating the property of the target group on Facebook and TikTok.

Talking to reporters, Ms. H. said on July 19, she went to Facebook to look for a part-time job. Then, the account named “Searching for part-time jobs in Ho Chi Minh City” sent her a link to download an application called “CTV Chat”. After downloading and logging into this application, Ms. H. was introduced to a closed group managed by the woman introduced by Truc Quynh. H.’s task is to like and share videos designated by the target group on TikTok. For each like and share, Ms. H. is paid 10,000 VND in salary. After 3 days of liking and sharing many videos on TikTok, the account system provided by the subjects via the app to Ms. H. informed that her salary was paid 250,000 VND. “I went to this account to withdraw money to my personal account, then I received the message “Your task is not completed.” I texted the group to ask the reason, and the manager named Truc Quynh said that he wanted to receive the money. In the account, they have to transfer 1.6 million dong and buy 1 more item. They confirmed that the transfer fee will be refunded along with the salary in the personal account “- Ms. H. said.

Ms. H. thought she had transferred 1.6 million VND to an account provided by Truc Quynh named “Le Minh Tien”, but the system said “please wait a moment”. Seeing that she did not receive money for a long time, Ms. H. messaged the group to ask, Truc Quynh said that the banking system was faulty. Then, Ms. H. received another message: “Congratulations on winning an item worth 200 million VND. This amount will be paid to our personal account in the next few minutes”. Ms. H. transferred the amount of 20 million dong in fees to Truc Quynh’s group to receive the above amount, then she continued to receive the message: “Please wait a moment”. No money in the account, Ms. H. sent a message to the group and explained that the banking system was faulty.

Knowing that Ms. H. had “bitten the hook”, the group that lured her into the VIP room had 3 working customers waiting for faster payment. Ms. H. agreed, the target group asked to buy an item worth 15 million dong as a debut gift. Ms. H. just finished shopping and received a message through the system: “Congratulations on winning a gift worth 1 billion VND from the program. Please follow the instructions to receive money from the above item”. Three customers in the VIP group also sent congratulatory messages to Ms. H. Ms. H asked how to receive the money, Truc Quynh asked her to transfer another 200 million dong. Ms. H. transferred 200 million VND to Truc Quynh’s account but still did not receive the gift.

Just like that, Ms. H. transferred a total of 960 million VND to a bank account named “Le Minh Tien” until all the money ran out, then she was excluded from the group.