Bamboo Airways fake scam warning and how to recognize it

Bamboo Airways is one of the major commercial civil airlines in Vietnam, established at the end of 2018. Like other major airlines, Bamboo has become one of the businesses that many bad guys take advantage of to pretend to be. defrauding customers, causing a lot of damage. So how to recognize a fraudulent Bamboo website? Let's Anti-Phishing (CLD) learn more with the article below.

I. The recent situation of fake Bamboo Airways brand for fraud

Before Bamboo Airways officially went into operation, there were websites impersonating Tre Viet company to post many false information about this airline. After the airline officially went into operation, the fraudulent websites continued to operate and caused damage to both the airline and its customers.

By the end of 2021, the fact that customers are scammed and bought fake Bamboo air tickets has become an alarming situation, especially during holidays and Tet, when the demand for travel increases.

II. Summary of fake Bamboo websites listed by CLD

Currently, in Anti-Phishing database There were recorded 7 fake Bamboo airline links to scam. But as many as 6 sites are still active.

Here are the latest updated phishing links in February.

III. Detailed instructions on how to identify fake websites

1. Get to know by scamadviser.com

ScamAdviser is one of the reputable websites in the world that analyzes the safety or fraud of other websites. Use ScamAdviser to check links "bambooairways[.]com"

ScamAdviser reviews here Not is a reputable website because:

You can also refer to other detailed technical reviews to understand why this site has low credibility. However, the positive highlights section also shows that DNSFilter thinks the site is safe. So if you want to test a website, you should use many different tools.

2. Identify by virustotal.com

VirusTotal is a website that combines many anti-virus software and is an online scan tool to check for viruses that regular antivirus software can miss. Use VirusTotal to check “bambooairways[.]com“.

3. Identify by scam.vn

In addition, users can also check the reliability of the website by Scam.vn.

In addition to some similar reviews to ScamAdviser, Scam.vn also pointed out that there was a report of this website containing malware.

4. Identify by browser installed with security protection

Currently, some browsers have security settings to prevent and warn users when you visit unsafe websites.

Especially some browsers like Microsoft Edge, Opera and Coc Coc have built-in blacklist data from Anti-Phishing without you having to install anything.

5. Identify by website of Anti-Phishing

One of the fastest and most accurate ways to know which websites are fake Shopee is to visit chongluadao.vnPhishing websites are constantly updated so you can keep up with the latest information.

The steps to use Anti-Phishing to check a link are as follows:

Alternatively, you can directly enter the website link like “airbamboobooking[.]com"good"bamboairways[.]com.vn” into the search bar to check.

IV. Some notes and recommendations to know to avoid being scammed

Bamboo Airways has only one official website: bambooairways.com including the name "Bamboo Airways" written without accents and the domain name ".com“.

In addition, the airline's official communication channels in Vietnam include:

And other official contact channels of ticket offices in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City are located at 3 major airports, Noi Bai, Da Nang and Tan Son Nhat, see details. here.

In order not to buy fake airline tickets, you should buy them directly at the airline's official website (or go to a reputable agent address listed on the airline's website).

If anyone sends you a ticket code and asks you to pay, please check that code exists and your information is correct using the official website before proceeding with the transaction.