Warning scam impersonating Dien May Xanh and how to recognize it

Dien May Xanh is one of the supermarket chains dealing in household appliances, refrigeration, and large technology products in Vietnam. In the past time, many bad guys have taken advantage of Dien May Xanh's reputation to defraud customers, in order to appropriate property. Let's learn more about scams and how to recognize them through the article below.

I. The reality of spoofing Dien May Xanh for fraud

1. Fraudulent purchase of service packages, promotions, product warranties

Currently, when using social networking platforms, you can easily access information about Dien May Xanh's "big promotions", maybe you accidentally see advertised posts. , it is also possible that the bad guy actively approaches you to offer. These promotions often offer many service packages with preferential prices, accompanied by many benefits to entice customers, to steal information and appropriate property.

The service packages offered are usually long-term warranty extension packages for products, promotions to buy 1 low-value product but get many high-value products for free, or a free one (free) program. several) products that accompany the main product you purchased.

Scammers will often repeatedly insist that this is a short-lived, or special, promotion for certain customers. Customers need to "close orders" quickly if they don't want to lose the opportunity. In addition, in order to receive high-value items, the scammer will ask the victim to pay a shipping fee or customs duty, etc.

In case the customer hesitates to pay a large amount, the scammer will launch a trick that allows the customer to "deposit" an amount of money in advance. They will find ways to get personal information as well as money from the victim, and will try to block all communications soon after.

2. Fake website to sell goods and services of poor quality

In recent years, a series of fake Dien May Xanh websites have sprung up, designed to be similar to the official website to confuse customers.

When accessing these websites, you will also receive advice and support through chatboxes, can order repair services, warranties or products that Dien May Xanh usually provides. However, when you order services, products, scam sites will ask you to pay in advance. Even if you spend a lot of money, what you get in return will be poor quality products and services, not genuine products or even unusable.

This shoddy sales scam is not only limited to online scams, they can also impersonate Dien May Xanh to go directly to residential areas to offer to buy poor quality products.

II. Synthesis of fake websites Dien May Xanh is listed by CLD

Currently, in Anti-Phishing database recorded 43 fake Dien May Xanh websites to scam. Here are 10 of 43 web pages taken from 16,989 data items.

III. How to recognize a scam website

1. Identify scams 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 "Dienmayxanhvn[.]com"

ScamAdviser reviews here Not is a reputable website because:

Although this website has a valid SSL certificate, this certificate only shows the security of the communication channel between your machine and the website. SSL certificates also come in many levels, some scammers also prepare their website with a free SSL certificate.

DNSFilter rates this site as safe largely because it does not contain malicious code or files. 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 multiple antivirus software and is an online scanning tool to check for viruses that regular antivirus software may miss. Use VirusTotal to check “Dienmayxanhvn[.]com"

3. Identify by scam.vn

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

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 if there are websites impersonating Dien May Xanh is to visit them 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:

In addition, you can directly enter the website link in the search bar to check.

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

1. For scams to buy service packages, promotions, product warranties

With this tactic, there is usually an individual contacting you for advice and to build trust. Some of the following characteristics will help you identify these individuals who may be scams:

To avoid theft of personal information as well as property appropriation, you should not follow instructions nor deal with any individuals when they only communicate via phone or social media channels. Please contact Dien May Xanh or the company from which you purchased the product through official communication channels if you need assistance.

2. For scam sites

Some features that can help you quickly identify a problematic site:

Before proceeding to order and pay for any order or product, you should double-check that the website is really the official website of Dien May Xanh. If you need support, please contact Dien May Xanh's official communication channels directly. And absolutely SHOULD NOT transact with any individual claiming to be an employee or partner of Dien May Xanh.