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Warning about fake Zing Mp3 scams calling for money to vote for singers

Many years ago, awards for singers and artists voted by fans have become popular. Taking advantage of the psychology of fans, especially young people, wanting to support their "idols", scammers have created fake scam websites [...] from Warning about fake Zing Mp3 scams calling for money to vote for singers

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schedule 30/09/2023

Many years ago, awards for singers and artists voted by fans have become popular. Taking advantage of fans' desire to support "idols", especially young people, scammers have created fake Zing Mp3 scam websites to urge fans to vote for their celebrities. cherish. However, to get these votes, fans must deposit money, thereby having their assets appropriated. So how to avoid becoming a victim of this scam? Let's Anti-Phishing (CLD) learn more through the article below.

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I. Current status of fake Zing Mp3 scam website
II. Summary of fake Zing Mp3 websites listed by CLD
III. Detailed instructions on how to identify fake websites
IV. Some notes and recommendations to know to avoid being scammed

I. Current status of fake Zing Mp3 scam website

Recently, Anti-Fraud frequently receives reports about some fake Zing Mp3 websites organizing elections for favorite singers and artists. To get votes to support their idols, fans must spend the equivalent amount of 100,000 VND for 1 vote.

These websites ensure that when the user deposits 3 million and completes the vote, this amount will be refunded to the user's account, along with a gift worth 900,000 VND shipped to your door. home.

However, this is still just another form of property fraud. Fraudsters take advantage of fans' desire to support their idols, and their greed for relatively valuable gifts, to appropriate property from victims.

II. Summary of fake Zing Mp3 websites listed by CLD

Currently, in Anti-Phishing database There are more than 15 fake Zing Mp3 links recorded for fraud.

III. Detailed instructions on how to recognize fake website

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 "zing-mp3[.]info“.

The website's reliability rating is very low, only 1/100 

ScamAdviser reviews here Not is a reputable website because:

  • Website owners are anonymous on WHOIS
  • This website is likely to contain malware
  • Low traffic to the website
  • Many other sites on the same server as this site are also rated low
  • The domain registrar used by the website owner is also used by many other scammers

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.

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 “zing-mp3[.]info"

2 security vendors have rated the site for malware

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 which websites are impersonating Zing Mp3 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:

  • Step 1: You visit the page https://chongluadao.vn/thong-ke
  • Step 2: Navigate to ChongLuaDao's Data Bank section
  • Step 3: Enter “mp3” in the search bar
  • Step 4: Wait for Anti-Fraud's data bank to display websites impersonating Zing Mp3

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

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

Before participating in a poll, consider the following signs of a scam:

  • Deposit required before voting is allowed:
  • If the site asks you to pay a fee to vote, it could be a sign that it's a scam.
  • Especially when the website guarantees that the money will be refunded if a certain number of milestones are recharged, or a gift is included.
  • In most official polls, users will get votes for free or from daily missions, or purchasing products from official sponsors.
  • Receiving promotional emails or notifications from strangers:
  • If you receive information about the election from email, strangers or strangers, be cautious.
  • Official elections are publicized in the media as well as Zing Mp3's official media channels.
  • Asking for too much personal information:
  • If the message asks you to provide too much personal information such as a credit card number, phone number or address, it could be a sign that it's a scam.
  • Be careful with all requests for personal information, especially credit card numbers, home addresses or identification photos.
  • No website or contact information:
  • If you can't find contact information through the website or poll message, it could be a sign that it's a scam.
  • The fact that the voting website has a link to the main website of Zing Mp3 cannot guarantee its legitimacy and safety.

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