Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to find jobs, especially online jobs from home, has always increased. This makes "light work - high salary" recruitment jobs easy to attract workers. As one of the major e-commerce platforms in Vietnam, Lazada has become a fake target for scammers to appropriate user assets. So how to avoid fake recruitment websites? Let's Anti-Phishing (CLD) learn more through the article below.
I. Current status of fake websites recruiting collaborators
In fact, taking advantage of the reputation of famous brands to commit fraud is a common problem online. Lazada is no exception as there are many cases of scammers using this brand name to commit fraud.
Currently, taking advantage of Lazada's reputation to create fake recruitment websites is a common problem. These fake websites first promise attractive job opportunities, then ask users to provide personal information such as their name, phone number, address, and CV. Or the subjects may ask victims to download software of unknown origin.
If you provide personal information, it will be used to defraud you. If you accept requests such as depositing money into your account to get a job, you will have that money appropriated, etc. There are many sophisticated tricks that scammers often use to steal information as well as steal information. such as appropriating the victim's property.
II. Summary of fake Lazada websites listed by CLD
Currently, in Anti-Phishing database There are more than 170 fake Lazada links recorded for fraud.
Below are 10/172 links (filtered from 17,012 entries) that were last updated by Anti-Fraud at the end of March.
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 "lazadamallc[.]com“.
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 “lazadamallc[.]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 Lazada 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 enter the website link directly as in the search bar to check.
IV. Some notes and recommendations to know to avoid being scammed
Normally, Lazada does not require users to deposit money when applying for a position at the company. If you see a fake Lazada recruitment website asking you to deposit money to complete your profile and apply, it is a clear sign of a fraudulent activity. recruiting collaborators online.
To avoid becoming a victim of this scam, please pay attention to: