Warning about fake TPBank scams

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by Editor

Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (or TPBank) is a Vietnamese joint stock commercial bank established in 2008 by many key shareholders including FPT Group. As one of Vietnam's major banks, TP Bank is often taken advantage of by bad guys, counterfeiting its brand to fraudulently appropriate assets, similar to FPT Group. So how to distinguish these fake tricks? Let's Anti-Phishing (CLD) find out in the article below.

I. Current status of TPBank impersonation

Recently, TPBank fraud in Vietnam has tended to increase. Fraudsters take advantage of TPBank's name to scam customers through forms such as:

  • Fake TPBank website:
  • Thieves create fake websites identical to TPBank's official website to steal customers' account information and passwords.
  • Fake websites are also often set up to trick users into investing, thereby appropriating large amounts of money up to hundreds of millions, even billions of dong.
  • Fake TPBank messages and emails:
  • Fraudsters can also spoof messages (aka fake SMS Brandname) or TPBank's email to request customers to provide personal information, account information or OTP code to pretend to be a customer and perform incorrect transactions.
  • Phone scam by pretending to be a TPBank employee:
  • Thieves impersonate TPBank employees to call customers. They will ask customers to provide personal information, account information or OTP codes to continue making incorrect transactions.

II. Detailed instructions on how to recognize fraudulent websites

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 "tpbankfico[.]com"

The site is rated as completely untrustworthy and has been reported as a scam by Anti-Fraud

Reasons why the website is rated as unreliable:

  • Website owners use WHOIS anonymization services
  • Low traffic
  • Scammers often buy domain names from this domain registrar
  • Some sensitive website data is stored on the server

You can also refer to other detailed technical reviews to clearly understand why this website has low reliability. 

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 “tpbankg[.]com"

Up to 11 security providers rate this website as fraudulent and malicious

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 fraudulent websites impersonating TPBank 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:

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

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

III. Summary of fraudulent websites listed by CLD

Currently, in Anti-Phishing database There are more than 20 fraudulent links impersonating TPBank recorded.

PathStatusLevelForm
https://*.tpbankfico.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.tpbank.co/CheckHighCheat
https://*.tpbankvnn.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.tpbankg.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.tpbankk.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.tpbankn.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.nganhangtpbank68.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.tpbankdonxuan.click/CheckHighCheat
https://*.tpbankc.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.tpbank84.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.tpbankvnvn.com/CheckHighCheating information
https://*.vn-tpbank.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.tpbankvn.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.tpbank-hanoi.com/CheckHighFraudulent scam
https://*.vaytieudungtinchaptpbank.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.hotrotieudungtpbank.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.tpbank-vaynhanh.com/CheckHighCheat
https://*.vaythechaptpbank.info/CheckHighCheat
http://*.vay-tpbank.site/CheckHighFraudulent scam
http://*.vaytinchap-tpbank-hanoi.xyz/CheckHighFraudulent scam
http://*.vaytinchap-tpbank.xyz/CheckHighFraudulent scam

IV. Some notes to avoid being scammed

To prevent being scammed by TPBank, you can apply some of the following measures:

  • Protect information and accounts:
  • Do not provide personal account information or passwords to anyone except TPBank's official site.
  • Do not store account information or passwords on devices.
  • You should use the two-step login function to increase security.
  • Verify the source of information:
  • Double check the email address, website address or phone number from the sender BEFORE making any request
  • If in doubt, you should verify with TPBank through official communication channels.
  • Use only official products:
  • Only use TPBank's official application and website to log in to your account, perform transactions or require security.
  • Do not install the specified applications if they do not appear in the official data stores (CH Play, App Store) but must be installed via apk file.
  • Enhanced security:
  • Install antivirus and security programs to prevent malware or unauthorized access to the system.
  • Update security information and change passwords periodically.
  • Be alert and report:
  • If you suspect you have been scammed or lost your account, you need to immediately call TPBank's customer service for support.
  • If you detect signs of fraud, save evidence and report the incident to local authorities.

In addition, you need to always be careful and delicate in handling requests or information related to your account. Being vigilant and proactively protecting regularly and effectively is the best way to avoid being scammed and impersonating TPBank.


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