HCMC: Warning about fake medical staff scamming blood donors

(Dan Tri) - On the afternoon of July 29, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health issued a warning about the trick of impersonating medical staff to defraud blood donors in Ho Chi Minh City.

Previously, many people reported that some people asked them to provide personal information with the reason of "abnormal blood donation results".

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health emphasized that this is a new form of fraud, causing confusion in the voluntary blood donor community, seriously threatening people's rights, causing social insecurity and affecting the reputation of the health sector as well as the humanitarian blood donation movement in the area.

Many people were called by scammers asking for information because of "problematic blood donation results" (Illustration: Unsplash).

In recent times, the Ho Chi Minh City health sector has coordinated with relevant units to carry out many communication activities, warning people through the Golden Blood Drops application, official website and fanpage, as well as sending SMS messages to the blood donor community to be vigilant, not to provide personal information and not to follow the instructions of scammers.

The health sector also coordinates with media agencies to communicate about the blood donation process, helping people improve their understanding and prevent fraud.

Accordingly, medical facilities and blood donation units will only contact people through official methods. Messages sent to blood donors will display the brand name “BVTMHH” or “TTHIENMAUTP”.

The hospital absolutely does not ask people to provide personal information via the application, Zalo or any link. If in doubt, people should immediately call the hotline of the Ho Chi Minh City Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital at 028.3955 7858 for verification.

The Department of Health recommends that people absolutely do not provide personal information to strange calls or messages. When detecting suspicious signs, people need to stay calm, not follow the instructions of strangers, and proactively report to the police or notify medical facilities for timely support and handling.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health also pledged to continue to closely coordinate with relevant units to continue monitoring the situation, updating developments and closely coordinating with relevant agencies to protect the rights and confidentiality of blood donors.

Previously, the Ho Chi Minh City Humanitarian Blood Donation Center and the Ho Chi Minh City Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital also issued warnings about being impersonated for fraud.

In addition, the hospital also issued a "4 no" recommendation for people including absolutely not following any instructions via phone or Zalo; not providing personal information, citizen identification, OTP code, face video ; not clicking on strange links, installing apps of unknown origin; not receiving calls from strange numbers claiming to be hospitals.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/tphcm-canh-bao-gia-mao-nhan-vien-y-te-lua-dao-nguoi-hien-mau-20250729195214343.htm