The General Department of Việt Nam Customs detected 12,949 cases of smuggling, trade fraud and illegal transportation of goods in the first nine months, with an estimated value of seized goods VNĐ23.7 trillion (US$ 955.8 million).
Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang requested ministries, branches and localities promote digital technology applications to combat smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods in the context of strong e-commerce development.
Trade experts said that the number of cases was increasing and taking place in all markets from Africa, the Middle East, India to developed countries such as the US, the Netherlands, and Italy.
Meta will host training courses on the use of social networks with the MIC’s Information and Communications Public Management Institute to increase the efficiency of policy communication.
Visa recently announced solutions to assist merchants to fight first-party misuse, also known as friendly fraud or first-party fraud, for card-not-present transactions.
The Vietnam Trade Office in the Netherlands has warned of online fraud cases, particularly related to petroleum products, amidst the high demand for this category of goods.
As most are small or medium size, Vietnamese enterprises face high risk of scams and disputes, while their experiences in avoiding and dealing with such cases are limited.
Mastercard and end-to-end fraud protection platform Vesta have announced a new strategic partnership to deliver state-of-the art fraud management solutions for merchants in Asia Pacific.
The trend of international economic integration has been opening up many trade opportunities for the Vietnamese business community. However, there are also many scams that cause local firms to suffer heavy losses.
Online fraud is expected to increase rapidly in the coming years due to the robust development of e-commerce. This issue requires stronger State governance.
HCM City deputy chairwoman Phan Thị Thắng instructed the city Steering Committee 389 to step up inspections to prevent trade fraud and smuggling at a meeting last week.