Customs Cracks Down on Counterfeits and Online Fraud

In response to the "Fight against counterfeits and online fraud" contest and the "Scratch anti-counterfeit stamps - Get lucky" award program, the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDC) requested its subordinated units and employees to participate in the fight against counterfeit goods and online fraud.

This contest was organized by the Commission for Information and Education and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Electronic Newspaper in coordination with the Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance, the GDC, the Vietnam Association for Anti-Counterfeiting and Trademark Protection, the National Intellectual Property Office, VNet Joint Stock Company and related agencies.

The contest is also one of the coordinated activities to implement Decision 319/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister dated March 29, 2023 approving the project on “anti-counterfeiting and consumer protection in e-commerce to 2025” and Decision 1907/QD-TTg dated November 23, 2020 approving the project on “communication, awareness raising and dissemination of knowledge on information security in 2021-2025” and, at the same time, respond to the campaign on “skills to detect and prevent online fraud to protect people in cyberspace in 2024” launched by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

The contest is organized online via the website chonghanggia.dangcongsan.vn. Contestants can join the contest on the Communist Party of Vietnam Electronic Newspaper (dangcongsan.vn), the VCNet social network (vcnet.vn), electronic newspapers/magazines, or electronic information pages/portals of agencies and localities that link to the contest.

The contest runs from November 25, 2024, to May 26, 2025, with weekly multiple-choice tests starting Mondays at 10 a.m. and ending the following Monday at 9 a.m. Open to participants aged 14 and above in Vietnam, it offers a prize pool of VND240 million (around US$10,000).

Public employees can join the "Scratch the Anti-Counterfeit Stamps - Get Lucky" program by verifying VTrue stamps on purchased products for a chance to win prizes worth up to VND600 million.

By Hien Phuc, Vietnam Business Forum