Superstition is already difficult to control, and now these subjects are turning to online services, making it even more difficult for the authorities.
“Online fortune tellers” talk about everything
According to Lawyer Quach Thanh Luc (Company Director Law of the Rule of Law (Hanoi Bar Association) just hold the phone in your hand, comment your full name, date of birth, time of birth and wait for the predestined teachers to call your name and all your troubles will be resolved.
Water words There are some people who are excited to give up their work, others who are subjective because of the “teacher’s judgment”: “this year, luck will naturally enter the house” without having to work, you can still get the number of officials. However, the information is quite good. vague and general, no one dares to confirm the reliability of this information. But there are still many people who just believe and follow fortune tellers.
Psychological tricks
Some people think that online fortune telling is for fun and nothing is lost, but in fact, thousands of personal information are made public and shared on groups that can very well be taken advantage of by bad people.
It is worth mentioning that online fortune-telling is a disguised form of fortune-telling for business activities. The act of buying and selling superstitious items. In order to solve bad luck, gain fortune, achieve love… most fortune-tellers are asked by the “master” to transfer money to worship the stars or to buy a fortune ring, feng shui ring, or charm oil sold by the “master” or specify a place to buy it. as the.
According to Lawyer Quach Thanh Luc, in reality, online fortune-telling is just a psychological trick, giving general messages and descriptions. If you want to see full commentary on all aspects from money to health, career, and fortune, users must top up by paying via international credit card or phone card.
After gaining trust Fraudulent idols will often sell spiritual items such as bracelets, dolls, etc. to bring good luck and cure illnesses, or they will also say disastrous things that make viewers lose sleep and have to turn to the “girls” to do it. The ceremony to relieve bad luck.
According to Lawyer, superstition is a social evil that needs to be eliminated. Article 8 of the Law on Cyber Security stipulates: “It is strictly prohibited to use cyberspace to engage in social evils, to destroy the nation’s fine customs, social ethics, and the health of the community. p>
In addition to being fined for administrative violations according to Point dd, Clause 7, Article 14 of Decree 38/2021/ND-CP: “Organizing superstitious activities will be fined from 15,000,000 to 20,000 000 VND”, these practitioners may also be prosecuted for criminal liability according to Article 320 of the Penal Code, which stipulates that the crime of practicing superstition is punishable by imprisonment from 3 to 10 years.< /p>
Along with that, in the telegram on the evening of January 30, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the Presidents of the provinces and cities not to allow anti-cultural profiteering to occur. Religious activities that deviate from standards and seek profit must be dealt with. Government leaders directed localities not to allow superstitions to occur, offering stars to lift the spell, calling souls, making offerings, and worshiping unjust bondholders at religious belief facilities.
Also according to the Folk Lawyer, there is a saying“telling the house about ghosts and trash”. Each person needs to keep their sanity to see the true nature of this problem and not believe in idle rumors about the power of spells and unfounded fortune-telling to mislead them and lose money and health.
People need to keep the habit of updating news on official newspaper channels. At the same time, learn about the laws so you can protect yourself and those around you. Because no matter what, good luck only comes to each person when they have a positive mindset, take the right actions and have a healthy lifestyle.
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