Many artists in Vietnam have to raised their concern about numerous fake profiles on Facebook that are using their names to commit fraud.

Comedian and TV personality Tran Thanh posted on his own Facebook page that there were too many people following a fake account. "Why do so many people believe in a fake account that is tricking people into giving them money? Calm down and be careful everyone," he wrote on his page.

Tran Thanh

It seems like lots of Facebook users still aren’t aware of identifying a verified account and some artists are too lazy to get their accounts verified.

Actor Hieu Hien said, "Many, many people have called and asked me whether this is my real account or not. Yes it is. It is verified and have a blue circle by my name. Other accounts are fake. These fake accounts often take photos from my wife's page and mine to cheat people."

Comedian Hoai Linh has as much as 200 fake Facebook pages. He has complained numerous times and warned people to not trust fake pages to avoid unfortunate situations.

"A Facebook page is calling for charity donations in my name. Please be careful with frauds like this. I'm asking the authorities to investigate this page and those behind it. My only official page has a verification sticker by the name and six million followers. Thanks everyone," he said.

Hoai Linh has 200 fake Facebook pages

Actor Quang Thang said that because he joined Facebook pretty late, in 2013, so most people think that his real account is fake and the fake ones are real. Meanwhile, deputy director of Quoc Cuong Gia Lai Corporation Nguyen Quoc Cuong, who is famous for his playboy lifestyle and complicated relationship with ex-girlfriend and singer Ho Ngoc Ha, had to make public statement after a status shared "Cuong's" thoughts about his ex-girlfriend and current life.

Most of the fake pages cheat people into fraudulent charity scams while others were used to earn profits from advertising. Some pages are created to have high numbers of followers to be sold at high prices. The mother of an anonymous beauty queen said various fake pages had been created after her daughter won a runner-up title. A fake page's owner asked them to pay VND50m (USD2,200) to hand over the page or shut it down.

Kieu Anh Vu from Le Nguyen Law Office in HCM City said such actions could face fines of VND10m to VND20m. People that distort information to slander and insult the reputation of individuals or organisations can be prosecuted and face from three to seven years imprisonment.