Text scams – everyone has probably received at least one. But they just wont stop. According to the NTC’s One-Stop Public Assistance Center (OSPAC), the number of text scams the agency has received has increased to 55% since 2008. That was two years ago when the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) gave us some tips on how to detect such frauds.
Now after two years, these text scams have evolved into different styles but all have the same purpose: TO GET MONEY. Now, we need to understand how they work so we would know how to deal with them.
- Raffle Scam - a type of scam where the text message claims that you have won in a raffle. The text scammer will rush you into sending them money so that you can claim the prize right away.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!YOUR # WON TOYOTA AVANZA w/ 300 thou via electronic last Jan.24.2011.For details,please call now MANUEL ACOSTA of Phil. Info. Center on this #. [received from a relative's phone]
- New Roaming Number Scam – a type of scam where the con artist claims to be a close relative and requests you to send them load. They usually start by sending a text message informing you of their new roaming number.
E2 Bgong roaming # ko Msta n kau jan,ako ok nman d2.Spg at tyga lng. Mis ko n kau jan.My ppdala ako ppakage jn.My gift aq sau dun s luob ng pakage.Ingat kau jan. [received from my phone]
The usual victims of the New Roaming Number Scam are Philippine residents who have OFW relatives. They accidentally fall for the scam when the text message has been received just in time when they are expecting a package from an OFW relative. - Missent Load Scam – a type of scam where the text message appears similar to a Pasaload, Share-A-Load, or Give-A-Load notification.
1/2 You have just been loaded P150 by 09269787436. P200 load will expire in 45 day(s). Trace #751709. To send load, txt to 2+10digit cel#
After a few minutes, the scammer will claim that the load was sent to a wrong number and will eventually ask to send back the load.
Pwede po pakibalik ng load ko?
- Discount Billing Scam – a type of scam where the text message claims that you are eligible for a discount on your postpaid bill. But the message is actually making you send a load to an unknown number. Their usual target are postpaid subscribers.
GLOBE: Congrats! You’re the one selected postpaid Plan given P150 discount billing, to get your P150 discount billing, just text 150 then send to 29056509391. Thank You Globe Postpaid Subscriber! [received from my phone]
If you are not familiar how to Pasaload, Share-A-Load, or Give-A-Load, then you might fall for this scam. - Dugo Dugo SMS style scam – a type of scam where the con artist claims to be a close friend or a relative who has just been injured in an accident and was just borrowing someone’s cellphone. The scammer will then demand for some load. This scam originated from the famous Dugo Dugo Gang who uses phone/landline to scam. But there’s no stopping them from expanding their activities thru text messaging.
An officemate’s mother fell victim to this text scam. The texter posed as my officemate’s brother who was in a car accident. The texter asked for Php6,000 pasa-load. The mother, worried that her son is in trouble, immediately sent Php1,000. She was about to send more money but gut feel prevented her. She called the mobile number but no one answered. [source]
To know more how Dugo Dugo gang originally works, watch this video. - GCASH scam- a type of scam where the scammer suddenly disappears after receiving the payment on his GCASH account. The scammer uses popular shopping/auction sites such as ebay.ph, multiply.com, or sulit.com.ph to sell goods and then signs up for a GCASH account using a fictitious name. After receiving the payment on his fake GCASH account, he will then tranfser the funds to his real GCASH account.
The following story came from a sulit.com.ph member hjamaru6. He told me that the cellphone number 09156660132 was able to register a GCASH account using my name and was able to scam other people.
Ang ginamit na pangalan ni Ebook Seller sa Gcash ay Caroline Sinel.
Kung paano ko nasabi na iisa lang si godlove143 at Ebooks Seller Nung nahacked ang account ko sabay nag offline ang mga contact number nila. Hindi matawagan Caroline Sinel Gcash Number 09156660132 at 639358757363 Anne Rose Malaliz. Hindi na rin nag online sa sulit.com.ph for 5days, Magkasabay din sila. Sila rin ang huling kausap ko nung madaling araw na nahacked ang account ko. Marami ang naging biktima nito. Hindi lang ako. Malupit na hacker ito! Ingat po tayong lahat. [source]
Unfortunately, Ebook Seller is not only a GCASH scammer but also a Paypal and Gmail hacker.
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*Dear Sir/Madam;*
Good Day po. Ako po ay naging biktima ng text/load scam na malaking halaga
(PHP 64,800 Load at 6,100 Cards globe/smart).
Ang scammer po na ito ay nagpaload ng mga mobile nos (41 nos. at 20 cards)
mula po nuong Jan 5, 2012 hanggang 1-10-12 na umabot po sa halagang nasa
itaas. Ang ginamit po nyang no. para makontak ako ay* +639174812479** *na
ito pong number na ito ay ang unang cp no ng anak ko nagtatrabaho sa Macau
at ito pong celphone ng anak ko nawala duon sa macau isang taon na po ang
nakaraan. At ang number nyang ito ang nasa akin at ito po ginagamt namin
communication nuong ito pa ay hindi pa nawawala. Hindi po nagawang inform
sa akin at sa amin pang ibang maganak nya dito sa PH. Ang anak ko ngaun ay
nasa Singapore na at duon nagtrabaho.
Ito po ang ginamit ngaun ng scammer na ito upang ako ay lokohin nya. Sa
ngaun ay tumigil na dahilan cguro na nabasa na nya ang mga messages namin
sa facebook. Sa inyo po ako humihingi ng tulong dahil po kayo po ang may
mga bagong pamamaraan kung paano ito masusupil kung hindi man po mabatid ang
pagkakakilanlan ng taoong ito o ang whereabouts nitong scammer na ito.
Narito po ang mobile no ko. 09274990304. House # 135 Norton St., New
Kalalake, Olongapo City 2200
Lubos na gumagalang,
Daniel Quiambao
20 Jan. 2012 8:30 AM
TXT BLUFF SCAM;
Hello. ako rin ang nasa itaas. kagabi ay nagtxt uli sa akin at maliwanag uli ang intensyon nito.
Sir/Madam wala po ba tau magagawa d2 sa scammer na ito?
SAU TEXT SCAMMER/S;
PUEDE BA NA IBALIK MO ANG NAGASTOS KO SAU. MALAKING HALAGA YAN. AT NGAUN HETO ULI NAGTTXT KA NAMAN. PARE DUWAG KA. NARYAN ANG ADDRESS KO. SABIHIN MO KUNG SAAN MO IBIG NA MAGTAGPO TAU. GALING KA RIN SA MACAU AT SIGURO MINALAS KA DUON AT WALA KA NG MAKITANG TRABAHO SA MACAU O SINGAPORE O DITO SA PASAY (CASINO). ALAM NG NASA ITAAS NA MAKAPANGYARIHAN SA LAHAT ANG GINAGAWA MO. HINDI MO PUEDENG ITAGO YAN SA KANYA. SA TAO PUEDE MO ITAGO. PARE MAAAITIM MO BA ANG PINAKAKAIN O PINAKAIN MO SA ANAK MO, ASAWA MO, MAGULANG MO AY NAKAW. YOU BITCH!!!
Name
same as above.
I always recieve those kind of txt messages and some are very obvious specially those roaming and raffle scam. First if I know that I have a relative from abroad the message will have a name on it and some little personal specific details. For raffle scam…if I’m not mistaken you need to register first to have an entry. So,if I know that I did not join in any promo I would disregard the message although that it maybe a chance of a lifetime but will you not suspect because it is so good to be true…just a thought but this topic is very helpful also.
I would just like to ask if your Globe G- Cash partners have undergone seminars on Anti- Money Laundering Seminars?Are they made aware that before giving out payments valid ID’s should be required from the beneficiary? I hope Globe G-cash centers be limited to banks not on any other outlets wherein we are not sure if these personnel know how to distinguish a fake ID from an authentic one. Because a lot of people now are victims by scammers using the Globe Gcash. Anybody can just send money and receive money and these centers just pay whoever is presenting without validating the identity of the person receiving. Some even present fake ID’s. And this is happening now. Please GlobeG-cash, be more strict in paying out just like what banks do. Please let your G-cash partner outlets and their personnel attend seminars of the AMLA. Are they covered by the AMLA wherein they will be penalized or imprisoned if they did not properly identify their clients and beneficiaries, I hope this can be done. I hope GLOBE would be more strict in getting partners for their GCash.
yes nabiktima narin ang ate ko sa globe GCASH bumibili kasi sya ng item sa sulit.com.ph ung name nung nagbebenta is shene and then di nya binigay ung item nakapagpadala na cia sa Gchash account nung binilan nya then after dat bigla nalang nag off ung no. nung nagbebenta scammer ung gcash nya!
nabiktima po ang ate qou kaninang umaga . New roaming number scam . Pnaloadan po nya itong number na e2 09471583601 ng 100 . Tnatawagan po nmin ung number na un pro ndi po nmin macontact kpag tnitxt nman po ngrereply …
Pwede po bang paki-block yung simcard number nah un . Para ndi na nya mgawa SA iba …
Gosh… Just when I thought I’m the only one who gets this pestering calls each day! plz block this number 09392607276,09297218095,09081726840..
just this morning Jan. 22, 2013, a certain Henry H. Tan daw using a cp # +639162147243 sent me a message that my cp # had won a Php750,000.00 thru Electronic Raffle from VILLAR FOUNDATION 20th Anniversary “handog pangkabuhayan”, i just sent daw my NAME, AGE, ADDRESS & WORK, after that HE CALLED, stating some mere facts na pwedeng kapani paniwala, kesyo kinuha daw nila ang 200,000 cp #’s ng mga subscribers from NTC to raffle the NUMBERS & my number is the one who WON & so on & so on, pero nung nakausap ko siya when he called, he said that i have to LOAD him 100.00 pesos thru AUTLOADMAX pra daw mkausap niya ang Manager ng LBC d2 sa amin,,,10 mins daw dpat meron na yung LOAD,,,well sorry mister +629162147243, you just find a wise one,,,LOAD your FUCKING BUTT & ASS!!!
Sun Give-A-Load Scam
Recently, I have been bombarded by texts that read:
SUN ADVISORY
You are eligible for 50% credit limit increase.
To avail
Txt 50 [sun cell #] send to 2292.
I received texts from the following nos.: 09423608770, 09423608825, 09423608793, 09423608791.
It is already annoying to receive such texts. Sun Cellular should already take action against these people using its network to perpetrate the scam and protect its honest and loyal subscribers from being scammed. A simple change in its give-a-load procedure (such as requiring a password from the the one giving load) could already put an end to such a scam.
para hindi maloko sa selling website, mas maganda meet in person if ever sa malayong lugar kayo siguraduhin alam nyo yung info ng seller at feedback ng mga bumili n sa kanila the higher the price the higher the risk, sa mga gcash at smartpadala malalaman nyo info kung saan nya transfer yung gcash or smartpadala nyo remember kailangan ng valid i.d para ma encash yung pinadala nyo wag lang nya gawing payment sa bills or load yung padala nyo hindi n sya matrace, wlang gagawin aksyon ang mga telecom company wla pang batas sa gcash/smartpadala scam nasayo kung magpapaloko kayo madaling gumamit ng pekeng pangalan at gumamit ng gayahin ang ibang pangalan.