There are a number of scams proliferating here and there, and this new WhatsApp scam is alarming, as it fronts itself as a “legitimate” job hiring scheme for a marketing job. This has been flagged several days ago by Social Media Marketing Philippines on Facebook, and the said WhatsApp scam is ongoing. Unlike other […]
Every time we come across news that a platform that’s long dead come back to life, we get excited about it. Nostalgia can affect the emotions of people so much, that some fail to realize how it can be dangerous–especially with how scammers are actually using it as a weapon to victimize people. Such was […]
As it improves its efforts to block spam text messages, especially those with clickable links, Globe blocks a total 32.2 million spam text messages from September 28 to October 13, covering two weeks. This accounts for 2.4 million spam text messages with clickable links blocked per day. “The amount of text messages with clickable links […]
It’s “Goodbye text, hello app inbox” for GCash. From now on, GCash notifications will be received in the app inbox instead of text message inbox. According to the company, this moving the GCash notifications to the app inbox will improve security and provide customers with easier access to their transaction history. “GCash has been relentless […]
With spam messages ranging from calls, texts, to emails becoming rampant since the onset of the pandemic, Congress wants this to be addressed immediately. House Bill 270, or known as the “No Call, No Text, and No E-mail Registration System Act,” was filed by Tarlac 2nd District Congressman Christian Yap, and he explains that Filipinos […]
It seems that scammers are still on a roll even during Valentine’s Day, as research firm Cyren reports that customers of UnionBank were the latest victims of an SMS Phishing attack, where they were offered Php 10,000 as a treat for being a “loyal customer” of the bank. Some UnionBank users received the suspicious SMS […]
As the country has to deal with the surge of scammers and cybercrime incidents, PLDT and Smart revealed their latest efforts towards thwarting them. This includes PLDT blocking at least 15,000 suspicious mobile numbers and at least 60 web domains that are directly involved with the job offering SMS scam. To recap, this scam involves […]
“Looking for a full-time job with a daily income of insert sky-high amount here? Click this link!” If you’ve also received one of these, or even more annoyingly a plethora of similar messages – know that you’re not alone. More and more netizens have been reporting that these “contact tracing spam texts” have been finding […]
Serious allegations have been levied against Shopee (UPDATE: article now includes Shopee’s official statement) Shopee’s fan meet-and-greet for BLACKPINK fans is currently making waves on Twitter, but probably not in the way the e-commerce site wants. Blinks who were with me at the concert, remember how loud we were minutes before the show started? Now […]
After a rather embarrassing finding where a fake ID–one that has a photo of a monkey–was used for SIM registration, the NTC has issued new guidelines, where they will require live selfies before one can register a SIM card. “We issued an MO (Memorandum Order) yesterday (Monday, September 18), so it’s effective immediately…” NTC Commissioner […]
As the government is figuring out how to solve the problems regarding SIM registration, with the latest involving fake IDs used as requirements for compliance, one of the solutions the DICT is eyeing is to limit SIM registration to 10 per user. DICT USec. Alexander Ramos explained to the press that Filipinos usually prefer to […]
While the BSP and the NPC are set to conduct their own investigation as to what happened to GCash last May 8, the -e-wallet platform has sent us an official statement explaining what happened. Reiterating their previous comments, GCash explained that “no hacking nor glitch” occurred in their platform. Instead, GCash said the May 8 […]