WARNING ON TEXT SCAM

     The public is hereby warned about the so-called "text scam" which is a criminal scheme whereby the victim is informed through short messaging service or "texting" that he won millions of pesos in a raffle draw purportedly sponsored by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), or other institutions.  The swindlers who use fictitious names or pose as government officials would try to get their victim to remit or deposit money to certain bank accounts designated by the swindlers, supposedly for payment of tax and other fees, or to send pre-paid card PINs to the swindler's cellular phones, as a precondition to getting the alleged prize.  Once the swindlers have taken the money or loaded the pre-paid PINs to their cellular phones, the victim would no longer hear from the swindlers again.

      Those who received such text messages or have been victimized by this fraud are advised to immediately report the matter to the Anti-Money Laundering Council Secretariat, 5/F, EDPC Building, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Manila, with telephone numbers 302-3982 and 524-7011 local 2372 or to the Corporate Affairs Office, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, with telephone numbers 523-4832 and 524-7011 local 2259.

 

BABALA SA “TEXT SCAM”

     Ang publiko ay aming binabalaan tungkol sa "text scam".  Ito ay isang panlilinlang sa pammagitan ng cellular phones kung saan ang mga manlilinlang ay nagpapadala ng "text message" na nagsasabi ng pagkapanalo ng malaking halaga sa isang pa-raffle ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation o iba pang institusyon.  Ang mga manlilinlang ay gumagamit ng hindi totoong pangalan o nagpapakilalang mga opisyal ng mga naturang ahensiya o institusyon.  Ang napiling biktima ay sasabihan na kailangang magdeposito o magpadala muna ng pera sa mga manlilinlang upang pambayad diumano sa buwis at iba pang fees, o magpadala ng pre-paid card loads, bilang kundisyon bago makuha ang sinasabing premiyo.  Pagkatapos makuha ng mga criminal ang perang ipinadala o ma-load ang pre-paid card PINs sa kanilang cellular phones, hindi na muli pa silang makikipag-usap sa biktima.

      Huwag pabiktima sa "text scam".  Ipagbigay-alam kaagad ang mga insidente ng nasabing scam sa Anti-Money Laundering Council Secretariat, 5/F, EDPC Building, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Manila, telepono bilang 302-3982 at 524-7011 lokal 2372 o sa Corporate Affairs Office, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, telepono bilang 523-4832 at 524-7011 lokal 2259.

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