WARNING ON TEXT SCAM

The public is hereby warned about the so-called "text scam" wherein a recipient of a text message is informed through short messaging service or "text" 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 deposit certain amounts of money in a particular bank account designated by the swindlers, supposedly for tax payments and other fees, as a precondition to getting the alleged prize. Once the victim deposits the money, the swindlers immediately withdraw the same, and the victim will no longer be able to get in touch with 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 number 524-7011 loc 2372.
 

BABALA SA "TEXT SCAM"

Ang publiko ay aming binabalaan tungkol sa “text scam”. Ito ay isang panlilinlang sa pamamagitan 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 at nagpapakilalang mga opisyal ng mga naturang ahensiya ng pamahalaan. Ang napiling bibiktimahin ay sasabihan na kailangang magdeposito muna ng pera sa isang bank account upang pambayad diumano sa tax at iba pang fees at bilang kundisyon bago makuha ang sinasabing napanalunan. Pagkadeposito ng pera, ito ay kaagad na kukunin ng mga kriminal na hindi na muli pang 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, may telepono bilang 524-7011 loc 2372.