Recognizing and reporting text scams

Published by rudy Date posted on October 22, 2009

Text scams come in different forms. Examples of these are the following:

“Congratulations u have won 300 thous pesos + starex van Ur sim number was a home partner last june 24, 2009 draw. Call this number 9053222878. Contact dir. Rey Ayala 4 info.phil.com.center.”

“Msta? E2 bago roaming # ko. Magpapadala ako next wik. Paloadan nyo muna ako ng 500. W8 ko ang load. Ingat kayo lagi.”

“Magpapadala kayo ng card ng 500 taz benta d2 ng 1,500 ang isa. Malki ang tubo.”

“Nsan n ang mga card? Kailangan na d@ ng mga bi2li.”

“E2 ang mga bagong # na loadan moh rin.”

“May package ako sa inyo. May cell phone ka doon, yung sapatos para sa kapatid mo, at yung iba bahala ka na. Paload mo muna ako at wala na time. Send mo agad, wait ko.”

“Nalubog cellfone ko sa baha. Eto muna no. ko. Padala naman ng load.”

If subscribers receive such text messages, they should do the following:

They should not reply to the message.
If a cellular phone number appears with the message received, they should inform the NTC or their cellular phone company immediately at the numbers listed below for appropriate action
If messages come from eleven-digit mobile numbers, these are most likely scams. Save the messages and report these to the numbers below.
The NTC and the cellular phone companies will then pursue the blocking of these numbers.

NTC One-Stop Public Assistance Center (OSPAC): (02) 921.3251/(02) 926.7722/(02) 920.4464 Email Address: ospac@ntc.com.ph

NTC Regional Contact Numbers:

REGION 1: (072) 607.5654       REGION 8: (053) 325.8519
REGION 2: (078) 847.7071       REGION 9: (062) 991.1903
REGION 3: (045) 861.7058       REGION 10: (088) 227.2328
REGION 4: (043) 723.1245       REGION 11: (082) 296.0625
REGION 5: (052) 842.0400       REGION 12: (083) 322.8808
REGION 6: (033) 325.8519       CARAGA: (088) 342.8936
REGION 7: (032) 422.6822       NCR: (02) 924.4072

GLOBE Contact Numbers: 211 (mobile); (02) 730.1000 (landline)
SMART Contact Numbers: *888 (mobile); (02) 888.1111 (landline)
SUN Contact Numbers: 200 (mobile); (02) 395.8000 (landline)

A public service reminder by: NTC in cooperation with Globe, Smart and Sun Cellular

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