The Anti-Cybercrime Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP-ACG) warned customers of online selling against another modus of scammers that take advantage of offers at the Facebook Marketplace. PNP-ACG director Sidney Hernia said the modus, which he dubbed as “Middleman Scam”, involves...
The Anti-Cybercrime Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP) warned netizens against social media users posing as modeling and fashion agents, citing cases of sexual exploitation as the usual motive. PNP-ACG director Sidney Hernia specifically advised parents to monitor the activities of their...
Here’s why you should properly close your social media and messaging apps, and secure your smart phones properly—better yet, do not store sensitive photos in your smartphones. The nude photos of a female minor were accidentally sent to a chat group in Messenger that was accidentally created by...
Manila Bulletin file photo/Noel Pabalate In September 2021, a teary-eyed delivery rider went to the Malabon City police station to file a complaint against his customer who suddenly...
The Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) warned netizens against what it referred to as “hijack profile scam” after monitoring rising cases of the modus in social media in the last four months. But what is it? PNP-ACG director Maj. Gen. Sidney Hernia explained that...
The Anti-Cybercrime Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP-ACG) has revealed five common cybercrimes since the launching last year of a virtual helpline that caters to the complaints and concerns of women and children across the country. Based on the PNP-ACG data, the top five...
The arrested suspect (photo: PNP-ACG) A 21-year old man from Sampaloc, Manila was insulted and harshly bashed on social media for allegedly stealing the artworks of a fellow tattoo artist and advertising all...
As most Filipinos begin to plan their travel for the “summer”, the Philippine National Police (PNP) warned the public on the online scam modus that take advantage of excitement and the people’s desire for affordable vacation. Maj. Gen. Sidney Hernia, director of the PNP-Anti-Cybercrime Group,...
Cases of online scams went down by more than 40 percent in January this year compared to the same month in 2023, the Anti-Cybercrime Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP-ACG) has disclosed. PNP-ACG director Maj. Gen. Sidney Hernia said that from 1,045 cases that were reported to their...
Looks can be deceiving, and in the case of a love scam, especially those who feel the pressure this love month, it can cost your hard-earned money… lots of money. In one of its cases, the Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) narrated how a 59-year old woman lost around...
Cybercrime syndicates have been taking advantage of the strict security rules of condominium buildings and gated subdivisions in the conduct of their illegal activities as part of their modus operandi, an official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. Col. Jay Guillermo, chief of the...
The Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) warned parents against sex predators on social media anew following the arrest of a 25-year old man who allegedly convinced a female minor to perform lascivious act through an online messaging platform and later used the photos and...
