MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – Authorities from Pampanga arrested two women for computer-related identity theft and swindle/estafa here on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Col. Fidel Fortaleza, Chief of Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 3 (RACU 3), identified the suspects as Jessica Garcia and her cohort, Queen Elizabeth...
TACLOBAN CITY – Davao del Sur’s most wanted person involved in a multi-million investment scam was arrested in Brgy. 84, Villa Rita Subdivision, San Jose District here on Monday, Nov. 14. The suspect was identified as Garry Simbahon, 44, who has a pending warrant of arrest for estafa. The...
Two brothers who allegedly sold used and defective items online at high prices under a fake name were arrested in an entrapment operation on Thursday, Aug. 18, in Barangay Sagad, Pasig City. The Eastern District Anti-Cybercrime Team (EDACT)’s report identified the suspects as Jester Sula Benito,...
Customers who scan quick response (QR codes) from dubious entities on emails or messaging platforms can fall prey to "quishing", warned PLDT and Smart’s Cyber Security Operations Group (CSOG). ‘Quishing’ makes use of malicious QR codes that when scanned, directs unsuspecting victims to a fake...
CAMP Francisco S. Macabulos, Tarlac City – A dream vacation in Boracay turned out to be a nightmare for this group of individuals. Fourteen persons were allegedly scammed by a travel agency based in this city out of a vacation in the idyllic getaway. Two employees of the travel agency...
The public was strongly warned against entertaining calls from individuals posing to be employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and claiming to be distributing “unclaimed” Covid-19 aid. (Unsplash) “A report from a concerned citizen was received by the Department that...
Former actor, model and Southeast Asian Games gold medalist David Bunevacz is facing serious jail time. Reports said he has pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud relating to a scam at the US Attorney's Office in the Central District of California where his...
Singer-actress Toni Gonzaga alerted followers to a social media impostor supposedly asking money on her behalf. In a series of posts, she reiterated that the Facebook page "Celestine Gonzaga-Soriano" is not an official account. She then asked followers, "If you could kindly report also. Maraming...
PH posts highest number of phishing in SEA - study By EMMIE V. ABADILLA The Philippines registered the highest number of phishing attempts in Southeast Asia (SEA) from February to April this year, with seven in 10 (68.95 percent) targeting finance-related transactions, according to a study. The...
The public school teachers who were victims of phishing schemes involving their accounts under the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) are still expecting a favorable resolution of their cases. (Photo from Unsplash) According to the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), the teachers who have lost...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday hailed the filing of graft charges against the 43 Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials who are involved in the so-called “pastillas scam” or bribery scandal that allowed the illegal entry of Chinese citizens in the country. Hontiveros said she is...
Mobile phone (Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to remain vigilant and avoid dealing with scammers pretending to be officials of the agency. "The said scam will start off as a random number posing as a DOH official and will then solicit favors in acquiring gift cards," the...
