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...
A parish in Paranaque has warned the public against scams using the clergy to swindle money from church goers. Photo courtesy Presentation of the Child Jesus FB The Presentation of the Child Jesus Parish issued the warning after a solicitation letter supposedly coming from Msgr Felipe Ocol...
CAVITE CITY – A small business owner working to pay for her cancer treatment was victimized by a food order scam on April 7. Rea Rabe, owner of House of Turon - Cavite City and a stage four renal cell carcinoma patient, lost P10,700 to the fraudulent transaction. The scammer initially...
Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio has denied claims that the "UniTeam" has been charging a P20-membership fee from its supporters. Aside from that, she said there's also no truth to allegations that her May 2022 poll partner, presidential...
The digital age has touched almost all aspects of our lives, more so during the pandemic when even ordering food is done online through apps and using an e-payment system. It is now impossible to do the majority of transactions, whether it is with banks, schools, the government, or even merchants,...
The Diocese of Naval on Sunday, Feb. 20, warned the public about a scam using the name of San Jose de Antique Bishop Marvyn Maceda. Diocese of Naval FB "Please be aware that someone is using the name of Bishop Marvyn Maceda, Bishop of San Jose de Antique in soliciting an amount for a chalice to be...
