BACOLOD CITY – Two men were arrested for posing as officers of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group to avoid paying their P3,500 tab in a KTV bar at the Goldenfield Commercial Complex in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Monday, Jan. 27. POLICE arrest two...
CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police urged businessmen to be vigilant in their transactions after four suspected scammers were apprehended in an entrapment operation on Sunday morning, Jan. 19, in Barangay Burnay, Talavera, Nueva Ecija. FOUR suspected scammers were apprehended in Nueva Ecija...
As the year winds down and we head into the holiday season, it's crucial to stay alert and adopt smart habits to avoid falling prey to digital tricksters. Think of your online presence as an extension of your home. You wouldn't leave your doors unlocked and windows open, inviting unwanted guests to...
In preparation for the expected rise in online scams during the Christmas season, a cybercrime unit launched a cybercrime awareness campaign on Friday, Nov. 15. (Photo from Unsplash) Several government agencies, led by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an agency under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), has issued a warning to the public about scams, particularly those related to online bookings. (Photo from Unsplash) “While our fellow Filipinos...
As the digital landscape evolves, so too do the tactics of cybercriminals, where scams targeting unsuspecting bank customers are on the rise. The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has recently alerted the public to a trend that mirrors the childhood game "Two Truths and a Lie," where...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is eyeing the filing of a bill that would slap a jail term of up to six years for scammers who victimize senior citizens and persons with disabilities...
Vice President Sara Duterte asked the public’s help to report information or questionable transactions using the name of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) as she warned against such scams being proliferated by some groups. A satellite office of the Office of the Vice President in Cebu City...
ILOILO CITY – Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, police chief of this city, warned the public against an individual using his name to scam people. CORONICA (Tara Yap) “Gusto ko lang i-warn ang publiko nga may magtawag kag magpakilala nga ako, i-validate gid nila kung ako gid (I want to warn the...
Sen. Mark Villar emphasized the stronger provisions provided under Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act or AFASA that will arm the country’s financial institutions with heightened risk management systems, power, and authority to manage the financial transactions of account owners which are poised...
Senator Grace Poe said the passage of Senate Bill No. 2560 or the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act into law is necessary to protect Filipinos’ hard-earned money as more shift to online banking and digital payments. “They say that there are only two certain things in life: death and...
Credit cards are meant to make life easier for owners. Not for actresses Carla Abellana and Arci Muñoz. They recently shared with fans separate muddles involving them and their credit cards. On social media, Carla expressed apparent exasperation finding out that her credit card had been...
