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7 wrz 2022 · Full names are now appearing on text spams raising concern among Filipinos. According to a National Privacy Commission official, names may have been manually or automatically scraped from certain...
5 paź 2022 · The recent deluge of text scams has claimed millions of dollars from network subscribers in the Philippines who ended up clicking on malicious links and giving up sensitive information.
17 lip 2023 · SMS scams occur when scammers send text messages to mobile phone users, tricking them into sharing personal information, making money transfers, or getting involved in malicious schemes. A 2023 study found that of all the fraud cases that Filipinos report, 46% are smishing or SMS scams.
7 wrz 2022 · Rise in text-message scams that bear personal information of receivers bring the effects of SIM-card non-registration regime in the Asian country to a higher level. Philippine central bank...
7 wrz 2022 · With more than 83 million mobile phone users, the Philippines has also become a haven for sham text messages. The Philippines is tagged as the text capital of the world.
11 lip 2022 · Unwanted texts can be blocked on the device and reported to authorities. Filipinos have been complaining of increasing incidents of receiving text scams and spam messages on their smartphones – from supposed winning of contests to the more recent offers to be hired for jobs.
Learn How to Spot SMS Scams. Think Before Clicking on Links. Verify the Sender’s Identity. Report Scam or Spam Messages. Any mobile phone user in the Philippines can easily name the one unusual text activity that’s cropped up in 2022: spam SMS messages.
