Central Bank of the Phils. TEXT SCAM - Watch Out!!!

[Señor Joze]

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Here is the advisory from the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas website.

PUBLIC ADVISORY
TEXT SCAM ADVISORY

The public is hereby warned about the so-called “text scamâ€� which is a criminal scheme whereby the victim is informed through short messaging service or “textingâ€� that he won millions of pesos in a raffle draw purportedly sponsored by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), or other institutions.Â* The swindlers who use fictitious names or pose as government officials will try to get their victim to remit or deposit money to certain bank accounts designated by the swindlers, supposedly for the payment of tax and other fees, or to send pre-paid card PINs to the swindlers’ cellular phones, as a precondition to getting the alleged prize.Â* Once the swindlers have taken the money or loaded the pre-paid PINs to their cellular phones, the victim will no longer hear from the swindlers again.

Those who receive such text messages or have been victimized by this fraud are advised to immediately report the matter to the Corporate Affairs Office, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, with telephone numbers 523-4832 and 524-7011 local 2259 or the Anti-Money Laundering Council Secretariat, 5/F, EDPC Building, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Manila, with telephone numbers 302-3982 and 524-7011 local 2372.

Actual link of their site: http://www.bsp.gov.ph/resources/advisory/scam.htm

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I want to let everyone be warned of this scam. I also got their text message and luckily I used my head and did not trust them right away. I researched and found the Banko Sentral site and their public advisory.Â* I called the banko sentral in manila to check if this was still happening and banko sentral confirmed it.

Here is the text message I got from them:
CONGRATS, UR CELL # HAD WON 950,000 THOUSAND PESOS DURING D 24TH ANN.OF CENTRAL BANK OF PHILS.CALL NOW TO CLAIM UR CASH PRIZE TO GOV.AMANDO TETANGCO,JR.

Once you have called, the person will ask you to text him your full name, address, occupation and CURRENT BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER!Â*
After you have texted them those details, they will then refer you to contact their so called "Finance Releasing Dept. Head" Atty. Jerry Osmeña for further instructions. If you still get fooled by these culprits, they will persuade you to deposit some money as "Tax" or ask money for other reasons as assurance that you interested to claim your prize or some processing fees.

So Guys... BE CAREFULL!!! Spread the word!Â*

[FK]

mura ang allowed nga way sa pagpahibaw sa winners is through call or mail man jud tingali. So kong naa text dapat naa sab jud na letter nga imo madawat.

[Rance]

Dugay naman ni nga ingon ani nga scam pero its good that people will get reminded on how the scambags are workign bisan unsa nalang mahuna hunaan aning mga #$#^%& hehe !

[Señor Joze]

mura ang allowed nga way sa pagpahibaw sa winners is through call or mail man jud tingali. So kong naa text dapat naa sab jud na letter nga imo madawat.

Well, that’s the SOP for informing the contest winners but the main reason why I made this thread is because there is NO such promo or contest going on and everybody should be warned. I have called and confirmed it with Banko Sentral. So, either text, email, letter or any sort of informing you such bogus lottery is totally NOT TRUE, a fraud and should watch out. If possible, report it to the authorities like Bank Sentral. :mrgreen:

[FK]

yep ana jud... double check.

[misfit]

dili lng sa BSP..daghan jud ingon ani na text.

AND SAD TO SAY, MANY FALL FOR IT. aunty sa akong tita, she lost everything in her bank account, can u imagine.

ingon ani na jud ka desperate ang mga tao, na bisan wa niapil sa contest, mailad pa jud na nakadaog.saun.

[Señor Joze]

aunty sa akong tita, she lost everything in her bank account, can u imagine.

How? dili man pwede maka withdraw money bisan kinsa lang,even if they got your account number. there is only 2 ways to withdraw money, thru your ATM card (which requires your pin number) and thru the counter (which also requires your signature and ID).

[misfit]

she withdrew everything herself and deposited it sa bank account na gihatag sa iya. nangutana man how much daw ang sulod sa bank account..and when she told them the amount, they said kulang pero ok ra. grabeh, i know, if it was me, i'd kick myself. pero there it was, it happened.

[Señor Joze]

she withdrew everything herself and deposited it sa bank account na gihatag sa iya. nangutana man how much daw ang sulod sa bank account..and when she told them the amount, they said kulang pero ok ra. grabeh, i know, if it was me, i'd kick myself. pero there it was, it happened.

That is the stupidest thing to do. That is exactly how they steal money from us. Ana ila modos operandi.Â*
You can still report their bank account to Centra Bank and catch that crook coz you have their bank account # and of course you now have their real names in that accnt # and bank address. If you really want to get your money back and catch those bastards, get help from the authoritiesÂ* and probably make a stake-out to catch them withdrawing your money from the bank...Â* Â*

[arnoldsa]

check also those scams in Smart that tells you that you have just won P1,000 load or worse, you won the lottery.. blah blah blah....