Smart has a campaign against scam SMS messages. They have posters aimed at increasing awareness on how to distinguish between legitimate contest announcements and scam messages promising big winnings.
Mga text na natatanggap n’yo:
PANALO o PANLOLOKO?
Alamin ang pagkakaiba para hindi mabiktima!
PANALO!
Kapag ang taway ay mula sa 7777, opisyal mula sa SMART ang tumawag sa ‘yo! Ika’y PANALO!Magpapadala din sa ’yo ang SMART ng Registered Mail na kapag natanggp mo, ika’y PANALO!
PANLOKO!
Kapag may nag-text na may libreng load ka daw pag nag-forward ng text sa mga tao, wag maniwala. Ito’y PANLOKO!
Kapag may nag-text na nanalo ka sa raffle (at dapat mong bayaran ang premyo), wag sundin! Ito’y PANLOLOKO!
I-report ang mga manloloko sa National Telecommunications Commission One-Stop Public Access Center (OSPAC)
BIR East Road, East Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City.
Tel. No.: 926-7722 or 436-7722
E-mail: ntc@ntc.gov.ph or ospac@ntc.ph (sic)
Some thoughts:
First, Scam messages actually contribute to Smart’s revenue. Proliferation of scam messages means more SMS messages going around and more pesos in Smart’s pockets.
Campaigning against scam SMS potentially decreases (perhaps insignificantly) Smart’s revenue.
Okay, it’s an public service effort from Smart and it’s better than nothing. But it’s not much compared to the millions of pesos Smart spends on full page ads selling ringtones.
Second, this reminds me of the scam message I reported to NTC. Result: I wasn’t informed whether any action was taken against the scammer.
Bottom-line: Let’s see more action and less lip service.
- Where can I see a list of blocked numbers resulting from reports to the NTC? None that I see at the NTC website.
- By the way, is Smart aware that their poster is displaying a wrong NTC contact e-mail address (ospac@ntc.ph should be ospac@ntc.gov.ph).
Drives home the point, doesn’t it?
pilosopo edong
tech usiyosero
p.s. I too made the mistake of publishing “ospac@ntc.ph” in an article in PTB. I’m *not* holier than thou. 
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this morning this is what I’ve recieved from this number 09161037054;
Congratulations!!! Your # won toyota avanza w/ 300 thou via electronic last June 30,2011. for details, please call nowAlbert Dee, of PHIL.INFO.CENTER on this #.
Just ignore those messages that is NOT officially from our service provider, it is SCAMMING…
add this number: 09264560596, the one who texted me was mr. joel borja. haven’t called him right away because i was thinking they were on holidays. i called this morning, just out of curiosity and he now said that he is Jake Bernal. He told me to call Miguel Martinez on 09173756850 of Valley International Conpany. Confirmed: It is a SCAM, same voice i was hearing, even if he slightly altered his tone. HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
another hoax..
congratulations! you just won starex van + 300k pesosas home partner last june 27, 2011. for info call this number
: 09325465917 dir jay flores of phil. com center
just receive a text today from 09272055217 stating i won toyota vios plus 350 thou via electronic last june 28,2011. for details pls call Heide peÑa of Phil. Info. Center in this number.
just receive same text message coming from Dir. Thomas V. Perez that i won starex van and 380K pesos even though that i know the scam pinatulan ko ang modus operandi niya then same old routine ang mga requirements same din ng gingawa niya sa iba di ang nangyari butata siya sa kin kala niya magbibigay ako ng pera for car registration kuno kuno ….. my concern was paano ba gagawin para mahuli ang mga lokong ito at din na pamarisan kawawa naman yung ibang di nila alam na niloloko lang sila….
Scammers are everywhere, good thing i played online games which makes me aware of this bunch of lies and evil deeds. Gawain na talaga nila yang mga con artist na yan. Let them suffer the fires of hell after they gone to the next life. Hehehe
I got a text message today Sept 29, 2011 saying:
“Congratulations! u HAVE WON PHP300K +Starex Van ur Sim#. As a homepartner last July 18, 2011 for info. Call ds#. 09272616218 Dir.Jay Flores of Phil.Com.Center
Thanks for this post! It was really interesting lecture.
Super sikat n tlga yn jay flores n yn,buti n lng,hindi aq tanga pra patulan sya,just imagine i receicvd txt msge n nnalo rw aq ng starex,wow..tigilan n nu panloloko nu,mag work kau pra d kau mng gago ng kapwa nu.
i was laughing when i got this message, how can i win wherein i didnt even join any raffle. manga loko talagang manga to.
today I received also that kind of messages. add this number 09433653828. dir.james roa. of phil.com.center. I hope walang pumatol para wala silang maloko!
Today I received also that kind of messages from same number same person, kawawa naman itong tao na ito wala yatang pumapansin sa kanya sana masumpongan nya ang Panginoon at nang matgpuan nya ang katahimikan sa buhay.
Good day! mabuti nalang hindi aq kaagad naniwala sa text message na 2 CONGRATULATIONS!!!Your # WON TOYOTA AVANZA w/ 300 thou via electronic last Sept. 09 , 2011.For details,please call now ALBERT DEE. Of Phil.Info.Center on this #
Time: 14/11/2011 07:13:54 akala nya siguro maiisahan nya ko pwes nagkamali sya ng tnext…sinasayang mo lng MR.ALBERT DEE ang oras sa mo sa mga walang kwentang bagay..Good luck sayo….sana hindi ka mapahamak sa mga ginagawa mong panloloko.
“Congratulations! Your # Toyota Avanza with 300 Thou via electronic last Sept.9,2011. For details, please call now STEVE BURGOS of Phil.Info.Center on this #”
From 0906 445 7717.
Buti nlng nkita ko ung Thread n to. ok sana kung totoo d b? Malaki matutulong sakin.
hnd b nla alam na nasasayang lng oras nla s panloloko?
Masasabi ko lng s mga MANLOLOKO,
“pwd nmn pong mgtrabaho kau. problema lng s inyo, mataas pride nyo.
style nyo BULOK!”
Mag ingat nlng po tau.
I got a text message today Nov 15, 2011 saying:
Congratulations! u HAVE WON PHP300K +Starex Van ur Sim#. As a homepartner last Sept 14, 2011 for info. Call ds#. 09325465917 Dir.Jay Flores of Phil.Com.Center
everyone! i had the same message and i actually deposited php2,000.00 just so i can get there delivery address. I’ve been trying to call the police or hotline 166 and yet no one has answered my call. if anyone received this pls help me catch this bad guys.
ONE FACT: they are staying at CEBU and i sent the money through LBC. here is the address: #188 PCC Building Address 22 Fuente Osmena Blvd. Cebu City.
2nd FACT: they use the name MARK NUNEZ or MARVIN BANO as a representative of BIR. When i tried to call the BIR HR there was no employee with such name.
Php2,000.00 is a minimal donation to catch this bad guys. I hope someone can help me with this. The police can help us with this for sure.
gudmorning.. today i got a txt message from diz no. 0905-1947209 @ 11:37am nov 25, 2011 and said that ….. ” CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your # WON TOYOTA AVANZA w/ 300thou via electronic raffle. last Sept 19, 2011. For details, please call now, WELLSON L, LAO of Phill.Info.Center”…
–>dah’ kung sino ka man MR. WELLSON LAO isa kang MALAKING KUPAL.. GAGO KA!.. lakas mong mang trip!… maghanap k ng taong MALOLOKO MO…
FUCK YOU!!!! BITCH KA!!!!…..
congratulations! U have won php300k+Starex Van un Sim#. As a homepartner last Sept.25 2011 for info. Call ds #.. 09433497456 Dir. Ryan Chua of Phil.Com.Center. …….
yan po ang kakatanggap ko lang na txt message.. sana bigyan ng karampatang parusa ang mga taong gumagawa ng ganitong scam…
CP Number 09262055516 texted me this:CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your #
hi good pm..
may irereport lang po kami, scammer po.. ito po ang kanila number.. ARTURO DOMINGUEZ 09433638621 AT 09224808564 NUMERO NI DIR. ALVIN AYALA DAW PO.. SABI NUNG ALVIN, MY FATHER WON A STAREX AT NID NYA DAW MAGPADALA PERA THROUGH LBC NG 6K.. GALING DAW SA KAKAYAMA CORP. WE CHECK WEBSITE FIRST AND FOUND NOTHING, NGAUNG MAG PAPASKO USO N NMAN ANG MGA MODUS NA ITO.
kindly include these hoax…Francisco de Silva 09127200323 and Albert Dee/Lij Madrigal 09262055516 for the Toyota avanza w/300k scam.
Mga asal hayop…I received text messages this morning from 09066968631 they said, congratulations your no.won toyota avanza with 300k cash via electronic last oct.31 2011. For details pls.call now albert dee of philippine information center on this no.
I thought i won so i tried to call this no.sinagot yun phone hinanap ko albert dee pero sec.ang nakausap ko, liz madrigal ang name sabi nya tawagan ko si francisco desilva sa no. 09127200323 para sa kanya i claim yun prize eh d kinausap ko din maraming sinsabi ata nagagalit pa kung interesado daw ko
Tpos bago daw ideliver yun avanza from cebu to manila magbayad daw muna ko ng 7400k for insurance and lto. I was shock akala nanalo ko..tpos ako pa magbabyad..dapat kasi pagnanalo ka free lahat..sana mahuli na mga ganitong klase panloloko.
At sa mga nanloloko kupal kayo..
Tangina nyo..may pag lalagyan kayo wag lang kayo pahuli..
dapat mahuli na ang may kanya ng number naito 09127200323
pare pareho tau ganun din ang tex sakin kelangan magkaisa tau aksionan natin yan. notify me cp. #09155651568
I got this MSG today afternoon……..CONGRATIONS!!!YOUR # WON TOYOTA VIOS J.Plus 350thou.via electronic raffle last Nov.25.2011 For details,pls call now HILDA ONG.of Phil.Info.Center on this #09068396832. (when i was call her parang kagigising lang nya.i ask kung saan ang location nya base daw sila from Olongapo ang office.i try to convince her to meet somewhere biglang off ng Phone.ang binigay nyang name to follow up daw from Cebu to Mr Rene Layog Cel # 09067998344.
KARMAHIN SANA KAYO MGA WALANG MAGAWA….
Ang hirap kasi sa gobyerno natin alang control sa mga SIM card hindi naka rehistro ang bumibili.di tulad ng ibang bansa hindi ka makabili ng simcard kung ala kang ID at lahat nka ng detalye once na manloko ka Pulis o CID katapat mo…Sana mag isip ang gobyerno ntin kung paano makontrol ang ganitong Modus.
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