And as time goes by, online scams are getting more and more devious and inventive. So here, we'll share with you some of the most common online scams in the country that you might be or might not be aware of. Online Shopping Scams This type of scam is prevalent. Online Shopping Scams are scammers who are pretending to be legitimate online sellers and some of them may create a fake website or a fake ad on a genuine retailer site. Facebook Messenger Scams Remember the “Jollibee Spinwheelmania” Messenger scam? Messenger scams involved suspicious links containing grand announcement that says you won in a competition or if you click the link, you might win a prize or something. You may receive this form of scam message from your family, friends, or colleagues which is why it's sort of hard to distinguish whether it's real or not. Online Paluwagan Scam [caption id="attachment_244490" align="alignnone" width="720"] Image source: Interaksyon[/caption] Paluwagan is a Filipino money-lending term where a group of people pays the same amount of money, usually a high amount of money, on either a daily/weekly/monthly basis. Read more in our articles including "Most Common Online Scams in the Philippines" and "Scammers moving to Messenger and Viber, targets GCash users".
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Apr 27, 2026And as time goes by, online scams are getting more and more devious and inventive. So here, we'll share with you some of the most common online scams in the country that you might be or might not be aware of.
Online Shopping Scams This type of scam is prevalent. Online Shopping Scams are scammers who are pretending to be legitimate online sellers and some of them may create a fake website or a fake ad on a genuine retailer site. Facebook Messenger Scams Remember the “Jollibee Spinwheelmania” Messenger scam?
Our coverage of fb messenger scam includes: "Most Common Online Scams in the Philippines"; "Scammers moving to Messenger and Viber, targets GCash users"; "A conversation with a Text Scammer". Each article provides unique insights and information.