text scams in the Philippines

It’s already 2019, and yet, we’re still receiving various text scams here and there. Some people still fall for them, while others managed to distinguish which text is a fraud or not. Here are some types of text scams that still infiltrate our inboxes today. The raffle text scam will often tell you that you need to call a certain number to claim your prize, and if you do call the number, the person on the other end will ask you to send money for them to process your prize. Missent Load This scam begins off with a text that looks similar to the confirmation message of PasaLoad, Share-A-Load, Autoload Max, and the like, letting you know that you reloaded credits to your mobile number. Afterward, you’ll receive a text saying that they mistakenly entered their new prepaid credits to your number and then they’ll ask you to return it to them. New Roaming Number This one can be considered as one of the classic text scams out there. The other version is them saying they’re your child and that they need you to send prepaid credits because they’re run out and they’re just borrowing someone else’s phone to text you. Read more in our articles including "Text scams we still receive today" and "NTC orders telcos anew to warn public vs text scams now containing full names of subscribers".