Have you ever received a text message from an unregistered number saying you have won a huge prize for a contest you don’t remember joining at all? Here are two scam text messages I have received:
June 29, 2011
Sender: 09173311529
Congratulations! Last Jun/29/2011 Ur Cell# had Won! P750,000+N95:frm-PCCNS DTI NCR Permit#1948-S’of11-to Claim Ur Prize! Pls Call me Now! IM ATTY.MARK Mendez
January 17, 2012
Sender: 09058286843
(Congrats)!Ur SIMcard#won Php880,000.2nd prize winner draw last night.To claim ur prize,pls call me now!I’m Atty.Miguel A.Lopez.,Per DTI#5247seriEs of 2012.
The two SMS were sent seven months apart but they follow essentially the same structure. First, the sender tells me that my number won a particular amount through an unspecified promo. Notice that the message sender (which purports to be a lawyer on both occasions) is urging me to call him immediately for my prize.
Then, they use a fake promo permit number from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to give their modus operandi a semblance of authenticity. You can easily countercheck this through the DTI website.
The authenticity of permit numbers mentioned in text promos can be verified via the DTI website
Here’s what I found out:
Permit # 1948 – Love Life Discount Health Card from the St. Luke’s Medical Center
Permit # 5247 – HSBC Premier’s 2011 Member Get Member Promo
Therefore, I have proved without any doubt that the text messages I got were plain scams. According to the Department of Trade and Industry, the public should watch for the following warning signs:
1. You don’t know the person who sent you the message.
2. You are asked to provide your bank account number and the sender offers to deposit money into it.
3. The request contains a sense of urgency.
4. The text message appeared credible because it supposedly came from a trusted government institution and/or a well-known government official.
5. The person texting you appeared to be credible (like a lawyer).
The two scam messages I received fits in three of the five situations mentioned above. In its website, the DTI posted a story where the victim gave her bank account number to an anonymous texter, confident that the latter will not be able to access her money. Much to her regret, she found out later on that the P10000 balance in her ATM account had been wiped out. To avoid being victimized by text scammers, the trade department has these reminders to the public:
- Kung wala ka namang sinalihan na promo, napakaliit ng posibilidad na ikaw ay nanalo ng isang malaking premyo.
- Ang mga nananalo ng malaking premyo sa isang promo ay pinapadalhan ng sulat o telegrama upang sabihin na sila ay nanalo at hindi sa pamamagitan ng text message lamang.
- Huwag basta-basta magbigay ng mahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa iyong sarili gaya ng address sa bahay at opisina, pangalan, at lalong-lalo na ang bank account number na diumano ay gagamitin “for verification.”
- Lalong huwag magdeposito ng pera sa isang bank account number at huwag magpadala ng prepaid load na diumano ay para sa “tax” ng inyong premyo.
The public can call the DTI at 751-3330 for their complaints. Scam text promos can also be reported to the National Telecommunications Commission website (www.ntc.gov.ph), which ironically is inaccessible at this moment.
I receive text messages of this sort. I simply ignore them. But boy, the first time I got one like this, I thought I indeed won something. The moment reason took hold of me, however, I thought to myself, “I haven’t joined any promo, how can I win?”
Hi, Miss Maricel! Great that you had that sense of rationality in you at that time.These scams can easily be uncovered through Google, and I hope our kababayans will no longer fall for this BS.
I RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGEE OF THIS SORT. SAID I WON THIS NOMBER PEOPLE TEXT ME 09277496687
Just received same text message from 09351138847: (Congrats)!Ur SIMcard#won Php780,000.2nd prize winner draw last night.To claim ur prize,pls call me now!I’m ATTY. JAMES B FLORES.,Per DTI#5247series of 2012. Just ignored it and search it on the web para mashare and warn others. Ty
Hi, James! Thanks for dropping by. Tama lang talaga for us to spread the word para wala nang maloko sa mga ganito.
naloko ako tama! sayang ng bunos ko at cash gifts! he/she will pay for this! god dame it,shit fuck u!
May karma naman.
hi!!! may na recieve din akung txt i won 950.000 sa number na 09471890839
paki report po ang number na 09471890839 sya po raw si atty.jenny p. lim
Just received an SMS from a certain Atty. Miguel A. Lopez about this one: “(Congrats)!Ur SIMcard#won Php880,000.2nd prize winner draw last night.To claim ur prize,pls call me now!I’m Atty.Miguel A.Lopez.,Per DTI#5247seriEs of 2012.” i texted him back that he can suck my ebony c**k. Excuse my French dear author. The NTC and the DTI helpdesks are, sad to say, walang kwenta.
The number is 09068730113
Actually, there’s not much they can do. Mahirap (kung hindi man imposible) ma-trace ang mga nagpapakalat ng ganyang mga text dahil ang mga SIM ay disposable. The best thing we can do is to vigilant.
my narisive akung txt s
a# na ito 09279594084
ito po narecive ko congratulations last21/07/2012 ur cell # had won P750.000+LOPTOP frm,,,,pccns dti ncr permit#1948-s’of12 im atty mark mendes
Ang engot naman. Mali ang spelling ng laptop. lol
jajaja muntik na aku
ako nga din po e.. ngaun lang. buti nlang pinag sabi ko. e yung tita ko naloko na pala.
Geez, I thought I have won something! Akala ko pa naman matutulungan ko na mga pamangkin ko na walang pang tuition atbp! Buti na lang I made sense of the situation. this is what it said sa text na sinend sa akin just a few minutes ago:
Congratulations!Last 08-02-2012.U’r cell # had won P900,000+Sony Laptop From (PCCNS)-DTI-NCR-PERMIT # 8472.Series of 2012.To claim u’r Price.Call me now.I’m atty Ric diaz
Time: 03/08/2012 08:21
Initially I called, tinatanong sa akin ang name ko, age, address, at nearest LBC branch. Isend ko raw sa kenya via text. So I did. Then he texted back, sabi nya call ko raw say ulit. Di ako nag call a gad as I was still a bit ecstatic sa news! tapes nag call say after a few minutes. He did not sound convincing. sabi nya kailangan ko raw bumili ng 9 na prepaid card to register, he does not speak like a lawyer at all, para lang syang taga kanto na may heavy visayan diction. When he was asking me to buy stuff, sabi ko wall ako pera, then he asked kung may mga gamut daw along mamahalin na pwede isanla, sabi ko wall, then he suggested mangutang daw ako! What the F_K!! Hahahahahahaha
He lost me! Buti na lang. Then here I am sharing this hilariously annoying experience!
Ingat po tayo sa mga manloloko.
Cathy
Ang jologs ng scammer mo, hahaha!
pareho tayo naloko sA PCCNS HAHAHAHA
ATTY.RIC DIAZ? yun din sya din yung nagext sakin! sbi nya pa kung my mga mamahalin daw akong gamit isangla ko daw. hahaha sana makarma silang lahat noh?
Hay naku! I just got the same text just a few minutes ago, but this is not the first time I got those kinds of text messages and I just keep on ignoring it, cause I really don’t believe in these…Sorry Atty. Russel A. Meranda…..
Hahaha!…..
Good for you. Sa sobrang luma na ng mga ito, dapat wala nang naloloko.
Mga Pakshet clang lahat!!!! Scammer looooooooosssssseeeeerrrrssss!!!!! wahahaha!!!
Pero mas loser yung mga naloloko. HAHAHA
just receive a msg.
Number: +639352415786
Content:
Ma’am/Sir,Ur sim# had won Php.560,000, ’2nd prize winner/ Frm:BSP/PCF (Handog Pangkabuhayan) To claim ur prize, Call me now! I’m (ATTY,LEO M,VILLAR.(BSP) info-head) Per’ DTI-NCR Permit# 5247, series of’2012.
Time: 9/19/2012 10:40:09 AM
__FYI, im not STUPID to waste my precious time and LOAD just for u…
for all of you guys, be wise…
beware of +639352415786…
pareho tayo mis dhimple,my nreciv dn ako ng txt gling jan sa(ATTY.LEO M. VILLAR)dw xa.pero iba ang gmit na # ito ay 09352194989.d lng ito ang unang bese kong nkareciv ng gntung txt..pero inignor ko lng..pero itong last naicip ko twgan dhl my lod nman ako at free call lng..ang sb nya..txt ko nga rw sa knya ang complete name ko,add at edad ko..at lodan ko rw xa ng worth 150 lod..naicip ko bkit ako mglolod kung tlgng totoo cla..db dpat cla ang mgbbgay hnd ikaw ang gagastos? buti nlng d ako ngpaloko at naicip kong hanapin sa internet ang tungkol dto…
putcha!!! nasayang yung allowance ko dahil dito my goodness!! di bale mapapalitan pa yun ng mas maraming pera kawawa naman kasing yung nagsca2m eh walang pera at mukhang per..damn!! sh*t.!!
What is DTI doing about this?
Nada. Maybe they need to pass an anti-SMS crime legislation too. *sighs*
Maganda at nakarating na pala sa DTI ang ganitong mga kaso.
Alam na nila ang mga numbers na ginagamit ng mga ganid na yan.
Tanong ko din: What is DTI doing about this?:
*Bakit hanggang ngayon meron pa yan?
**Hindi ba alam ng DTI na sa abanteng teknolohiya ngayon ay maramina ang nakaka-trace ng whereabouts ng isang cellphone habang gamit yan?
*Why doesn’t DTI tie up with the proper authorities para mahuli ang mga walang hiyang yan nang anihin din nila ang parusa ng panloloko at pagnanakaw nila! Baka mansion na ang bahay ng mga yan samantalang ang mga biktima nila ay buhay “save the centavo”.
* Bakit hindi magbigay ang DTI ng pangmalawakang babala para maturuan ang publiko na mag-ingat sa ganitong mga scam?
In answer to your last question, kahit magbigay ang DTI ng babala, basta may nasabing may napalanunan ka, makakalimutan agad ito ng ibang tao. Yung kasambahay ko nga, nung pinakita ko yung mga text na nanloloko, naku akala mo bumaba ang Birheng Maria mula sa langit dahil sa reaksiyon niya! Akala niya, nanalo talaga ako, haha
Interesting. I just received a similar text earlier, but with my name in it! I’ve spent the past hour calling the store that made me a “winner” of P50,000, calling Globe, and calling the NTC. Let’s not let these things pass! Sad, but Globe does not deactivate the involved SIM right away; they give out a warning first and only deactivate after a second complaint.
By the way, yung isang text dati sinagot ko, sabi ko “ser nakuha ko na poh ang prize koh! tnx poh”. Ahahaha! I wonder what the guy thought!
ako naman tinawagan ko,, nagring tapos pinatayan naman ako… me ganun???
then it clearly shows that’s fraud..
may na recieve akong text na sabi congratulations! last jan/01/2013 u’r cell# had won!Php:650,000,+LAPTOP)3RD winner from (PCCNS COMPANY) DTI#7330 s2013.call me now! i’m atty.CARLO V. DIAZ totoo ba ito?para sa akin hindi to totoo
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We had the same Lawyer’s name..
ako din po nk receive nyn
I just got a text from this number 09177627249 from an Atty. Carlo V. Diaz. saying I just won (650,000.00 + a Laptop from PCCNS DTI 9513 S12. Well, sorry for him coz I am not stupid to believe that I won something out of thin air!
i just got a text fr.dis # 09352194989 fr.ATTY.LEO M. VILLAR dw xa..saying maam/sir,ur sim# had won Php.570,000.00 frm:BSP/PCF(Handog Pangkabuhayan) to claim ds. call me now!(ATTY,LEO M. VILLAR(BSP) infohead) DTI-NCR#9596 0f 2013 ingat po sa manloloko…
i just got a text for this # 09154566865 and 09276214447, from atty. Ramon C. Gonzales., he said that, Congratulations! Last! Feb/02/2013 U’r cell # Had Won! 650,000 + Laptop 3rd Winner from: (PCCNS) DTI#7330s13 Pls call me Now! I’m Atty, Ramon C. Gonsalez
i always recieve this kind of text messages. how can i stop recieving this kind of text?ty
I don’t think you can do anything about that, Sir.
Somebody texted me at around 8am Feb 23, 2013 and saying:
Congratulations! Last Feb-22-13 U’r Cell# Had won! P750,000+Laptop 3RD WINNER from: PCCNS DTI#9513s2013. Please call me now! I’m Atty.CARLO .V.Diaz.
Ofcourse what I did was to search for his name as an Attorney but to my surprise, yes I did found his name but for text scamming cases. Please be aware of this text scam guys.
pano naman ako nanalo dapat kong nanalo ako tawagan agad hindi mag txt..tapos paganakausap mo yong nag txt sayo sabihin na ipadala nalang sa L.b.C..malakin kalokohan..
ang txt sakin nanalo daw ako sa gma pangkabuhayan foundation sponsor daw c cyntia villar..ang nag txt sakin ang pangalan nya daw atty.jade aquino..kong toto nanalo ako..eh de maganda..nasan ang panalo ko hehehe..
same text msgs. at same person din un ngtext skin sna nman mabalaan ang public s panlolokong gnito..
ganyan talaga noh…….,pag niloloko kanang iba hindi naman pala totoo……………………:(
Atty. Carlos V. Diaz you’re such a nerd! You’ve been texted my grandmother that she won 650,000 and Laptop? We are just a poor! Go to hell!!! Nerd! All atty’s go to hell and you are the one atty.carlos v. Diaz!!!
pwede ho tayo bumuo ng grupo para mahanap itong taong ito.
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I just received a text message today from pccn informing I won 650,000 + lapotop. Upon receiving this sms I already googled it and found out that this is a scam. I didn’t feel excited about it since I do not like participating on raffle promos.
I received a text mssage last night like this:
Congratulations! your phone won PHP 650,000+ 1 sony laptop DTI-NCR permit #9546 to claim your prize call me now i’m atty. carlo v. diaz
i receive also the same txt from no.o9275278102…dapat my action na para sa mga scam na ganyan
muntik n rin kaming maloko pero nahalata kc namin n parang gusto lang humingi ng load sa amin P300.00 load mabuti nalang at pinag sabi ko kaya hindi kami naloko. maari sanang ipag bigay alam muna bago maniwala at mag research
ito nga pala ang cp # 09485696659 at nag ngangalang ATTY. CARLO DIAZ wag po kayong maniwala jan i-ignore nyo nalang po kung maaari kc magaling po syang magsalita
thats all wag basta maniniwala
I received a text message saying that i had won blah blah blah .. ndi ko siya inignore dhil sa kagustuhan kong maktulong . ngpload siya skin ng 300 for registration . den prang kinakabahan ako na scam lang to so sinearch ko ang about dito and mrami na pla ang naloko .. shit !. wala kayong ibang mgawa sa buhay niyo . mamatay na kayo !
I also received a text from a person named Ven Angeles 09176406705 and 09165998828. He said he was from DTI cebu and holding the promo for TOYOTA VIOS + P350,000 tax free. I got 2 SMS from him, one from my own # and other is from my hubby. At first I was so surprised coz we never joined any promos such that. And he wanted me to call him immediately to claim the prize. I believed him once coz he said that they will cover everything for the home delivery of the prize. Then, he was asking me to call him back like 30 mins to process the insurance of the TOYOTA VIOS I won. Then on the latter part, when i told him that I do not have P2500 pocket money with me for the processing of AFFIDAVIT OF OWNERSHIP, he said that it is impossible for me to get the prize and decide if I will cancel it and go through. They will have another raffle for it. I was so disappointed about it. PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE NUMBERS, IT MIGHT TEXT YOU OR SEND YOU AN SMS ABOUT WINNING SOMETHING THAT YOU DID NOT JOINED…
KAHIT AKO ATTY.RIC DIAZ DIN. NUNG TINAWAGAN KO IBIGAY KO DAW YUNG ADDRESS KO. TAPOS NUNG NABIGAY KO KAILANGAN DAW ILOAD KO NG 600 YUNG NUMBER KO OH YUNG KANYA PARA SA PROCESSING. TPOS NUNG GNAWA KO KAILANGAN KOPA DAW MAGBAYAD NG 7,500 PARA SA DELIVERY. HAY NKU HINDI KONA SYA TINEXT MULA NUN NAGPALIT NKO NG SIM. MAY KARMA KADIN KUNG SINO MAN KAYONG LAHAT MGA TAONG NANLOLOKO NG KAPWA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi everyone!
Just recently I received a text message…. from mobile #: 0917-457-5088 -”Congratulations! Last may 29/2013. Ur Cell #. had Won! Php650,000.00 + Laptop 3rd Winner From (PCCNS) DTI-#0370S2013. To claim your prize! Call me now. The presidential ceo/globe Telecom. ERNEST CU.
I just want to share… Maybe somebody got same text message.
Thank you!
Hello!
Same as ur concern guyz,i also received that kind of msg came from ATTY. DEXTER G ROCO but later I ignore it after a month that i was also a victim of that scam text not knowing the fact about that.
Manloloko my KARMA dn kau.!!!
I’m only sharing to avoid more VICTIMS.
Thank you po!
kgaya nyo…nkatanggap rin ako ng txt at tumawag pa sya sa akin…buti nlang at hndi ako naniwala agad2x….
mga manloloko lng pla….