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As financial scams become increasingly sophisticated, BDO Unibank continues to strengthen its fraud awareness efforts to help protect vulnerable sectors, particularly senior citizens, from emerging threats.

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Usa ka lalaking gipasanginlang nang-scam og baligya’g baratong krudo gidakop sa mga operatiba sa National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas Regional Office sa entrapment operation sa sulod sa usa ka mall sa Mandaue City adtong Lunes, Agosto 3.

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Usa sa kataposang pagsuway ni Alan Peter Cayetano sa pagpabilin sa puwesto isip presidente sa Senado mao ang pangangkon nga iya rang grupo maoy dunay kaisog sa pagpadayon sa pag-imbestigar sa flood control scandal aron mailhan, makiha ug masilotan ang labing dagkong kawatan.

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Usa ka tindahan ang nabiktima sa salisi nga modus diha sa merkado publiko sa Barangay Centro sa Mandaue City niadtong Domingo sa gabii.

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Scammers are now utilizing artificial intelligence and social engineering to "professionalize fraud" and create highly specialized attacks rather than generic scams.

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Mipasidaan si Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival ngadto sa mga car rental operator sa syudad batok sa nagkadaghang kaso sa gitawag og “rent-tangay scam” kun diin ang mga suspek morenta og sakyanan apan wala diay plano nga ibalik sa tag-iya.

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Criminal cases have been filed against 63 people who were arrested during a raid on a suspected online investment scam hub in Ortigas, Pasig, the police Anti-Cybercrime Group reported yesterday.

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Nipahimangno ang Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit-7) ngadto sa publiko nga mag-book lang diha sa official pages sa mga  hotel ug  resort aron malikayan ang pagkabiktima  sa online booking scams atol sa panahon sa ting-init. 

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The multi-billion peso investment scam case against MFT Group of Companies and its chief executive officer, Maria Francesca Tan, is just one of the few high-profile cases that should warn the public of the cautionary saying that “if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is,” which means it isn’t.

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Tatlong dayuhan at 14 na Pilipino ang dinakip ng National Bureau of Investigation - Special Action Unit sa pagsalakay sa isang mala-call center office na gamit sa “Love Scamming Activities,” “Pig Butchering,” at “Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud” sa Lungsod ng Parañaque, iniulat nitong Martes.

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As financial scams become increasingly sophisticated, BDO Unibank continues to strengthen its fraud awareness efforts to help protect vulnerable sectors, particularly senior citizens, from emerging threats.

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Usa ka lalaking gipasanginlang nang-scam og baligya’g baratong krudo gidakop sa mga operatiba sa National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas Regional Office sa entrapment operation sa sulod sa usa ka mall sa Mandaue City adtong Lunes, Agosto 3.

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Usa sa kataposang pagsuway ni Alan Peter Cayetano sa pagpabilin sa puwesto isip presidente sa Senado mao ang pangangkon nga iya rang grupo maoy dunay kaisog sa pagpadayon sa pag-imbestigar sa flood control scandal aron mailhan, makiha ug masilotan ang labing dagkong kawatan.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136276 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804804 [AuthorName] => Leo Lastimosa [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2536315 [Title] => Salisi nga modus nakabiktima sa mercado [Summary] =>

Usa ka tindahan ang nabiktima sa salisi nga modus diha sa merkado publiko sa Barangay Centro sa Mandaue City niadtong Domingo sa gabii.

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Scammers are now utilizing artificial intelligence and social engineering to "professionalize fraud" and create highly specialized attacks rather than generic scams.

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Mipasidaan si Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival ngadto sa mga car rental operator sa syudad batok sa nagkadaghang kaso sa gitawag og “rent-tangay scam” kun diin ang mga suspek morenta og sakyanan apan wala diay plano nga ibalik sa tag-iya.

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Criminal cases have been filed against 63 people who were arrested during a raid on a suspected online investment scam hub in Ortigas, Pasig, the police Anti-Cybercrime Group reported yesterday.

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Nipahimangno ang Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit-7) ngadto sa publiko nga mag-book lang diha sa official pages sa mga  hotel ug  resort aron malikayan ang pagkabiktima  sa online booking scams atol sa panahon sa ting-init. 

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The multi-billion peso investment scam case against MFT Group of Companies and its chief executive officer, Maria Francesca Tan, is just one of the few high-profile cases that should warn the public of the cautionary saying that “if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is,” which means it isn’t.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134315 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805465 [AuthorName] => Mary Ann LL. Reyes [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2529404 [Title] => 17 arestado sa love scamming at crypto fraud operation [Summary] =>

Tatlong dayuhan at 14 na Pilipino ang dinakip ng National Bureau of Investigation - Special Action Unit sa pagsalakay sa isang mala-call center office na gamit sa “Love Scamming Activities,” “Pig Butchering,” at “Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud” sa Lungsod ng Parañaque, iniulat nitong Martes.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1478575 [AuthorName] => Ludy Bermudo [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/20/2_2026-05-20_22-15-57374_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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