+ Follow scams Tag
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[Title] => Public urged to watch for booking scams
[Summary] => The Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 7 (RACU-7) urged the public to be cautious of online booking scams and reminded everyone to book only through the official pages of hotels and resorts to avoid falling victim to fraud during the summer season.
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[Title] => Monitor LGU execs’ involvement in agricultural scams, DILG urged
[Summary] => An anti-crime and corruption group is calling on the Department of the Interior and Local Government to closely monitor the involvement of barangay and municipal officials in agricultural trading scams victimizing farmers and farmer groups in the countryside.
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[AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda
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[Title] => BSP tightens net vs financial scams
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has signed separate information-sharing agreements with key government agencies to strengthen investigations into financial scams, marking another step in the implementation of the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act.
[DatePublished] => 2026-02-22 00:00:00
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[Title] => Gatchalian warns vs AI ‘love scams’
[Summary] => With Valentine’s Day approaching, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the public to be vigilant against a sophisticated breed of “love scams” that now leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to defraud and, in severe cases, sexually exploit victims.
[DatePublished] => 2026-02-07 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Neil Jayson Servallos
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[Title] => Nartatez, nag-warning sa mga Pinoy vs online scams!
[Summary] => FLASH Report: Naghahanap ng kakampi si Kap TImi, ang financier ng “paihi” operations na na-raid ng PNP-IMEG sa Candelaria, Quezon. Pulis, media o sibilyan man basta kayang gumitna para kay IMEG director Brig. Gen. Bonard Briton at mabawi ang dalawang tanker truck na nakumpiska ng raiders.
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[Title] => Pinoys lose P280 billion to scammers – report
[Summary] => Scams have become a pervasive national threat, with Filipinos encountering fraud attempts at a rate of nearly one every two days and losing an estimated P280.5 billion in just 12 months, according to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA)’s latest state of scams report.
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[AuthorName] => Keisha Ta-Asan
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[Title] => PNP: Beware of fake Airbnb, car rental scam
[Summary] => As thousands of Filipinos are expected to travel to the provinces for Undas this long weekend, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has urged the public to stay vigilant against fraudulent Airbnb listings and “rent-tangay” vehicle rental scams.
[DatePublished] => 2025-10-30 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1805083
[AuthorName] => Emmanuel Tupas
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[Title] => Scam calls on the rise again
[Summary] => A renewed surge of scams, this time primarily through calls, are hitting Filipinos as fraudsters are employing telemarketing-style schemes to acquire sensitive details like bank details.
[DatePublished] => 2025-10-15 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1807056
[AuthorName] => Elijah Felice Rosales
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[Title] => Deepfake scams
[Summary] => The advancement in digital technology is really astonishing, revolutionizing how we collect data and facilitating how we can harness more information that we can use immediately and effectively.
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[AuthorName] => Marianne Go
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[Title] => GCash cautions users vs scams, reasserts firm stance vs illegal online gambling
[Summary] => GCash has issued a public advisory warning users against fraudulent or illegal payment accounts, particularly those linked to online gambling operators and other unlawful entities.
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[SectionName] => Nation
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[Summary] => The Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 7 (RACU-7) urged the public to be cautious of online booking scams and reminded everyone to book only through the official pages of hotels and resorts to avoid falling victim to fraud during the summer season.
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[Title] => Monitor LGU execs’ involvement in agricultural scams, DILG urged
[Summary] => An anti-crime and corruption group is calling on the Department of the Interior and Local Government to closely monitor the involvement of barangay and municipal officials in agricultural trading scams victimizing farmers and farmer groups in the countryside.
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[AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda
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[Title] => BSP tightens net vs financial scams
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has signed separate information-sharing agreements with key government agencies to strengthen investigations into financial scams, marking another step in the implementation of the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act.
[DatePublished] => 2026-02-22 00:00:00
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[Title] => Gatchalian warns vs AI ‘love scams’
[Summary] => With Valentine’s Day approaching, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the public to be vigilant against a sophisticated breed of “love scams” that now leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to defraud and, in severe cases, sexually exploit victims.
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[ColumnID] => 0
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[AuthorName] => Neil Jayson Servallos
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[Title] => Nartatez, nag-warning sa mga Pinoy vs online scams!
[Summary] => FLASH Report: Naghahanap ng kakampi si Kap TImi, ang financier ng “paihi” operations na na-raid ng PNP-IMEG sa Candelaria, Quezon. Pulis, media o sibilyan man basta kayang gumitna para kay IMEG director Brig. Gen. Bonard Briton at mabawi ang dalawang tanker truck na nakumpiska ng raiders.
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[Title] => Pinoys lose P280 billion to scammers – report
[Summary] => Scams have become a pervasive national threat, with Filipinos encountering fraud attempts at a rate of nearly one every two days and losing an estimated P280.5 billion in just 12 months, according to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA)’s latest state of scams report.
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[Title] => PNP: Beware of fake Airbnb, car rental scam
[Summary] => As thousands of Filipinos are expected to travel to the provinces for Undas this long weekend, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has urged the public to stay vigilant against fraudulent Airbnb listings and “rent-tangay” vehicle rental scams.
[DatePublished] => 2025-10-30 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1805083
[AuthorName] => Emmanuel Tupas
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[Title] => Scam calls on the rise again
[Summary] => A renewed surge of scams, this time primarily through calls, are hitting Filipinos as fraudsters are employing telemarketing-style schemes to acquire sensitive details like bank details.
[DatePublished] => 2025-10-15 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807056
[AuthorName] => Elijah Felice Rosales
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[Title] => Deepfake scams
[Summary] => The advancement in digital technology is really astonishing, revolutionizing how we collect data and facilitating how we can harness more information that we can use immediately and effectively.
[DatePublished] => 2025-09-26 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 136596
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1808334
[AuthorName] => Marianne Go
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[Title] => GCash cautions users vs scams, reasserts firm stance vs illegal online gambling
[Summary] => GCash has issued a public advisory warning users against fraudulent or illegal payment accounts, particularly those linked to online gambling operators and other unlawful entities.
[DatePublished] => 2025-08-21 13:31:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
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