Scams to be aware of in the Philippines

62 topics in this forum

1. PNP warns against 'warrant of arrest' scams

   By Lee, July 5
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   • 96 views
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   • Lee
   • July 5

3. Dog and Pony Show at the Embassy 1 2 3 4

   By MikeB, May 18
   • 31 replies
   • 941 views
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   • OnMyWay
   • May 28

4. Hundreds rescued from love scam centre in the Philippines

   By Rooster, March 15
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   • 156 views
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   • Rooster
   • March 15

5. PNP to elderly: Beware of Glue Ladies

   By Lee, March 2
   • 4 replies
   • 235 views
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   • hk blues
   • March 4

6. eTravel spoof page. Beware!

   By Old55, February 24
   • 3 replies
   • 183 views
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   • OnMyWay
   • February 24

7. "The Expat" movie based on an attempt to frame an Expat in The Philippines

   By Rooster, February 12
   • 3 replies
   • 342 views
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   • Rooster
   • February 13

8. How to stop Landers Spam Text Messages

   By Rooster, January 8
   • 2 replies
   • 289 views
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   • Freebie
   • January 8

9. GUIDE: How to Spot a Fake P1,000 Bill

   By Lee, December 16, 2023
   • 5 replies
   • 280 views
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   • hk blues
   • December 18, 2023

10. Philippines has highest shopping scam rate among 11 Asian countries 1 2

    By Lee, December 1, 2023
    • 17 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • PinoyDani
    • December 16, 2023

11. Be careful buying online, especially from Lazada 1 2 3 4 5

    By Lee, May 25, 2023
    • 47 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • Possum
    • May 31, 2023

12. G Cash Scams 1 2 3

    By OnMyWay, May 3, 2023
    • 21 replies
    • 891 views
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    • mountainside
    • May 15, 2023

13. New Scam Regarding Vaccinations

    By Tommy T., January 19, 2023
    • 6 replies
    • 399 views
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    • gbmmbg
    • January 19, 2023

14. False marriage annulment claims go viral in Catholic-majority Philippines

    By Mike J, December 19, 2022
    • 0 replies
    • 272 views
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    • Mike J
    • December 19, 2022

15. G Cash Licensed Rip Off 1 2 3

    By RBM, December 6, 2022
    • 24 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • RBM
    • December 14, 2022

16. PLDT, Smart warn vs 'social engineering'

    By Mike J, August 14, 2022
    • 5 replies
    • 435 views
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    • Snowy79
    • August 15, 2022

17. Der Back! Da Bullets, Dat Is!

    By OnMyWay, August 7, 2022
    • 4 replies
    • 418 views
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    • JJReyes
    • August 9, 2022

18. NBI raids networking company, seizes P1.5-M goods, equipment

    By Mike J, May 26, 2022
    • 2 replies
    • 338 views
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    • Mike J
    • May 27, 2022

19. Caution

    By Frank from Boston, November 11, 2021
    • 1 reply
    • 525 views
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    • Jollygoodfellow
    • November 11, 2021

20. Another Ponzi scheme

    By Mike J, October 13, 2021
    • 7 replies
    • 684 views
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    • scott h
    • October 15, 2021

21. 7 charged as investors lose P12M in new scam 1 2 3

    By Mike J, September 14, 2021
    • 20 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Snowy79
    • September 23, 2021

22. Filipina Scammers 1 2

    By Berlinboy, May 15, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 5.6k views
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    • gbmmbg
    • May 16, 2020

23. Has anyone ever brought a pet parrot? 1 2

    By Babysrealdad, March 9, 2020
    • 13 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • Arizona Kid
    • March 11, 2020

24. Shopee Seller Scammer 1 2 3 4 7

    By OnMyWay, February 22, 2020
    • 68 replies
    • 6.2k views
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    • hk blues
    • March 4, 2020

25. Phishing Emails from "Banks" 1 2

    By Mike J, September 30, 2019
    • 12 replies
    • 3.7k views
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    • Arizona Kid
    • October 6, 2019

26. Ponzi schemes shut down. 1 2 3 4 11

    By sonjack2847, June 2, 2019
    • 104 replies
    • 12.5k views
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    • Arizona Kid
    • October 4, 2019