Scams to be aware of in the Philippines

60 topics in this forum

1. Hundreds rescued from love scam centre in the Philippines

   By Rooster, March 15
   • 0 replies
   • 100 views
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   • Rooster
   • March 15

3. PNP to elderly: Beware of Glue Ladies

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

4. eTravel spoof page. Beware!

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

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

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

6. How to stop Landers Spam Text Messages

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

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

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

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

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

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

   By Lee, May 25, 2023
   • 47 replies
   • 2k views
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   • Possum
   • May 31, 2023

10. G Cash Scams 1 2 3

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

11. New Scam Regarding Vaccinations

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

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

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

13. G Cash Licensed Rip Off 1 2 3

    By RBM, December 6, 2022
    • 24 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • RBM
    • December 14, 2022

14. PLDT, Smart warn vs 'social engineering'

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

15. Der Back! Da Bullets, Dat Is!

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

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

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

17. Caution

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

18. Another Ponzi scheme

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

19. 7 charged as investors lose P12M in new scam 1 2 3

    By Mike J, September 14, 2021
    • 20 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Snowy79
    • September 23, 2021

20. Filipina Scammers 1 2

    By Berlinboy, May 15, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 5.5k views
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    • gbmmbg
    • May 16, 2020

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

    By Babysrealdad, March 9, 2020
    • 13 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • Arizona Kid
    • March 11, 2020

22. Shopee Seller Scammer 1 2 3 4 7

    By OnMyWay, February 22, 2020
    • 68 replies
    • 6k views
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    • hk blues
    • March 4, 2020

23. 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

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

    By sonjack2847, June 2, 2019
    • 104 replies
    • 12.1k views
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    • Arizona Kid
    • October 4, 2019

25. Paypal scam

    By sonjack2847, August 19, 2019
    • 0 replies
    • 769 views
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    • sonjack2847
    • August 19, 2019

26. Pay pal website hacked 1 2 3

    By bastonjock, July 31, 2019
    • 23 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • earthdome
    • August 12, 2019