Amid the decline, Globe is calling on mobile users to remain vigilant amid emerging scam schemes that evade cellular networks, including the use of chat apps and fake cell towers that are able to send messages without telco detection.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) asked the public on Friday, July 12, to be more vigilant against scams because the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create or manipulate fake videos and audios make them appear more believable.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros said information from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) revealed that almost all large-scale investigations on cyberfraud and cyberscams in the world has a traceable connection to the Philippines.
Internet giant Google recently reported that it removed and blocked over 5.5 billion “bad” ads in 2023, up from 2022 and an initiative that was optimized by the power of generative AI.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) asked the public to be discerning of the claim of a company called SK Pools Mining Corporation that its “products, services, and assets are licensed, authorized, guaranteed, verified, certified, or confirmed by the BSP.”
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a public advisory against online entity Tonik-Shop for enticing the public to invest their money with a promise of high monetary rewards or profits.
Based on the reports from the public, Meta Advertising Company, through WhatsApp and Telegram, is inviting the public to invest in the said platform in a scheme known as “Tasking and Recharging.”
Under the partnership, GCash will assist NBI in preventing, detecting, investigating, and prosecuting cybercrimes that involve the use of the GCash mobile app or the transfer or receipt of proceeds from any crime or unlawful activity.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate registration of Infinity8Networks Digital Services OPC and imposed an administrative fine of P1 million against the entity for illegally soliciting investments from the public.
BNY PAL, whose officials are now at large and can no longer be located, has victimized a number of residents in Pasig City who invested as much as P1.5 million each.
