MEMORANDUM:
TO
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DITO TELECOMMUNITY CORPORATION GLOBE TELECOMS, INC. SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
SUBJECT
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“PERSONALIZED” TEXT SCAM
DATE
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08 September 2022
The proliferation of “personalized” fake job, lucky winner, bonus cash and other similar money scams targeting the general public has continued in the month of September across telecommunications networks in the country. In the interest of the service, you are hereby requested to text blast to your subscribers daily from 09 September 2022 to 15 September 2022 the following message: BABALA HUWAG PONG MANIWALA SA TEXT NA NAGLALAMAN NG INYONG PANGALAN NA NAG-AALOK NG TRABAHO, PABUYA O PERA. ITO PO AY ISANG SCAM. You are also directed to accelerate the process of blocking SIM cards that are being utilized to perpetrate these fraudulent activities and to further expand the messaging reach of your respective public information campaigns to the public regarding these new variants of text scams. You are hereby directed to submit a written report of compliance to the Office of the Commissioner on or before 19 September 2022 thru email commissioner@ntc.gov.ph.
For strict and immediate compliance.
GAMALIEL A. CORDOBA Commissioner