Court sustains decision on big Subic drug case

By Rey E. Requejo and Macon Ramos-Araneta

THE Supreme Court has sustained the decision issued by the Office of the Secretary of Justice reversing the dismissal by the City Prosecutor Of Olongapo of the P6.2 billion drug complaint filed against the alleged members of a big-time drug syndicate operating in Subic.

“Those text scams have increased again, but most of them now have redirected...or re-programmed their approach. They are cheating by asking people: ‘Have you registered your SIM card? If you haven’t yet, click this link,’ and you go to their site, which is a fake site,” he said.

Uy said scammers are able to capture subscribers’ data if they key in their information on the provided fake link.

“They also have exploited (the same modus) with respect to e-wallets – you will receive a text purportedly coming from your e-wallet provider: If you have already registered a SIM card, you have to re-register in the e-wallet in order to be able to activate it,’” he said.

“Do not fall for these scams,” Uy added.

He urged Filipino subscribers to register their SIM cards before mst.daydesk@gmail.com WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023 A2 NEWS