There is a need to investigate how these fraudsters accessed the mobile phone numbers of postpaid subscribers and to take measures that would enhance the protection of mobile subscribers,” said Senator Manuel Lapid in a Senate resolution calling for an investigation.
Globe previously released several methods for determining when a fraud is legitimate or when it is a scam.
The message sender comes from an 11-digit mobile number
According to Globe, legitimate text messages received from them or other companies authorized to send text instructions will be classified accordingly and will not come from an unspecified mobile number. This applies even if the text of the text message claims to be “GLOBE ADVISORY”.
“Subscribers may validate texts and unusual calls with the company’s customer service agents,” Yuli Cresanto, Globe’s senior vice president of corporate communications, said in the consultancy.
Enter an amount of money or send a message to another number
Spoofed text messages aim to extort money or load funds from others by tricking them into entering a “Share-A-Load” transaction. The fraudulent text falsely accuses the subscriber of incurring an additional fee and provides the victim with a message format to send to a mobile phone number to recover the alleged amount.
Crisanto said that by “adding the number“ 2 ”before the recipient’s 10-digit cell phone number, the unsuspecting subscriber would have performed the Share-A-Load transaction, so the sum of 500 pesos in the two examples above would be moving or adding credit to the prepaid number that The message has been sent to him.
3. Win the alleged raffle prizes