“CONGRATULATIONS! Ur cel # WON Php300, 000 & 1 HONDA CR-V last 02/18/10. For inquiries call this #. This is Ed Pascua, of Phil.Info.Center. Permit #0292 series 2010.”
My question then is: How come that he can give Php300, 000 pesos plus a Honda CR-V and yet he cannot even call me and instead requested me to call him for inquiries? And BTW, I can’t remember any raffle draw I joined in the past 12 months.
This is just one typical example that spreads through mobile text messages. Most people though are aware of these scams and quickly reject it. But there are still people who are victimized by these obvious traps. Some even give money to retrieve the promised prizes. Be careful, when it is too good to be true, it’s probably not true.
Why are other people like this,they are crazy !!! They want to fool others be careful with these scams.They also sent me messages like these.
ReplyDeleteyup...these are very widespread...It's actually the third time I had this kind of text message.
ReplyDeleteI just received it last night and my gut told me that it's a lie, but some silly part of me wanted to believe it to be true...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, thanks for this helpful info!
You have really great taste on catch article titles, even when you are not interested in this topic you push to read it.
ReplyDeletei also got this text message a few minutes ago. and i replied back: Scam!
ReplyDeleteI advise not to REPLY. Why? Because, it will validate the existence of your number and more scam messages may come. Hopefully it will not happen to you.
ReplyDeleteGod bless!
...............grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr i,m in the middle of writing an email when i received this kind of msgs... which think a scam... so i called the number...anyway im unli hehehe... then i noticed the lady i spoke to was not confident enough on her statements so i drop my call. tip if u got any of this deceiving txt or call.. research first before believing.. any1 could do this.. but not to pipz who investigate.
ReplyDeletei also got this msg 1wk ago,akala q totoo,un pla hndi,tinawagan q pa naman.
ReplyDeletehehehe.... nabuwisit sa akin ung nagtxt....kala nya mauuto ako.. kala mo totoo ang mga KUPAl they told me through txtkc pinagloloko ko sila ang reply nila goes this way " Sorry to inform that your prizes are alraedy forfieted due to negligence and lack of cooperation . Publication on follows d day after tommorro at Phil daily Star w/ permit #0292 ser of 2010. We will just sent you a formal letter 2 ur address ... better lack next time!!!!!!!" ...Bakit kaya may mga taong GANITO mahilig kumita sa DI PinagHirapan at nandadamay pa sa mg inosenteng Tao >>>Beware to this # 09053116889.......
ReplyDeletei also got this msg just this morning and i even called the guy and the person he told me responsible for the prizes to be claimed hehehe... very smart voice but not so convincing.. practically their voice sounds like parang probi kasi may accent ng bisaya not fluent kung magtagalog.. nagttaka ako bakit for the lapse of 1 mo from march 10, 2011 at now ko lang nalaman, that guy Mr. James Larcon daw from Beneto Cosmetics International Co. who is the chairman of the board kuno! urging me to immediately insured the HONDA CR-V in my name and must pay the insurance fee of 6k more or less until 6pm today .. wahhh! mga people wag kayong paloloko sa mga taong ito..sila ang mga taong gustong kumain at the expense of others.. mga tamad ang mga manlolokong ito.....
ReplyDeleteSigh.... it was too good to be true, I knew it! Besides, wouldn't these dumb asses state which in specific raffle I won? LOL. I wish it was though xD
ReplyDeletegot a msg also this morning......wonder how i won without joining any raffly stuff.....oh..money money....its all about the money...money....
ReplyDeleteThanks for all these information that I read. Hope we should learn our lesson, not to trust or believe on those text messages.It's all about money..God bless!
ReplyDeleteSame experience same text message I got this morning YOUR # WON TOYOTA AVANZA W/ 300 THOU VIA ELECTRONIC LAST AUG. 08, 2011. FOR DETAILS, PLEASE CALL NOW STEVE BURGOS OF PHIL. INFO. CENTER ON THIS #. -- SCAMMER'S NUMBER IS 09057617616 BEWARE!!
ReplyDeleteDear everyone,
ReplyDeletey dont you report these kind of people.. kwawa nmn mga mabibiktima..
CONGRATULATIONS!!!Your # WON TOYOTA VIOS J. Plus 350thou.via electronic raffle last March.26.2012.For details,please call now ROLANDO GOMEZ.of Phil. Info. Center on this #.
ReplyDeletei just receive this morning Name:
ReplyDeleteNumber: +639161873107
Content:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!Your # WON TOYOTA AVANZA w/ 300 thou via electronic last Apr.27.2012.For details,please call now ALAN FUNTES. Of Phil.Info.Center on this #.
Time: 7/2/2012 8:08:29 AM
may i know if this true or scam
Guys, i received also text message that i won a toyota avanza. Good thing, i was able to received, too, a warning from NTC (as it appeared on my inbox, definitely not a scam). They are encouraging citizens to call 9213251 or 9267722 to report these scams. I did it and was required to email my formal report at ospac@ntc.gov.ph indicating (1) the text message you received (2) the number of the sender of the message.
ReplyDeleteWe can browse the net, watch youtube and do anything on facebook for several hours. Sending email to NTC i think is no difficult task as a citizen of this country. AKO ANG SIMULA =))
i just want to ask if the person that sending the message is working on your company his name was Greg Kho..
ReplyDeletegud day.... nakatanggap dn po akong tx messages...
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATION!!!!YOUR #WON TOYOTA VIOS J. PLUS 350THOU. VIA ELECTRONOC RAFFLE LAST OCT.29.2012.. FOR DETAILS PLEASE CALL NOW ROLANDO GOMEZ OF PIL.INFO.CENTER ON THIS #.. (DATED, JAN.2,2013)...
then he ask me a money para dw mabayarn ang insurance ng sasakyan..nagpadala dn po ako pero kalahati lng.. sponsored dw ng FINO LEATHERWARE PHILS. ung raffle..till jan.4 dw idedeliver dw ung prize ko.. ok lets see.. from cebu dw galing ung prize...
i got the exact same text msg re; won toyota vios j. plus 350k via electr raffle on nov5/12. thinking it might b real, i followed n called this phil. info ctr (0927-776-0407)n spoke to rolando gomez's secr named irene castro who reiterated i won this in conjuction w/ fino leatherware. told me to call rommel bautista (0916-730-6446) who heads Fino, who btw didn't sound or talked like someone who's a big cheese. i got suspicious so i asked for their DTI#, n he became very agitated n hung-up on me right away. I called irene back n got the same response when i asked for their DTI#. i wl file a formal complaint/report to www.ntc.gov.ph shortly to warn others of this type of scam.
ReplyDeleteI received also this text that i won this kind of electronic raffle draw how come that i won i never joined this raffle.. This is the text i received this last jan. 9, 2013..
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATION!!!!YOUR #WON TOYOTA VIOS J. PLUS 350THOU. VIA ELECTRONOC RAFFLE LAST NOV.5.2012.. FOR DETAILS PLEASE CALL NOW ROLANDO GOMEZ OF PIL.INFO.CENTER ON THIS #.
..some people are crazy like dis scammers thats why many people are victim for scamm. SO HOW CAN WE STOP THEME???
ReplyDeletehi there, a certan allan sy from phil. info center 092776840026 i talked to his secretary, at first fluent to speak to me but when i asked her what department they are her voice trembled, she told me to call rommel bautista again how to claim my vios and 350k cash, mr rommel sensed that i recorded our conversation he cut off our conversation, are these people existing they are using the name of your office phil information center
ReplyDeleteHey guys! I just received a message from this number 09265112312 stating that Congratulations!!! Your # won Toyota Hilux G. w/ 300 thou via electronic raffle last Dec. 14, 2012. For details, please call Miguel Ang of Philippine Information Center on this #. So I called the #, the one who answered my call was Sandra Soriano, according to her she was the secretary of the Chairman of Philippine Information Center. She told me to call Mr. Angelo Basa the Chairman of Beneton International located in Olonggapo. So I called the number of this Angelo Basa. When I talked to him, I told him how come I won a prize and I don't even join a raffle. He said your mobile number was selected. And he said this is lapse already, the draw was last Dec. 12, 2012 and why only now u called. I told him I just received the message. Then he told me to call back in 10 minutes. Not even 10 minutes later, he sent a text message telling me to call. I realized that it was a scam, I responded with his message, and I said why you don't have a load to call me? People out there, beware of this type of bs scam.
ReplyDeleteYes, all of you are right...there are still people who believe in this scam...I am one of them...First they ask me an amount to pay for the comprehensive insurance of the vehicle, btw according to them I won Toyota Hillux. So in order for them to deliver it to me, it needs to travel because it will be coming from Cebu. They let me choose the type of insurance, of course I choose the lowest. After I sent the amount, 7,700. They called again telling me that LTO is requiring a complete comprehensive insurance for a luxury vehicle. Then ask me to add 8200 more. Now the next day, it will be shipped to Manila already however they called again telling me that we need to put the vehicle in a container van because Sulpicio Lines won't allow luxury vehicle not in a container van. They ask me to send 15,200...and therefore I sent 15,200. They said the shipment will arrive at Pier 12 at 2-3 pm the next day. They will text me once they arrive. Now on the next day, to my surprise they said that he's in subic because the ship stopped over there and for us to send the vehicle to manila is through a mover. Again they ask me to send them 5,000 more for the mover. Of course as I have said I am one of their victims. To the last 5000 I still sent. Maybe many of you will call me "tanga" or fool as it is really the right term for me...Hopefully there will be no more victims like me and let this serve as a warning that they would always let it seem real so that you'll be hooked. For the scammers I pity them...Hopefully they change.
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