35% Discount on Sun Postpaid Scam

For most people this would be really obvious. But for the sake of those people without the talent of "smelling" scams and are still susceptible to "too good to be true" offers, here's the detail of the Sun Postpaid Scam.

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Your Number is Selected For 35% Discount

The scam begins with a random message from an unregistered number saying:

Suncellular:You're the one selected postpaid plan that given 35% discount on your bill.To get your 35% discount just forward the 17-digit secret code to 2292.You will receive the 17-digit secret code on the next message.

It may or may not include the so called "17-digit secret code". In my case, I received it after a few minutes.

50 09225533524 4222

Transfer 50 Pesos of Load to the Number

If didnt get it, well, here's how it works. When you enter the 17 digit code and send it to 2292, you are actually sending 50 pesos load to the number. I read from Sun Cellular's website that the maximum transaction for postpaid accounts is up to 500 pesos.

You will just find out that you transferred load to the number after you send the code because Sun will send a message confirming the transfer. But by then, it would be too late.

Register SIM Cards

In the United States, people are required to register their SIM card numbers. This prevents people from using that tiny chip to cheat on others. It has been in discussion past several years here in the country. But until now, there is no clear path to it.

Anyway, until such a law is in place, we all need to be careful. With the advent of social networks, the bad guys are also updating their methods to victimize more people.

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