Text scam hits Overseas Working Filipinos

In what is a cruel hoax, overseas Filipino workers are receiving a text message saying that they have won a high cash prize in a raffle and asked to deposit some funds first in order to claim the prize.

"The swindlers, who use fictitious names, pose as government officials. They ask the OFWs to deposit money under certain bank accounts as precondition for getting their supposed prize money". [via The Manila Times]

emily | 6:00 PM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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