When you are in the Philippines it is inevitable to receive scam text messages. Some of these scammers may have got their prey's phone number to some documents or just randomly sent.
Most of the modus of these scammers is to pretend to be some relatives abroad who lost their phone and just got a new number, after that they'll ask for electronic load or may also ask their prey to send money so that they can get back home or find another job due to some misfortune. Other modus includes making their prey believe that their number was chosen by a foundation, corporation, charity or PCSO and won an big amount of money.
Though this modus is not that effective now due to the high awareness of people and the use of internet to stay in touch with relatives abroad,the best way to deal with these it is to ignore and block them but If you wanna play the game with them here are some you can follow.
When the scammer pretend to be your relative abroad, you can simply ask if she was your aunt by giving a name. If the scammer ride with the name you've given, you can now reply that your aunt was dead and tell to stop haunting you and that may her soul rest in peace. :-)
If you were asked for a load, you can give him a load card through text and tell to just scratch it.
You may also ask if he was Edi. then bust him by ending the conversation with "edi wow"
If he assume that he is King, then reply it with this perfect one.
You may also correct something misspelled if there is.
You can also reply that you are wealthier than Villar, if the scammer uses the Villar Foundation.
A simple reply like this can do.
You can also offer a 50:50 if they deliver the money.
Well if you are a big fan of the "Ghost Fighter".
PS: You can find more cool way how people deal with these text scammers in the Facebook page of Barkada FM
Most of the modus of these scammers is to pretend to be some relatives abroad who lost their phone and just got a new number, after that they'll ask for electronic load or may also ask their prey to send money so that they can get back home or find another job due to some misfortune. Other modus includes making their prey believe that their number was chosen by a foundation, corporation, charity or PCSO and won an big amount of money.
Though this modus is not that effective now due to the high awareness of people and the use of internet to stay in touch with relatives abroad,the best way to deal with these it is to ignore and block them but If you wanna play the game with them here are some you can follow.
When the scammer pretend to be your relative abroad, you can simply ask if she was your aunt by giving a name. If the scammer ride with the name you've given, you can now reply that your aunt was dead and tell to stop haunting you and that may her soul rest in peace. :-)
If you were asked for a load, you can give him a load card through text and tell to just scratch it.
You may also ask if he was Edi. then bust him by ending the conversation with "edi wow"
If he assume that he is King, then reply it with this perfect one.
You may also correct something misspelled if there is.
You can also reply that you are wealthier than Villar, if the scammer uses the Villar Foundation.
A simple reply like this can do.
You can also offer a 50:50 if they deliver the money.
Well if you are a big fan of the "Ghost Fighter".
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