00:00Text scams are still rampant. Some of them are coming from real e-wallet.
00:05Experts think that they are being used by a device similar to a real sales site
00:10that was also used in the text blast during the last election.
00:14Rafi Tima has a report.
00:19If you received a message from the black message thread of a well-known e-wallet platform
00:23that says you won the raffle and there's a link that you need to click to claim the prize,
00:28you're not alone.
00:29More and more people are accepting it,
00:31and more and more people are clicking the link, according to the DICT.
00:35The thread of a real e-wallet provider or a real online account is being inserted.
00:41The narrative of the texts is very convincing.
00:44It says that it's either a reward or a threat.
00:49In order to enter the black message thread,
00:51scammers are possibly using what's called an IMSI catcher
00:55or International Mobile Subscriber Identity Catcher.
00:57It's a device that can be inserted in a car and pretend to be a real mobile sales site.
01:13The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center or CICC is also fighting the modus.
01:18There's only one way to avoid being fooled.
01:21Don't click the link in the message.
01:24This is also the message of Maya,
01:25which is called the modus of text hijacking scam.
01:28They are not sending a message with a link for you to log in or to ask for verification.
01:33We are asking for permission from GCash about this.
01:37Don't click the link because that's the only way for you to be redirected to their banking site.
01:44Rafi Timan reporting for GMA Integrated News.
01:53Transcription by ESO. Translation by —
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