PNP at GCash, ibinunyag ang modus ng online investment scams
Naging mas madali na ang pagpapalago ng pera sa pamamagitan ng investments kasabay ng mga bagong online trading platforms. Pero sa kasamaang palad, naging dahilan rin ito sa pagdami ng mga manloloko na nagsasamantala sa mga online investors.
Para pangalagaan ang mga Pilipino na hindi maging biktima ng mga scammer, ang Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) at ang nangungunang mobile wallet sa bansa na GCash ay nagbigay ng ilang guidelines para malaman kung ang online investment offer ay isang scam.
“As the country’s leading fintech super app and financially inclusive investment platform, GCash continues to give Filipinos access to online investment opportunities, but at the same time, we are also working hard to educate and give our users knowledge on how to avoid scams,” sabi ni AJ Sibal, Fraud Management Head ng GCash.
Ang kadalasang palatandaan na ito ay scam, malaking balik ng investment sa loob lang ng maikling panahon.
“Beware of these types of promises as they are too good to be true. For example, they will promise 50% profit in just two weeks. Worse, they seem to be in a hurry for you to send the seed investment money immediately,” babala ni PNP-ACG spokesperson P/Capt. Michelle Sabino.
Isa pang red flag, kung ang offer ay itinatago ang kanilang company information. Bilang isa sa mga key players sa investment landscape via in-app features gaya ng GFunds at GStocks PH, pinapayuhan ng GCash ang mga investors na i-check and List of Public Companies ng Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) para masiguro na lehitimo ito.
Muling paalala ng GCash sa mga users na huwag ibahagi ang kanilang MPIN o OTP, at iwasang i-click ang kahina-hinalang links mula sa websites, emails, at messaging apps.
Para sa kailangan ng tulong, tawagan ang PNP-ACG sa kanilang hotlines na (02) 8414-1560 at sa 0998-598-8116, o sa email na acg@pnp.gov.ph. Para i-report ang scams at iba pang ilegal na gawain, pwede ring bisitahin ang official GCash Help Center sa help.gcash.com o mag message kay Gigi sa website at i-type ang “I want to report a scam.” Maaari ring tumawag ang customers sa official GCash hotline na 2882 para sa iba pang tanong at concern.
About Mynt
Mynt is the parent company of GCash, the #1 Finance Super App in the Philippines. It’s the first and only fintech company listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange under the “GCASH” ticker symbol. Through GCash, Mynt advances its vision of 'Finance for All' by making financial services more accessible to Filipinos. Mynt operates a portfolio of companies, including G-Xchange, Inc., the payments company responsible for the digital payments and electronic money activities in the GCash app, and Fuse Financing, Inc., the financing company for GCash that provides fair and digitally-enabled credit products and solutions.
Mynt, through its fintech operations, is a staunch supporter of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly focusing on safety & security, financial inclusion, diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
About GCash
GCash is the Philippines’ #1 Finance App and Largest Cashless Ecosystem. Through the GCash App, users can easily purchase prepaid airtime; pay bills via partner billers nationwide; send and receive money anywhere in the Philippines, even to other bank accounts; purchase from over 6 million partner merchants and social sellers; and get access to savings, credit, loans, insurance and invest money, and so much more, all at the convenience of their smartphones. GCash’s mobile wallet operations are handled by G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mynt, the first and only duacorn in the Philippines.
Mynt and GCash are staunch supporters of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly UN SDGs 5,8,10, and 13, which focus on safety & security, financial inclusion, diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, respectively.
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