Modus Operandi: Message to Senior Citizens

@Shavkat (141906)

Philippines

November 30, 2021 7:21pm CST

I got a message from a so-called 'Welfare Officer' that an unclaimed grant is being approved by them, which is related to Covid-19. This is so absurd to indulge in because I am not an elder aged 60 and above. Scammers are trying to victimize innocent elders through SMS on mobile phones. I shared this to be aware of it and not to be a victim. It is obvious that it did not come from one of the local government agencies in the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Have you received any messages like this on your mobile phone?

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@rsa101 (40946)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

Oh, wow another kind of scam, and if you look at the email address it sounded like a scammer.

The sender has not thought about making their message more believable at all.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

Yes, it is another way to deceive innocent souls. Speaking of the email address, it does look a scam.

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

1 Dec 21

NO and I would not even open it, should I receive a message it would be in Italian from the Swiss Government.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

It is also the same thing. The details of this message have so many flaws.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

@LadyDuck Indeed. It needs to be deleted ASAP.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

1 Dec 21

@Shavkat I know from which authorities we should receive this kind of messages, all the rest goes to the recycle bin.

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@eileenleyva (27555)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

I received a message, too. It's an unknown number so I deleted right away.

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@eileenleyva (27555)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

@Shavkat There was a video on fb where a family was targeted by the scammers. Mere answering of the phone or text enables them to get your info.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

@eileenleyva Oh, my. That's not a good thing.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

I agree. It is so impossible for these people to get my mobile number. I assumed they typed the numbers at random. If I am in the mood, I will reply and play along with them.

Unfortunately, I am did not register an unlimited text and call.

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

1 Dec 21

Not like that, no... I got a phone call today that was supposed to be from a company who wanted to give me a pre-hiring bonus to sign up with them if I just gave them my bank information.

Of course, I might have given my information if I'd applied for a job in the last three months.

I reported them and blocked them.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

That's a certified scam. I also experienced having cold callers a couple of times. If I am in a great mood, I sometimes play along and pretend a moron about it.

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

1 Dec 21

@Shavkat I don't play with scammers. I just report them.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

@DaddyEvil It will be useless even if I reported it.

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@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

1 Dec 21

Thanks for the alert! No, haven't seen it.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

I hope you would not experience it.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

2 Dec 21

@Shavkat Thanks, me too. Tell you what though, I'm experiencing another kind of almost scam. I had a call, saying they're my healthcare. Well, I called my healthcare, in a quirk, because no one answered the number on the recording. I don't answer calls of unfamiliar numbers. Customer service & I talked, she said, not in healthcare system of numbers & be careful for it's a scam.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

2 Dec 21

@oahuwriter I also experienced this, too. There are so many cold callers lately. We still need to be more vigilant.

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@Faster16 (3248)

• Indonesia

1 Dec 21

very often, I immediately report it to the police complaint center

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

Uhm, I guess that is a good idea. Unfortunately, sim cards can easily be bought in the market. I doubt if the policemen can track it down. Unless they will conduct an entrapment.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

@Faster16 I doubt it but it could be.

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@Faster16 (3248)

• Indonesia

1 Dec 21

@Shavkat if the police intend to work it is easy for them

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@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

1 Dec 21

Thanks for the heads up but luckily I have not seen anything like this.

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@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

2 Dec 21

I agree.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

3 Dec 21

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

2 Dec 21

I hope no one will be victimized by them.

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

4 Dec 21

Scam, scam!

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

5 Dec 21

Indeed

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Dec 21

The scammers will stop at nothing to claim money from people.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

I am not sure how I can tag the causative factor of this. I assumed it is because of poverty, but it is not a valid reason.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

2 Dec 21

@JudyEv At some point, it is also one of the reasons.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Dec 21

@Shavkat I think the causative factor is greed.

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@db20747 (43419)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

1 Dec 21

This is a good observation. All they want are your account details. So they can deposit your money. But they'll take every dime in your account

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@Rashnag (30597)

• Surat, India

1 Dec 21

I haven't received any such messages. It's so terrible that they aren't sparing senior citizens too

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

1 Dec 21

Scammers are becoming eviler than before.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

2 Dec 21

@Rashnag Thank you for agreeing.

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@Rashnag (30597)

• Surat, India

2 Dec 21

@Shavkat yes I agree

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