SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Thursday warned the public against holiday-themed online scams.
Pimentel raised the importance of heeding the National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) advisory to be wary about sites offering Christmas items.
“There are many [online] scammers who look for opportunity to swindle people,” he said in Filipino. Pimentel cited the NTC’s advice to avoid clicking links embedded in suspicious text messages.
He reiterated the NTC’s call for citizens to report suspicious text messages and online scams through their website or by contacting the NTC Hotline at 1682.
Pimentel stressed the “ease with which these scams can compromise personal information and financial security.”
“Let us be wary of messages which we don’t know the source. Before clicking [any link], be sure that it is from a legitimate source,” he said.
“Being vigilant is the key to avoid getting scammed,” Pimentel added.
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