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Remittances of OFW-PCMC. Text Scam Report by Cathy Rivera

Subject: SCAM-Remittances of OFW from Singapore
FROM: Makati employee

At 8:39am, today 21 July I received a text message saying:

‘CONGRATULATIONS!! Ur Mobile # has WON a Charity Prize.from: REMITTANCES OF OFW-PCMC.,July 20, 2007, Call me up now.. For more details.I’m ART J. TEVES’.

As an skeptic person in nature, I called the name of the person to check if this is true. The person on the other line about I think 40 in yrs old, told me that im the 4th winner today. Scary, he even memorize my sim #. Too hesitant, ask him lots of question which annoyed him telling me that it’s not like one of those modus operandi or a text scam. He told me that all I have to do is to text him my full name, age, birthday and complete address. I even ask him the acronyms of the PCMC. He told me that a group of Charity Officers based in Singapore are working to help families of millions of OFWs worldwide and that my sim number was chosen via random selection. After a couple of q&a, however still in doubt, we hanged up. Still hesitant to send the requirements he instructed me to sms, I searched the internet for various remittances scam, even texted a private investigatory program in tv but advises to do the same- to ignore them. I was not satisfied with the result, I actually want these people to have them learned their lesson before they can manipulate and fool a lot of many Filipinos who’s willing to do anything for the sake of their families. After searching, found this forum from www.gov.ph with numerous of similar scams. Thinking aloud, this should not stopped from increasing the people’s awareness for any possibilities, that this could also happen to them. But someone or somebody should act and do something to stopped these anomaly. We cannot do this alone, we need everyone to help us think of possible ways to stopped them from growing and let the goverment do something about it. As a concern citizen, there’s a big difference if we do share our part in stopping this..

pls ensure that privacy of the sender’s info remains confidential. thanks. and more power!

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28 comments so far

frequentflyer says August 17th, 2007 at 10:14 am

I just received the same text message yesterday August 16, 2007 but I am the one who normally don’t believed on this scam so I just disregarded it.
To all who are reading this post, just disregard any text messages that says that you won $$$$$$. There is no free lunch.

divine real says August 29th, 2007 at 3:37 pm

today aug 29 i recieve a txt msg saying i win 500.000 pesos from philippine charity foundation. and the person’s in charge is ALBERT CHUA. he ask me to call
and so i did i was so excited,then he ask me to txt him my full name , add, and age after he ask me to call again, he txt me the place to claim the money, but before i can get it, he told me that globe and smart are their major sponsor, he ask me to buy 4 globe worth 300 peso and 4talk n txt worth 300 also
im ver stupid i dnt even check if its real,i rush to buy and gave this man a call, he ask me to scraths the cards and gave the number to him, afterwards he ask me to call again and asking for another 12 globe 300, and 12smart buddy 300, then i had doubth he keep txting me a36=bt the load so then i surf throu internet and found out it was a scam, i dont know what to do, pls i hope that they will catch this person CLAIMING HE’S ALFRED S.CHUA # +63906371411
i hopethat this people who’s doin this scam will have their KARMA

arlie caso says September 24th, 2007 at 10:02 am

i also received the same message also yesterday September 21, 2007.

he is Art Javier with the #09284506372
and he is insisting me to buy those cards….are they helping us or they are fooling other people…

arlie caso says September 24th, 2007 at 10:32 am

please do stop them for doing those things….can you call them to stop? or is there any penalty for those people/

Joeanne Maniulit says November 5th, 2007 at 11:17 am

Hello poh,

I wanted to share a bit of my story related to this matter as well. My 18- yr old maid recieved a message from a man named “Rod J. Teves” claiming that her number had also won an amount of $500,000 Pesos. I was really shocked, when the next day, she asked me if she could advance her pay this month at 1,800 so she could buy these phone cards to talk to the person incharge of these so called “Charity Prizes” something should be done about these people. And I want to help anyone who’s been a victim of these crimes, but I really need your support. Please, if you have been a victim, Please email your story to my email address, and I’ll try to find a way to get more light on this situation and also to make other’s more aware of what might happen if they fall for this. Please email me at Soleil_lunamethyst@hotmail.com. Thank you

Ella Gamban says November 15th, 2007 at 3:43 pm

hi gud am. i got the same txt from mr. rod j.teves this morning. bec. this is my first time to receive this kind of txt im very excited to call him. and he told me to txt him my name, add, age, pasport serial. then i start browsing in the internet about the REMITTANCES OF OFW-PCMC and found out that this is a “SCAM”, I txt mr. teves telling him that i was not born yesterday to para maloko niya.

Roberto Sanchez says January 14th, 2008 at 8:54 pm

Hi everyone. i just got a text from NIKKO ALVAREZ telling me the same thing. Grabe talaga ang mga taong ito!!! If i meet them i’l assure you guys, I’L CUT THEIR HANDS AND LET THEM EAT IT!!! Is there anyone/agency you know guys that can help us to stop them? Magtulungan na lang po tayo para sa mga taong maari pa nilang mabiktima. Here are my numbers 0921-9936911; 0922-8166014.

Jeof says January 21st, 2008 at 4:23 pm

guys, nakareceive din girlfriend ko ng same text message just this day lang regarding REMITTANCES OF OFW-PCMC. Im suspecting na scam lang yun but ofcourse gusto ko rin maniguro buti na lang nakita ko itong forum na to, thanks sa mga concern citizens, hehehe. cel number nung nagtext ay 09295357120, nagpapakilalang Rod Esteves… ingat na lang kayo. kung gusto nyo ipa-trace yug number ng mga yan pwede kayo lumapit sa NTC (National Telecommunications Commission), kaya nila i-trace yan or i-block yung number as well (dont know kung pati celphone). kaso mura na sim card ngayun, they can change everyday if they want. better sana kung magkaroon ng entrapment sa mga ganitong tao.

im one of the vctm of rod teves says February 3rd, 2008 at 4:07 pm

hi poh,

im one of the vctm of rod teves says February 3rd, 2008 at 4:24 pm

hi,
Ijust rcv a txt message from ROD TEVES i’m won 500 000 from CHARITY PRIZE FRM REMITANCES OF OFW PCMC.he required me to buy 3 smart buddy & globe pre-paid 300 each for last authentication but i will not buy becoz i hav doubt its not true,that’s why i check 1st to the internet if its true or not.if you rcv the same txt message don’t trust quickly so be careful that name rod j. teves #09295357231.thanks.

daughter of a victim says February 18th, 2008 at 8:53 pm

I’m here in Singapore and y mom’s in the Phils. I called her today and i got this news that she has won from REMITANCES OF OFW PCMC 500,000 but to be able to claim it, she has to buy Smart Buddy sim card which my mom immediately did.There was really something fishy there when this certain Art S. Javier even offered to deliver the winnings to my mom.And the office address they gave is here in Singapore.My family back home dont have access to internet so they didn’t know anything about scams.I checked about it here and thankfully, i found out that it is indeed a big SCAM. Imagine what could have happened if my mom just followed what was asked from her. I really hope that these people will be caught and punished for doing this…

gemma says March 27th, 2008 at 12:43 am

I received this morning (March 26′08) a text message from a certain NIKKO ALVAREZ (# +639296902652) saying my mobile number won a charity prize from REMITTANCES OF OFW-PCMC last March 24, 2008. I knew upon reading it that it was a scam so I just ignored it. I am posting this here to let you all know that this scam is still ongoing, so beware.

rami says April 6th, 2008 at 7:17 pm

My husband is an OFW..Just like other who posted their comments..My husband also received a text message yesterday from RENZ J. Prieto with cp # +639296874659 saying his # has won a CHARITY PRIZE from REMITTANCES of OFW-PCMC last April 03, 2008. I told my husband not to give any of his personal info, i have to check in the internet first.
I found out that it’s really a scam..
The guy is using different names to fool people!!
Beware!!!!

checa says April 22nd, 2008 at 3:43 pm

hellow

my tita has recieve the same txt msg this afternoon april,22,2008 2.30pm she rushed in my room wanted to check this remittances of ofw-pcmc well.. we searched it on the net… well… the result was this website.. well.. we read everything even the comments.. we were shocked.. because the txt msg was like this…

CONGRATULATIONS!! Ur mobile # has WON a Charity prize
FROM: REMITTANCES OF OFW-PCMC.. last april 20,2008 call me up now… FOR more details.. I’m RENZ J. PRIETO

FROM: +639294600678

we even checked the name on friendster.. and he’s only 22 years old!!

wow!! we texted him if it was true then he’s reply was….

PLS TRY TO CALL ME ASAP.! coz the prize you had won worth P630,000.00 will be forfeited if there no claimant of this WINNING digit number. THANK U..

FROM: +639294600678

yeah he’s so stupid.. posting he’s name on friendster…

yeah email me or maybe leave me a message on friendster

my email addresses are:

ivan_cheska@yahoo.com
lonely_emo04@yahoo.com.ph

thanks in advance and glod bless!!

Jay says May 2nd, 2008 at 10:00 pm

I also received a message from a guy named RENZ J. PRIETO last April 30, 2008. He said that I won P630,000.00, a charity prize from REMITTANCES oF OFW-PCMC. I called him up
and he asked me for my name, complete address,age and passport serial no. I was curious if what he said is true so I checked the internet if there was such a thing. Luckily I ended up on this website.
Just be careful about this guy named RENZ PRIETO. He’s stupid!…

victoriano987 says May 31st, 2008 at 10:29 pm

my father recieve this message:

congratulations!
Your cell # had won
1M pesos during the
anniversary of the
PGMA foudation
raffle draw. DTI
Permit # @2578 Series
2008 Please Contact
Atty. VICTOR T.
SALONGA jr. at
09297794433 for
details and on how
to claim it. Thank
you.

my daddy called the no. and he was instructed to text his complete name, age, occupation, adrress, SSS no. and bank account no. so that he (Atty SALONGA) could fax it to secretary Bunye. Later he was asked to buy six SMART BUDDY cellcards and was told to call again after he has bought it so that he can be taugth how to use the computer to create a confidential PIN allegedly so that he will will not be question on anti-money laundering when the money will be deposited in his account. That was when my father doubted so called atty SALONGA.

Spleighpee says June 6th, 2008 at 5:51 pm

I also received a message from a guy named RENZ J. PRIETO .Today June 6,2008 2:45pm, He said that I won P630,000.00, a charity prize from REMITTANCES oF OFW-PCMC.PLS TRY TO CALL ME ASAP.! coz the prize you had won worth P630,000.00 will be forfeited if there no claimant of this WINNING digit number. THANK U.. I called him up
and he asked me for my name, complete address,age . And he txted me”I just want to ADVICE,try to KEPT dis TRANSACTION to make HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL,coz ini-ingatan lang namin ang seguridad po nnyo.ty,,,And i ask him anong agency sya ,sa govt b o priv firm and saan nya n kuha ang cel # ko….And he replied”Ur not listening wl”..I was curious so i checked sa Google and i ended up on this website .THANKS ..GOD BLESS

emy says June 13th, 2008 at 7:20 pm

just today I also received a similar txt from a Renz J. Prieto….he was using the mobile number 09208200434

josh says June 23rd, 2008 at 8:23 pm

we just receive d same txt msg…atty johannes sy ….thanks for this forum….his new number 09299768264….be careful…
pls publish this….this has to stop…

XBOX TSR says July 9th, 2008 at 10:06 am

> it so happened my dad is an OFW (Saudi) and my mom happens to be one of those OC-SKEPTIC persons watchamacallit.

> my mom apparently got theSAME exact message from this sickf@ck ( RENZ J. PRIETO ) and where she panicked and rushed in confiding the message she just got. Me, knowing this is one of those TEXT SCAMS and immediately told her that a PROMO will be LEGIT unless-otherwise she received a CALL informing her she really won.

> true enough, played a junior detective, opened my PC, searched OFW-PCMC on google searc, and… voila!!! that ended our agument.

>> not contented and triggered by my curiosity, I ended up calling this sick@ss mobile # and seems like he’s trying to sound SMART, lucky enough that bastard didn’t know who he was talking to. He ended up mumbling and grumbling with his words not knowing what PCMS is and I was hunged up on.

> adrenalin still pumping in, I texted him and introduced myslef as Insp. CHRIS REYNOSO from QC Interpol and that he is closely investigated and is under surveilance, next thing I know, he cut off his phone and never heard a ringing tone on his end.

>> LESSON LEARNED: there is really NOTHING we can do with cases like these. we are just one of those PUNY punks why such sick bastards enjoy what they are doing. no promo is valid and legit unless you joined or applied for a certain promo and try confiding with your folks before you end up as walking target by such crazy bastards. i don’t mind this happening to me but the thought of putting my mother’s safety at risk will be another thing. I even imagined doing an entrapment but on that note I might put my family’s safe-keeping in jeopardy. so I just ruled it out.

>> time and again silly things happen and SHIT just rolls out, for cases like this, it’s imperative that we don’t panick and think millions of times first if that helps.

>> don’t even mind or bother such cases to local authorities and don’t even bother raising such issue to any agency of the government, why? it’s so damn simple, come to think of it folks.. we’re in Philippines, there is nothing much THEY can do and so are WE.

>> things in life are not catered on GOLD PLATES, so come to think of it =)

Eliv says August 10th, 2008 at 5:52 pm

I just received a similar text message from Renz Prieto informing that I won 42,000 USD. So this is the cunning man trying to get a living out of other people’s blood. I believe this man has access to Smart number directory even for roaming service. Let’s be aware of this SCAM.

ahura_mazda says September 14th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

i have also received the same text. she says she’s Liza aragon. I said you silly bastard i already know your modus operation, and i’ll kill you. Just be careful okey.

elsa says September 19th, 2008 at 7:28 pm

ako na ang pinaka latest victim nila ka2recieve ko lang ng txt nila kanina hapon….salamat at sumagi sa icip ko na iresearch i2 kundi isa na rin ako sa mga kawa2 kinabukasan…gus2 u ipa XXX natin 2 or imbistigador..mahuli lang cila para di na cila makapagloko pa….just keep in touch na lang tayo para maplano natin..godbless

gentai says October 9th, 2008 at 9:59 am

Got the same message from a Jane Lera saying that I won a chash prizes from PCMC thru CPV electronic raffle draw.

$##@$@!!! The government has to step in to stop these scammers!

The phone number of the scammer is 0907-756-9523

lowela yambao says October 14th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

buti nalang hightechnolgy na tyo at least nagiging malawak ang mga pang unawa ntin sa gnitong bagay ,kaktanggap lang ng mister ko ng txt nto buti nlang nag search sya kundi nadagdagan nnman ang biktima nila,maging mas malawak pa sana tyo..alam kong mahirap ang buhay ngayon at im sure if sinabing win ka feeling mo how lucky u r…pero hindi lahat ng win panalo u need to be wise……think too much….renz prieto ang name ng sugo ni satanas 09085145731

ANNE says October 17th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

I received the same text messages this afternoon.his name is renz j. prieto… i get shocked but i guess wat if this is true.. so i gave him the information he needs. then he txted me that i need to call him back tomorrow morning around 8am-9am. then out of my curiosity and my doubt. i check it in the internet if this companyis really exist. then i found out that this is a big scam.. thanks tlaga kasi my high technology na tau. i want to tell everybody to not get easily trapped in this scam.. its really stupid.. i hope na sana tamaan ng karma ang mga tao na gumagawa nito.. e2 ung number nya. #09208200434 renz j prieto. beware of this name and number ! makarma sana kau mga scammers!

Jhie says November 6th, 2008 at 8:57 pm

I received this message also, so what are we going to do guys? These people should stop doing this…

krkristine PerilloKkristinekkristine says November 17th, 2008 at 2:38 am

I got a message on my roaming from a name renz J. prieto telling me that I won a prize of $42,000.00 from ofw-pcmc remittances 63-9082597208. I called this number as per his instructions. He congratulate me as ‘dakilang-piliino(ofw) and he asked me to text my requirements so he could start processing my papers. After we spoke on Nov. 10, I check in the internet and found out his name as text scam. he text me repeatedly to send my identity, passport #, contact etc. I text him back and said to stop fooling people for panalo. Still he kept sending me message to send the requirements. To all people who receive messages like this should be aware that people of this kind are just sick mind. Be alert!email address: sinta_leron@yahoo.ca(kristine perillo)

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