Female Netizen Nearly Falls Victim to Fake PhilSys Scam
A female netizen almost became a victim of a fake PhilSys scam, but she said she was fortunate that her e-wallet had no money in it.
Recently, Ghie ZLe, a Facebook user, shared her experience after being targeted by a scammer using a fake PhilSys scheme. The post quickly went viral and received reactions from the online community.
According to her post, the incident happened at around 9 a.m. when someone contacted her through Google Meet. The caller claimed to be working with PhilSys and said they would help with her National ID application and verification so that her ID could finally be delivered to her home.
Since her National ID had not yet arrived, she decided to talk with the caller. At first, she did not suspect anything unusual. She was surprised because the person on the call already knew several personal details about her, including her full name, birthday, old contact number used during registration, and even her place of birth.
The caller then instructed her to share her phone screen and install an application through Chrome. She was also told to disable her Play Store and adjust some accessibility settings on her phone. Only later did she realize that these steps could give the scammer access to her device.
After the installation, the scammers were able to open her Maya and GCash apps. However, they found that both accounts had zero balance. She believes this may have frustrated the scammers because they ended the process shortly after.
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Thankfully, her other digital bank account was not accessed. She quickly regained control of her phone and immediately removed the suspicious files and settings.
Ghie reminds everyone to be cautious when receiving calls from people claiming to represent government services, especially when they ask for screen sharing or installation of unknown apps.
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