My mother received a text message this morning from an unknown number, purportedly from my sister, telling her that my sister got in an accident and that she needed cellphone load because she's out of load. My mother, taken over by mother's love, immediately sent the load to the unknown number. Of course the text message was a scam with all the red warning lights written all over it but who could blame a worried mom. That I'm furious with the anonymous texter is an understatement. It is not so much about the load as it is about the anxiety caused to my parents. I could only imagine what I would do to that lowlife If I ever see him.
Moreover, there is power in anonymity and scoundrels thrive by it. SIM cards have become very affordable and easily dispensable-- a very potent tool for illegitimate designs. The National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) has set up a Complaint Page (https://ntc.gov.ph/complaintpage2.php) on their website and I hope its not a futile exercise. I hope that the scheming numbers do not remain unknown, invincible and free from impunity. Oh well, good faith is hard to come by these days.
For similar/other complaints involving telecommunications, visit the Public Assistance section of the NTC website at the following links:
For general complaints:
https://ntc.gov.ph/complaintform.php
For lost or stolen cellphones:
https://ntc.gov.ph/publicassistance_lossstolencellphone.php
For texts or spam reports:
https://ntc.gov.ph/publicassistance_textmessage.php
Request for blocking:
https://ntc.gov.ph/publicassistance_requestforunblocking.php
Moreover, there is power in anonymity and scoundrels thrive by it. SIM cards have become very affordable and easily dispensable-- a very potent tool for illegitimate designs. The National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) has set up a Complaint Page (https://ntc.gov.ph/complaintpage2.php) on their website and I hope its not a futile exercise. I hope that the scheming numbers do not remain unknown, invincible and free from impunity. Oh well, good faith is hard to come by these days.
For similar/other complaints involving telecommunications, visit the Public Assistance section of the NTC website at the following links:
For general complaints:
https://ntc.gov.ph/complaintform.php
For lost or stolen cellphones:
https://ntc.gov.ph/publicassistance_lossstolencellphone.php
For texts or spam reports:
https://ntc.gov.ph/publicassistance_textmessage.php
Request for blocking:
https://ntc.gov.ph/publicassistance_requestforunblocking.php