Scam Watch Pilipinas or #ScamWatchPH launched its anti-scam education campaign called #KontraScamAttitude to prevent Filipinos to be victimized by cyber fraud.
#ScamWatchPH Co-Lead Convenor and Founder and President of reputation management firm Truth360 Inc. Jocel de Guzman revealed during the Security Conference (SecuCon) at the SMX recently that the primary role of Scam Watch Pilipinas is to address the cybersecurity knowledge gap among the internet users in the country.
“We need to start nurturing a cybersecurity culture in our homes to address the cybersecurity knowledge gap and the way to do that is to start practicing cyber hygiene in our digital life. The approach of Scam Watch Pilipinas in educating the public is to start with creating awareness on the need for online attitude adjustment to become more vigilant online,” De Guzman added.
#ScamWatchPH released four (4) attitudes needed to prevent netizens from becoming a victim of online scams:
MAGDAMOT (Be stingy). Never give or lend money online especially to people you don’t know, or you just met. Majority of messages in emails, SMS or social media that asks for money is a form of scam. The best way not be a victim of fraud is to be stingy online.
MAGDUDA (Be suspicious). Always be suspicious and never immediately trust “too good to be true offers” in messages, emails, and social media. Double check and always verify authenticity of the sender before giving out personal information.
MAGDUDA (Be suspicious). Always be suspicious and never immediately trust “too good to be true offers” in messages, emails, and social media. Double check and always verify authenticity of the sender before giving out personal information.
MAGSUMBONG (Report). Always report incidents of scam to the Inter-Agency Response Center (I-ARC) Hotline 1326. dditional I-ARC numbers are also available: 0947-714-7105 (SMART), 0966-976-5971 (Globe), and 0991-481-4225 (DITO).
Incorporating each of the #KontraScamAttitude into the daily digital lives of Filipinos can create a formidable first line of defense against scams.
#ScamWatchPH is a cybersecurity movement, which was co-founded by Manila Bulletin and reputation management brand Truth360, intended to educate as many Filipinos as possible against cyber fraud and online scams, ensuring they are armed with the necessary knowledge to safeguard their virtual activities.
Last July 14, #ScamWatchPH signed a covenant with DICT, CICC, NTC and NPC that recognized and institutionalized the cybersecurity movement as the government’s national citizen arm to educate Filipinos with crucial knowledge to defend themselves against online scams while leveraging CICC’s tools for preventing and suppressing cybercrimes.
For more information and to stay updated on the latest cybersecurity news, follow and like the #ScamWatchPH FB Page at facebook.com/scamwatchpilipinas.