Aired (February 14, 2024): Ngayong Valentine’s Day, hindi lang bulaklak at chocolates ang naglipana, pati na rin mga scammer! Ano-ano nga ba ang kadalasang galawan ng mga online scammer? Alamin sa video.
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00:00 Akim, in the song, why is it that
00:02 the one who knows how to love
00:05 is often left behind?
00:08 Susan is practicing her song twice.
00:10 We'll sing "Wala sa To" later.
00:12 If you're still a virgin, Susan,
00:14 you haven't received love yet.
00:15 You're still a virgin.
00:17 Even lovers have scammers.
00:19 Yes, that's right.
00:20 Lovers are so expensive.
00:22 So be alert, my dear.
00:24 Use your brain and heart at the same time.
00:26 Let's see the story that Mark Salazar learned.
00:29 [music]
00:31 Today, lovers are not only the ones who are courting,
00:36 but also scammers.
00:38 They send messages, make lovers,
00:41 steal and even deceive.
00:44 That's how scammers often act
00:48 when they go online.
00:50 [music]
00:56 Sandra has been working in Kuwait for a year.
00:59 Her real name is unknown.
01:01 Because she's a single mom and far from her family,
01:04 we admitted to Sandra that she's looking for a partner.
01:07 She started last year in April.
01:10 Someone followed me on Instagram.
01:14 Then she sent a message saying, "Hi."
01:17 We asked her if she's single,
01:21 where she lives.
01:23 Her name is Kelvin Noah.
01:25 She's a construction engineer in Paris.
01:28 Her family is Malaysian.
01:31 She's also separated from her family.
01:33 She's like me, she's an OFW.
01:35 They have a lot in common.
01:38 Sweet, nice person.
01:40 She always mentions her family to me.
01:45 She's like me, she's the breadwinner.
01:47 She's really handsome.
01:49 She has a body.
01:50 She has a gym.
01:51 She has 10,000 followers.
01:53 I thought it was okay.
01:54 She asks me every hour, "What are you doing?"
01:57 I tell her, "This is what I'm doing."
01:59 She updates her account and takes a selfie.
02:02 Sandra fell for Kelvin.
02:06 Kelvin even bought her an expensive gift.
02:10 But the problem is,
02:11 Sandra has to pay a shipping fee from Paris to Kuwait.
02:16 To arrange the delivery,
02:18 I have to pay a shipping fee of 50 Kuwaiti dinars.
02:23 Which is equivalent to 9,000 pesos in the Philippines.
02:29 She sent me an account number, which is a Philippine bank.
02:34 I talked to my friend,
02:36 if she can transfer the amount.
02:39 The unexpected heart-to-heart gift,
02:42 started with a fight.
02:45 After 30 minutes, she replied.
02:48 Her message to me was,
02:49 "Mrs. Danipo, your package has a sum of money,
02:56 which is against the law because of money laundering.
03:00 I need to pay around 280 Kuwaiti dinars
03:07 to get that certificate.
03:10 50,000 pesos."
03:12 I said, "I don't have that much money."
03:16 Kelvin also sent me a message,
03:19 saying that if I don't pay the penalty,
03:23 he will be jailed.
03:26 After that, I asked my friend for help.
03:29 We went to the customs,
03:31 we asked,
03:33 he asked if there's a package under my name,
03:38 which is holding.
03:41 He said there's no such package.
03:44 Then, Kelvin sent me a message,
03:47 he was telling me that he felt guilty.
03:50 He said he was going to be arrested.
03:53 He didn't reply.
03:56 Because of the guilt trip,
03:58 when Kelvin introduced himself,
04:00 Sandra clearly knew that he was scammed.
04:03 Of course, it was an emotional trauma.
04:06 I deactivated my social media.
04:08 So now, I can't talk to strangers.
04:17 Scammers are not the only ones who are involved.
04:20 You should know that in the study of Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center,
04:26 or CICC,
04:28 there are 8 faces of scammers online.
04:31 These are the 8 profiles of a love scammer.
04:34 Let's start with Sad Boy Sad Girl.
04:37 These are our countrymen who are looking for a girlfriend because they are sad.
04:43 You will be traumatized.
04:46 You will feel that the world is cruel.
04:48 She will make you feel that you are pitiful to her.
04:53 Next is the seducer or the one who uses looks to be attractive and to be fooled.
04:58 The investor is the one who is called a scammer,
05:00 who has a successful business and is eager to invest and make money.
05:06 When you have money, you will be blacked out.
05:10 Normally, the target of these are middle-aged women.
05:14 The serviceman is the one who is seen by people, military personnel in uniform.
05:23 His story is that he needs to go home or he needs to go on vacation,
05:27 but he is short of salary.
05:29 The escort is the one who is easily fooled.
05:32 This is a modus. Sexy pictures, beautiful women.
05:36 What is common to them is money down first.
05:39 The blackmailer is the one who is in need of money so that the illicit pictures they are holding will not be exposed.
05:46 There are also many predators or men who are looking for minors.
05:51 They pass by the gift to get closer to the inside.
05:55 And the last one is the slow burn scammer,
05:58 who is a man with a strong will and seems to have a clean intention,
06:02 but in the end, money is the only thing that is chasing him.
06:05 It depends on the type of exposure or scam that they target their victims.
06:11 It is not a one-size-fits-all.
06:14 The CICC admitted that it is harder for scammers to be exposed because of the development of artificial intelligence or AI.
06:22 With the introduction of artificial intelligence, they can ask questions and program.
06:28 AI technology can create scripts and response.
06:33 In fact, the choice of words that are used by scams are all generated by AI.
06:39 What type of scammer is the victim?
06:42 Remember that in the right thinking and decision-making, salvation is the key.
06:49 I am Mark Salazar and this is the story you need to know.
06:56 [Music]
07:18 [BLANK_AUDIO]