Online seller falls victim to scammers

An online seller lost P6,500 in cash after falling victim to a phishing scam.

According to Maki Pulido's report on "24 Oras" on Wednesday, Jason Cruz said he lost the money through a new feature of a mobile e-wallet application.

Cruz said the phishing was made through GCash's KKB or "kaniya-kaniyang bayad" feature, a cashless way to split bills.

"'Yong lesson na lang po siguro is na anything na magko-collect sayo ng pera para ma-receive 'yong payment, red flag na po 'yon," Jason Cruz said.

The National Bureau of Investigation then warned the public as scammers have creative ways to phish money nowadays.

"Sabi, tiga-GCash kami, mag-open kayo ng account and in return, bibigyan namin kayo ng P500... Ikaw ang sasalo noong fraudulent transaction kasi ikaw ang nakapangalan doon sa GCash," NBI Cybercrime Division head Vic Lorenzo said.

He also called on the public to never give anyone their pin and one-time password.

GCash is already coordinating with the NBI regarding similar incidents.—LDF, GMA News