A day after issuing a warning about a fake PAGCOR website, the Philippine gaming regulator has issued a second such notice warning against scammers posing as PAGCOR officials. The agency said by way of a notice on Tuesday that these scammers had been found to be impersonating the agency’s top executives to deceive individuals and businesses.
According to PAGCOR, it has received complaints from several individuals and business owners that they received fraudulent Viber messages that falsely claim to be from Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco and President and COO Wilma Eisma.
The scammers are also using mobile numbers registered under the executives’ names.
“We urge the public to exercise caution and avoid engaging with any unsolicited messages that appear to come from PAGCOR executives,” Tengco said.
“These fraudulent schemes pose a serious risk to the public; hence, we ask everyone to be vigilant and immediately report any suspicious messages to the authorities, especially those that promise financial windfalls.”
PAGCOR has urged anyone who received messages to verify any communication they receive through the regulator’s official website at www.pagcor.ph and other legitimate communication platforms such as its official trunkline numbers +632 8521-1542 and +632 8522-0299.
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