Of spam and scams
Law enforcers need to get tougher on these criminals, and regulatory agencies must be hard on telcos who fail to protect subscribers from spam and scams.
Tag Archives: scam
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: DOH, Ted Herbosa NOT endorsing a product for osteoarthritis
A website is selling a product for osteoarthritis supposedly recommended by the DOH and its secretary Ted Herbosa. This is yet another fake ad using the health agency’s name.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE sites for ‘DSWD unemployment assistance’ resurface
Bogus websites promising netizens “unemployment assistance” from DSWD are circulating online.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Willie Ong NOT beaten up on live TV, report is FAKE
A “news report” that claims Dr. Willie Ong was beaten up at a live TV show is fake. This is a modus operandi to sell a product.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video using Liza Ramoso-Ong health vlog to promote ear drops FAKE
A fake ad for South Moon ear drops used a 2022 vlog of Dr. Liza Ramoso-Ong. The ear drops are not FDA-registered.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posers of ‘Power Mac Center’ post FAKE ad for smartwatch
Facebook pages posing as the Power Mac Center are using the same modus operandi of other scammers to sell a smartwatch.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE report on ‘cryptocurrency platform’ circulates anew
Yet another website imitating The Manila Times posted a story endorsing a cryptocurrency trading platform supposedly endorsed by ex-Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez III. This is a rehashed hoax.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mga FB page, nagbebenta ng PEKENG gatas na ‘panlinis ng baga’
Isang mambabasa ng VERA Files ang nagpa-fact-check ng produktong gatas na naglilinis at nag-de-detoxify raw ng baga. Kasinungalingan ito.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB pages sell FAKE milk product for lung detox
A milk product that allegedly detoxifies and cleans the lungs being promoted by four Facebook pages. These are bogus claims.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ad for FAKE gallstone ‘cure’ circulates, uses doctors’ names
A Facebook page posted a video advertisement for a product called Innercure supposedly endorsed by cardiologist Willie Ong and his general practitioner wife Liza Ramoso-Ong. This is fake.
