Leading digital solutions platform Globe warns the public against recruitment scams on social media, particularly Facebook, that use altered official photos of the company and its employees to deceive unsuspecting job seekers into sharing their personal information.

The fraudsters post or share manipulated images to make it appear that the telco is offering jobs to college freshmen under a work-from-home arrangement.

One of the photos was from a ceremony where a prize winner was handed his winnings. The original photo was manipulated to show that he was receiving a job offer from Globe with a salary of P35,000 a month.

There are also fake accounts using photos of Globe employees to mislead customers into thinking they are dealing with legitimate personnel.

“Always verify the authenticity of information you see on social media because scams abound online. Refrain from sharing personal or financial information until you have verified the legitimacy of any job offer you receive. Remember that your personal information may be used by fraudsters to access your online accounts, including your e-wallets or bank accounts,” said Globe Chief Privacy Officer Irish Salandanan-Almeida.

To avoid being duped by these unscrupulous individuals and organizations, Globe advises the public to remain vigilant and exercise caution when interacting with online job postings and unsolicited offers sent via chat apps.

It is best to avoid clicking suspicious links. Customers are also advised to use stronger passwords and enable multi-factor authentication to protect their online accounts better.
Phishing is a common type of online fraud where cyber criminals impersonate an organization or individual through a legitimate-looking email, post, or text message.

Globe’s cybersecurity team continues to implement measures to fend off spam and online scams. The company has spent $20 million to step up its spam and scam SMS detection and blocking system.

In 2022 alone, Globe blocked a record 2.72 billion scam and spam messages as it continues to ramp up the crackdown against such criminal activities to protect consumers.(PR)

ORMOC CITY– Suspected shabu with a commercial value of P408,000 were seized from a couple during a buy-bust operation in this city on March 10.

Arrested inside their house in Barangay Concepcion were Mark Anthony Apas, 32, and his live-in partner, Jennifer Montureto, 28. Both were said to be on the drug watch list.

Lawyer Gil Pabilona, the regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), said that the suspected shabu seized from the couple weighed 60 grams contained in five sachets and with a street value of P408,000.

Pabilona said that the main target of the 3:35 pm drug raid was Apas but during the operation, it was Montureto who handed the item to the operatives.

Apas, in an interview, disclosed that his addiction to shabu prompted him to indulge back to the illegal drugs after he was released from prison in 2019 for a drug offense.
Montureto maintained that she was only in the house to clean it.

Charges of violations of Secs. 5, 11, and 26 of Art. II of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Law against Illegal Drugs of 2002 were charged against the suspects who are now detained at the police station of Naval.
(ROBERT DEJON)

ORMOC CITY-An alleged drug peddler was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Naval, Biliran on Saturday (March 11) who was in possession of suspected shabu valued at P20,000.

Arrested in the sting operation at Barangay Calumpang, Naval town was Henry Rendora,48, a resident of Brgy. Pangpang, Calubian, Leyte.

The suspect was listed as a street-level individual in the drug watch list of the Calubian police.

During the conduct of the body search in front of barangay officials and a representative from the National Prosecutors Office, the searching cops recovered nine sachets containing suspected shabu, and several paraphernalias.

Charges of violations of Sections 5 and 11, of Article II of R.A.9165, the Comprehensive Law against Illegal Drugs of 2002, were filed against the suspect who is temporarily detained at the locked-up cell of Naval municipal police office.
(ROBERT DEJON)