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SMS Scam strikes again!

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

I was working late in the afternoon when i received an SMS message from an un-registered user. Informing me that i won 100,000 pesos. the actual message as follows:

“PCCNS Company informing you that ur CELFONE# had w0n 100,000.00 last Jan21, 09. DTI#4312 series of 2009. Just txt ur name, age & address then call us, im MARK TAN”

If i really had won this amount, why would a company giving away 100,000 pesos want me to call them? How can they afford to give away 100,000.00 when they can’t afford to give a call instead?kinda stupid.. *sigh*

To all people out there… Beware of text messages informing you that you’ve won a prize. In case you want to take the bait, make sure you don’t spend a thing before the prize even reaches you. Don’t be a victim!

If you are in doubt, try calling Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) they sure may be able to assist you clear your doubts. Call their call center: (+632) 751.3330

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urban legends: purefoods accident

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

just this afternoon, i recieved a message containing this message.

helo!tell ur fam n friends na wag muna buy ng purefoods na products ha kase ung ksama ko sa bank dati, sa purefoods na nagwowork ngayon eh nakachat ko sya kanina sabi nya namatayan sila ng kasama nung isang araw nahulog sa gilingan nagiling 2 paa then eventually namatay dahil naubusan ng dugo.dated aug-sept wag daw muna bibili

I just wanted to post my view regarding such a “scam” .. hehe maybe…?

well, i’m not really a purefoods fan, but i do buy purefoods products… but this does not stop me from buying purefoods products.. why? should you?

San Miguel Corporation has been around for decades and is now one of the leading producers and marketers of branded food products both in human and in animal nutrition here in the Philippines.

If this scam roaming around the internet is true, na meron nga na accidente, do we think that purefoods/san miguel corporation will still sell the affected products? If i were the even just a manager on the area.. i would stop the production and create an advice to dispose affected products right?

i doubt that purefoods will gamble their decades of hardwork and trusted name with just a few thousands… say even a million pesos… they can throw a million just to save their ass… lol….

besides, there are actually no proofs that this event happened. if it was true… extend your condolonces to the person involved. he was there to help provide the nation with quality product…

well this is just my view, wala lang ako magawa kaya eto dakdak lol :)

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