Ever wonder “How those text scammers get your cell phone numbers?”

Philippine National Telecommunication Commission received nearly 1,000 scam complaints related to text from the month of January – June 2014, higher compared to the previous year with a total of 1,179 text scam cases.

According to OCI Atty. Nolasco Jr., your phone numbers can be acquired in many means. If you look at a hole some text scammers might get your mobile numbers from surveys and other feedbacks from the restaurants that you recently visit. Some people buy these gathered contact information and will be used for scamming.

Advanced scammers use SMS broadcast techniques for them to send its scam text messages, some scammers may text and send message to your relatives telling that the recipient was in accident and need emergency cash for the hospital bills.

The most common text scam are the “promo scams” telling the recipient that they have won something, a legal officer is being included in which later on you will be then ask to send load and even money in payment to the “tax”.