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00:00An anti-scam center is formed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology to fight frauds such as text spoofing.
00:09These are fraudulent texts that imitate the names of companies or agencies in order to enter the legitimate text thread.
00:16It is also expected that it will be used in the election of 2025.
00:19Darlene Cai's telecom and DICT are excited about the news.
00:24Several times, Ana received text messages that at first glance looked legit because it entered the black text thread of the bank where she has an account.
00:36But in the following texts, she is already clicked a link.
00:41It's scary that these businesses and government agencies are infiltrated because you don't know what they can do with the information they get.
00:51This is called text spoofing, where text scammers imitate the sender ID or name of the company or government agency.
00:58That's why sometimes their messages enter the legitimate text thread.
01:03The Commission on Elections or COMELEC will be in charge of using text spoofing in the election of 2025.
01:09Even in the election, misinformation, disinformation, and fake news are more of a threat.
01:15It can be shown that a person is bad. It can be shown that he will vote for a group.
01:20It can be shown that a candidate is withdrawing.
01:23All of these are possibilities for our new method.
01:26That's why I urge the people to always countercheck.
01:31COMELEC is also afraid that the textblast machines used in textblast are upgraded.
01:36It can be shown that you are the one spreading these texts even if it's not you.
01:42You can put your number even if it's not your cell phone number.
01:46Or for example, you can say that you are being helped by your family.
01:51People will go to you even if those texts are not from you.
01:56Even the First Family and other well-known politicians are targeted by text spoofing, according to reports received by GLOBE.
02:02In a statement, GLOBE said that spoofers use Peking Cell Towers and International Mobile Subscriber Identity or IMSI Catcher,
02:10which is a portable device that targets mobile users within a limited radius and downgrades their signals to 2G.
02:18Text spoofing does not exist in the GLOBE network.
02:21GLOBE is now investigating. The authorities and other partners are happy to avoid this again.
02:26GLOBE also reminded to be alert to the alleged text messages.
02:31They will no longer send messages related to politics.
02:34We are still trying to get a Malacanang permit and they said they will still check it.
02:39SMART first said that they are cooperating with the NTC and Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center or CICC
02:45to stop the use of fake cell towers and to catch scammers.
02:49There is no doubt that DICT Secretary Ivan Jonuy is using the malicious text spoofing in the election.
02:56That's why they are cooperating with COMELEC, Telco and other government agencies.
03:01We're currently setting up also an anti-scam center
03:06so that if the public receives anything like that, they can refer it immediately to our anti-scam center
03:13and we will tell them whether that is authentic, real or fake.
03:19So that someone can go there. Because now, it's all over the place.
03:23DICT's reminder to the public to be more alert, don't click on the link in the text message
03:29and double-check the information in the official sources before you believe it.
03:34Darlene Cai, reporting for GMA Integrated News.