PNP, pinag-iingat ang publiko vs. “hospital bill scam’’;

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PNP, pinag-iingat ang publiko vs. “hospital bill scam’’;   PNP, iniimbestigahan na rin ang posibilidad na may kasabwat sa mga ospital ang mga scammer  For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 7:00 am | 7:30 - 8:00 am Balitang Pambansa - 7:00 - 7:30 am | 12:00 - 12:30 pm | 6:00 - 6:30pm | 9:30 - 10:00 pm PTV Sports - 8:00 - 9:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  10:00 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Sentro Balita Weekend - 1:30 - 2:00 pm ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00This is an announcement to the public to be extra careful with their transactions because according to the Philippine National Police,

00:07they have already registered cases of scams when it comes to the hospital bill.

00:12This is the latest from the center of the news, Ryan Leziguez.

00:20The Philippine National Police and PNP are being careful with the public regarding the new mode of handling hospital billing scams.

00:27This is followed by the increase of the number of victims of hospital staff

00:32to relatives who are confined to hospitals.

00:36According to the PNP, the number of victims of hospital billing scams is now reaching 10.

00:41The PNP is now knowing how the scammers get the details of the patients,

00:47particularly the contact details of their victims.

00:50According to PNP spokesperson and PNO3 director, Police Brigadier General Gene Fajardo,

00:55this is the mode of handling hospital billing scams where they text the patient's relatives and introduce them to the hospital staff.

01:02They are saying that the victim must pay the hospital bill of his relative through e-wallet

01:09while promising to give them a big discount on the total bill that they will pay when the patient leaves the hospital.

01:17However, they will not be able to contact them if they give them money.

01:21They are saying that this is their existing hospital bills

01:26and they can help to lower their bills.

01:32However, there is a need for them to send an initial payment

01:37and that is what they will use to process their possible discount.

01:42There are already victims.

01:43Some were able to pay Php 100,000.

01:46Some were able to pay Php 77,000.

01:49One of the things that they are looking for is the possibility that there are scams in hospitals.

01:56According to Fajardo,

01:57despite the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group investigating the possibility of scams in hospitals,

02:04the scammers will not be able to get the contact number of the patient's relatives if there is no scams in the hospital.

02:11According to Fajardo, the hospitals will directly pay the billing section in order to avoid this type of modus.

02:18We know that criminals will always find ways.

02:21Maybe some of you might have been victimized

02:24that we are receiving offers and promos from unknown numbers.

02:29Maybe this is just random.

02:31But what is important is that we can determine that no one is giving contact numbers

02:37for purposes of deceiving these pitiful victims.

02:41From here in Kampuk Rame, Ryan Lisigas for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

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