History of Philippine Text Scam?

In the advent of celphone craze in the Philippines. The Filipinos adapted the celphone like necessity in life. All sort of things is now center to celphone and text / sms. This have pro's & con's in our daily life. But, some genius people have found way to make celphone a moneymaking opportunity. Most of this is for good purpose to benefit the people.
But, some genius people use it to scam people of hard earn money. By using the sms / text to scam other people became a livelihood for some people.
We often heard and read the advisory from Media, TV, Radio, Newspaper, Government, Bank and others. To avoid text scam modus operandi. But no one have ever tell how this text scammer started.
A decade of observation and monitoring have unravel some info about this text scammer who still operate in the Philippines.
Who started the first text scam in the Philippines?
A first reported text scammer is started by an employee of a money transfer company two decade ago.
This is the beginning of text scam that victimize first the OFW remittance that give idea to this employee.
The sad thing, the scammer is arrested and able to bail-out. Upon release and unlocated by authority. This person have return to his hometown and establish the text scam business.
He was able to recruit and train to become a professional text scammer that is now operating across the Philippines.
They have perfected the craft that make unlimited income for the scammer. This started the massive text scam sms / text we now receive in most celphone we use in the Philippines. It's like a callcenter set-up now, very sophisticated.
This is locate in central and southern Philippines. They have a training center for text scammer.
It's still a family business set-up like Mafia.
Due to prepaid sim available and no registration of sim card. This problem will prevail.
We hope our good legislature pass a law to regulate all prepaid sim card to be registered.
As most foreign country is now doing. You cannot buy over-the-counter sim card without valid id, fill-up application form and registered with telco & government agency that regulate sim. Before sim activation and use. This safeguard everybody, hope telco is not after profit but responsibility.
To all who read must know: Not all that shine is gold, this is the guide that most text scammer is working to make some scenario or story thru sms /text that you got something, win some contest, lotto, money or raffle, car, house & lot or any text contest. Rule of the game, no contest or raffle been join no expected prize. There will be never be a free lunch, all prize been win in text scammer world is with pay. They call-it processing fee deposited thru given bank account or request for prepaid load or money transfer from popular pawnshop or express padala service as processing fee. They always give bogus address and never met-up in person. Always using ATM account and money transfer service to get your processing fee. Upon your deposit, the text scammer personnel is always standby near the ATM machine. Once you deposit your processing fee, they automatic withdraw or claim the money. You will never get back you money. If you enter the game of scammer you lose money. Most ATM Account is open in a bogus name and identification. No one will be caught. They call this crime a white crime as no one is been killed. Like white lie and white magic. This is the cybercrime category. Remember no one will give you money now-a-day. You seem to outsmart the text scammer, they look gullible but they were smart.
Sometime, they make some document requirement from victim to be mail to bogus address.
If you win a car they require you to send photocopy of driver's license, if you win lotto or money they require you photocopy of you ATM / Bank Account and valid id.
This is to create a legitimate scenario or feeling for the victim to trust them.
They use sim in a roaming or text only mode. You can communicate only thru text /sms only.
If you ever received a text scam, never attempt to reply or play with them, this is a very dangerous game. Please delete the message, even they try many time to text / sms or even call you. Hope this serve as a warning for all.
Let's work together for a scam-free world. Hardwork and goodness must be the way to make a living. Special thanks to some former victim of scam who personally share the story.