Philippine Franchising Scam

DTI warns OFWs vs franchising scam
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 04/15/2010 11:03 PM Updated as of 04/15/2010 11:03 PM

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino migrant workers and their families were again warned against bogus franchisors duping them of their hard-earned money.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) asked the foreign affairs department to issue an advisory to all Philippine posts to warn OFWs against rampant franchising scams.
The DTI specifically identified Fran.con Franchise Marketing and Consultancy, Inc., Hamoraon Business Specialist Inc., and Michelle Ann Pacubas-Chan (single proprietor) as bogus franchisors.
The trade department advises OFWs to contact the DTI Direct Hotline 751-3330 or the Franchising Associations and other relevant government agencies for verification of legitimate franchisors.
The DTI said it receives numerous complaints from victims of franchising scams, especially from OFWs.
Last March 23, the government agency held a dialogue with the Department of Labor and Employment, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency, Franchising Associations, and a number of complainants to assist and resolve the concerns of OFWs who would like to venture into the franchising business.
One of the measures agreed to address the issue is to conduct an intensive information campaign to alert and warn the public, especially OFWs, against bogus or fake franchisors.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/04/15/10/dti-warns-ofws-vs-franchising-scam



PFA vows to act vs franchise scams (The Philippine Star) Updated May 10, 2010 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) renews its commitment to work hand-in-hand with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in curbing illegal franchises that are victimizing aspiring entrepreneurs and would-be franchisees.
PFA and Wendy’s Philippines president Yvette Pardo-Orbeta underscored the importance of exemplary business ethics as an integral part of running a successful franchise enterprise. “In PFA, members are bound by the Fair Franchising

Standards (FFS) which provides a framework for the implementation of best practices in their respective franchise relationships,” she noted. Orbeta explained that the FFS represents the ideals to which PFA members agree to subscribe, promoting transparency in the conduct of businessbetween  franchisor and franchisee, thereby maintaining the highest ethical standards in franchising.
“The PFA has continued its advocacy in informing, guiding, and educating new players, especially OFWs who wish to own their franchise. Unfortunately, an unscrupulous few have taken advantage of the good name of franchising for their selfish benefit,” Orbeta added.
Philippine franchising has significantly contributed to enterprise development and job creation. At present, the sector accounts for about $6 billion or about 25 percent of the country’s entire retail sales.
“The shady practices of the few should not diminish the public’s interest and trust in franchising,” said the PFA chief. “Be more diligent when looking into a franchise concept. Check the facts first before parting with your hard-earned money. It would be wise if you can consult with your lawyers and show the documents presented to you. Inquire if they are members of PFA,” she added.
To check the legitimacy of franchise operations, contact the PFA at 687-03 65 to 67 or (63917) 832-0732, email pfa@pfa.org.ph, or call DTI at telephone number 751-3330.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=573766&publicationSubCategoryId=66


http://pinoybusiness.org/2009/06/25/how-to-avoid-franchise-scam/


http://www.spot.ph/2010/04/15/dti-identifies-franchising-scams-targeting-ofws/

Introduction to Romance Scam ( Beware )

A romance scam is a confidence trick involving feigned romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining their affection, and then using that goodwill to commit fraud. Fraudulent acts may involve access to the victims' money, bank accounts, credit cards, passports, e-mail accounts, and/or national identification numbers or by getting the victims to commit financial fraud on their behalf.[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_scam

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Why do we have lots of scammer now-a-day?

Thanks for reading this blog. Hope you learn and get wiser in living in the real Philippine situation.

I'll be posting in series the classic modus operandi or scam that victimize many people in the past and present. I hope to archive all of this for you to learn and get wiser and stay safe all the time.

Here are the following scam, I'll be sharing in the coming post:

1. The Maria Makiling Gang (Originated in Laguna Area)

2. Order-order Gang ( strike anywhere )

3. Gintong Buwaya Gang

4. Salaguinto Gang ( Central Luzon )

5. Gusi-gusi Gang

6. Guintong Bara Gang

7. Palit-Palit Gang

8. Others all-time favorite scam.

Note:
Other criminal activities will not be share here that involved murder or killing people.
This are for law enforcer work. I'll be sharing is modus operandi or scam that happen to
ordinary people anywhere. Scammer is after your money or wealth.
But sometimes they also do the killing or murder. Hope we can share to you some survival tips.


Why do we have lots of scammer now-a-day?

Most answer is poverty. One factor.

Other factor, lawlessness, quick money.

Our law is not implemented properly lots of loopholes.

Scammer always got away throught bail-out if caught.

Best suggestion, make a law that scamming is a life sentence crime.


Why do lots people got scam always in the Philippines?

Due to our present situation, many people want good life.

This increase the chance of scammer to practice their trade of scamming.

Many potential victim is willing to play the game.

More than a decade ago, up to the present time.

Many people mostly professional to government employee got scam.

From ordinary housewife to regular worker they were also been victimize.

Do you still remember?

Multitel, MMG, G Cosmos of Genta Ogami, Gold Quest, Francswiss, First Quadrant, PIPC of Michael Liew, PowerHomes and others unique name of company that promise unlimited income or wealth. ( All for sweet talk, promises and getting your hard earn money as investor to them )

From the many multi-level marketing scam (MLM)
( Require you to be member and buy worthless vitamins, drinks, food or junk food or things you don't really need and scamming other to join you by recruitment or referral).

From many ponzi scheme, pyramiding scheme, modus operandi and other panloloko sa kapwa .

From pre-need insurance that break the heart of many parent across the country.
(For the promise of college eduation )

From bank holiday of Legacy group that scam many people to invest to worthless bank investment.

Name it, the Philippine have already experience, encounter and exhausted.
The Filipinos have suffer a lots from this unscrupulous genius and company.
They think that the people will always be scam.

Many victim are still suffering from financial, physical, mental trauma.
Some tragic happening, destroy family and relationship.

Hope you have know one of this scam and always remember this the rest of your life.

In order to get even with this scammer, we have to outdo, outdate their scheme, outlaw them.
Expose the evil deeds that hide under sheepskin. Beauty outside, beast inside.

Most of this scammer escape and living a life of comfort now abroad. Some caught but still enjoy some perk inside the detention.

Hope our advocacy for a scam-free Philippines will snowball across the Philippines and abroad.
To help open the eyes, mind and concern that we must do something to help put an end to this misdeed toward other people or fellowmen.

It's payback time scammer.

pinoyscambuster blog is here to expose you. Due to frustation to the situation that scamming other is becoming a lucrative business and livelihood for some. It's go against the right norm of our Filipino values and ideals as a society. Even universal norm of equality, justice, solidarity, peace and making our world a better place.

How do text scammer got my celphone number? Who is the potential target?

How do text scammer got my celphone number?

Where getting to the nerve of ths text scammer world. They will be very furious to this trade secret that I'm about to share to you. This is the reality of life, some bad and some good other maybe neutral or do not bother.

I'm taking the side of the good, the light and the just toward other people.

How do they get my celphone number?
The text scammer is using the text blasting like spam mail in our email.
The difference is they have learn the celphone number grouping based on target area they want to scam. You will know that one celphone number format is designated in one area use. This give them idea who they will send the text scam message.
This is the bad things about our prepaid sim. The retailer sell the sim card in a sequence number. As provided by telecom. Once they establish the celphone number designated area or abroad for OFW roaming sim. They start to build-up the database. It's like telephone directory given by telephone company in specific subscriber city or town. This how they build-up the series or sequence of celphone number to be scam.
The other way is to get celphone number is from textmate ads in local tabloid / Filipino community newspaper abroad. Or in the internet via Filipino forum, chatroom, textmate ads and other posting in the website that have celphone number, buy & sell ads and others. They have a researcher and information gatherer to get all the celphone to be scam. It's a full-time job, they got quota of celphone number to be gather a day.
Most price of all celphone number researcher & gatherer is the OFW textmate ads. Those looking for textmate is lonely or homesick working abroad with roaming sim. Easy target by text scam. They mostly have profile to use to hypnotize the victim.
Remember: Do not put your complete profile if your looking for textmate. Or just avoid using newspaper or internet for your textmate ads. Keep you away from text scam or being scam.
Just a friendly tips.

Recent development is the big income they generate from text scam. They now employed spotter abroad who frequently hang-out in Filipino tambayan or place frequented by OFW abroad. They befriend OFW, get the profile and the celphone number. They mostly target is the domestic helper or caretaker who is left alone by employer at home. Most potential target to be scam. They inform the text scammer operator the gather information and get paid for every successful text scam target or victimize.


Who is (can be 'are') the potential target?

Anyone who will get curious to response to text scam message or call the text scammer celphone number. Is the potential victim to be hypnotize by text scammer.
Reminder: Never attempt to textback or reply to the text scam message. Never try to call.
Delete immediately the message to avoid temptation to reply or call the text scammer.
If you receive the lots of text scam or missed call. Better change sim card. Or just turn-off your celphone for an hour or a day. Depending on your observation. Use common sense in your decision or response to this text scamming incident. If you can report to authority or your family member, friend or relative to help you. Is advisable to do. Read my previous post to learn what to do.


Do you remember all the request load of callcard the text scammer get from the victims.
This are the load they use to text scam many thousand of people a day. They been using sms modem to text blast everybody.
Each text scammer celphone number are sending a thousand text a day using sms modem. If we have 10 text scammer sending text scam message, it's 10 thousand text message a day. In 100 day they text 1 million text message to 1 million celphone number. If they can victimize 1 person in a thousand text message is a good for them. This is just a bird eye view only. Estimated text scam group now have increase in number. They been sophisticated operation now. It's like BPO or callcenter in operation now. They now have researcher, texter, telemarketing agent serve as suppose important person to talk to by victim to claim the prize or the winning, spell chantter, owner / operator / trainor, personnel to claim the remittance from bank or remittance center, forger of important document and I.D. to be use by the group.
It's a big scamming business now, from humble beginning they expanded the operation across the Philippines. To keep up with the growing number of potential victim.


How they do it?

Once they receive your reply, they have designated telemarketing agent to handle to scam you. They will do the step by step scamming procedure. Once you call they already on the way to hypnotize you. Hope to stop the entire procedure how they do it. Maybe some copycat will do the scamming. Until here. Stay safe and happy. Not all the promise prize, winning or gift to you by anonymous text message is really for free. There is no free lunch now-a-day.
Once you avail or enter the text scammer game, you will always end-up losing money.
Never entertain this text scam message, even heaven and earth is the prize to win.
All the riches, glitter or fame accumulate without hardwork, common sense or good deeds is nothing. Stay focus, remember no one will give you money now-a-day if you never work for it.

Remember: Scam is making useless or worthless opportunity to shine like gold. Not all that shine is gold. Stay safe avoid riches that is given without hardwork.


Thanks to rescue text scam victims for sharing this story.

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Hypnotizing Text Scam ( Self - Remedy )

The new generation text scam. More effective way to text scam other.
Bits scary now-a-day. This latest text scam have been develop few years ago.
Hope you read all my posting about History of Philippine Text Scam and Budol-Budol gang to understand what I am explaining.
There is a saying that 'Birds of the same feather flocks together'.
This is the evolution of Hypnotizing Text Scam that been use to victimize lots of people.
Due to awareness now-a-day, most text scam is not getting lots of victim.
The scammer have partner with former member of cult and sect from budol budol gang.
Like share information, they now learn the art of hypnotism.
Both gang started in Central and Southern Philippines. They share the same dialect.
This make them more compatible to do the crime.
Hope your familiar with all the posting in google search about Philippine Text Scam.
In any given days of using your celphone you have anonymously
receive sms / text message scam or your family members, relatives and friends. So, we now know and familiar on what I'm sharing to you.
The scammer is a genius to their craft, perfected over the years.
But, I'm about to share to you how they do it?
The self-remedy and actual rescue work we done in the victim.
Hope you open you mind to this new revelation.

The different of this scam is not just your ordinary text scam message you won something.
But, require you to call the celphone number provided to get you more personal in claiming you prize or winning. The company that will give you the prize want to know you better or interview.
To add the legality, you will be talking to a very important person. The name sound like government official name, name with professional title ( Attorney, Doctor, Engineer ), name and surname or lastname of the rich and famous.
This is like ASL in the chatroom ( Age, Sex, Location )
But now the scammer want is NASL ( Name, Age, Sex, Location ) or more like your real address, birthday. All this information they want is for the purpose of processing to claiming your winning prize.
Sound realistic to me. But, wait my friend, this is just the beginning of a effective scam your responding. Because the tandem spell chantter is much more improve they now using the candle chantting. This is a very dangerous way of hypnotism. Once they get your profile you IN the spell of hypnotism. You be like robot.
They will instruct you to buy thousand of peso worth of load to be sent to them the serial number and pin number of the loadcard thru text or sms. Or send money to them worth of thousand of peso also thru money remittance service or bank account they will provide. All for the purpose of processing fee. You will powerless, you mind will be under the spell of hypnotism for few days.


What is the self-remedy?

My favorite spice and herb still can be use as first aid. But, it will not be much effective now.
You need a handler like you who read my blog. I will teach you to be a handler to counter-attack the spell chantter. You must have a pure heart to help the victim of hypnotism, a strong will and good intention is the key to defeat this scam. If you adhere any faith you must first pray for spiritual shield. If your a free believer, your positive attitude will do. Be comfortable and remove your fear, anxiety or stress. We can overcome this as good always triumph over evil.
Remember: If you receive a text scam message with a message "call me, call me immediately" or any message inviting you to call them, even they send many times the message, please do not call, just delete the message, even they promise heaven and earth as prize, ignore and never be tempted to reply or call them. This will open-up yourself to be victim of this group.

How do I help the hypnotize text scam victim?

Upon learning any incident. Ask the victim what He / She is instructed to do. If already bought a callcard load for celphone. You can advise to stop in sending the serial number or pin number thru the given text number. If the victim still insist, you can suggest that you the one will help send the serial number and pin number to the scammer celphone number. Game of the trick, just alter or change serial and the pin number if the victim insist. You need to get the trust of the victim first, you favor He / She is doing. Or you can fake the sending of loadcard to scammer. It's up to you to do it. Use common sense. But, never attempt to talk to the scammer, you to can be hypnotize. In case you oblige to do, give a fake name or profile. Never use the word "PO" or "OPO". Never late than sorry. It can activate and hypnotize you. You can chew the spice and herb while doing the negotiation to keep you mind alert.
100 % this will not be done by the scammer to talk to other person while hypnotizing somebody, they want to victimize one person at a time.
Most of the scam, 1st phase is loadcard load and 2nd phase is the sending money to them.
If you encounter the victim already accomplish the 1st phase, just let it go. You cannot retrieve the loadcard, unless you can report to telecom what happen. But it will never happen. Because it's our own risk to use the loadcard. We must guard the 2nd phase because this involve thousand of money. You can ask the help of NBI, NTC or money transfer company to help block the padala / remittance or suspend pay-out or release of money, just bring the receipt or info to request for immediate suspension of padala or money transfer. Most of them have anti-scam procedure. If already done this. Do not worry, you money will be return to you later.
Let be back with the victim. If you can trained other to be handler much better. One will be your errand assistance for other stuff. So, you can have concentration on what your doing to help the victim. The scammer will be persistence to get the padala / remittance of money.
They really want the money as main objective. Once they learn the money is been block. They will immediately cease and the celphone number will be immediately unreach. Because they will not use it anymore. They know the handler is here and your one of the handler. We been working to neutralize them.
As handler, you will feel some strange feeling or uneasiness. It's ok, do not panic.
Just drink water with some salt to taste or gargel it. Use it as washing face or hand to remove the spill over of hypnotism from the victim. Eat well, use the spice and herb to keep you alert.
Avoid talking too much. Just be authorative. If the hynotism talk more than two days. Sleep on time, get other family member or friend to take turn in duty to guard the victim. While other sleep. If under spell of hypnotism, He/ She want to talk to scammer.
If you can advise them that they been scam and responded with awareness. This will stop the hypnotism. Use observation and common sense to help the victim. Do not hurt the victim physical or verbal. The victim need is caring and loving to overcome this hypnotism.
Remember: Handler do not fast-track the counter-attack, you need to invest your time, minimum 2 days to a week. To be effective in this situation.
In case, you can convince the victim to give you the control of the celphone that He / She is using. Immediately turn OFF the celphone to cut communication with scammer. But, most of the cases, this will have some reaction from victim due to hypnotism. Use common sense and observation. But still you must follow the self-remedy I recommend to be effective.

For victim:
Keep them in a comfortable room with ventilation, must be indoor, if under hypotize condition.
Give the same water with salt formula and lots of plain water if thirsty. If they can chew and spit the spice and herb will be much better. If hungry feed them like baby. The mind or consciousness is under hypnotism. Use towel with luke warm water and salt solution to clean the face, body. They will feel restless but do not worry. Spell chantter also get tired also. They do it up to two days. After two day the victim will be back to original awareness.
She will know what happen? Sometimes He / She will start telling the story before it happen.
Let them tell. They will cry and depress or get sorry what happen. Let them get this feeling out.
If with violent reaction, please remove all deathly weapon or instrument. Counsel them with low tone of voice. That this is all over, your been free.
Pointer: The victim will feel too tired after this, let them sleep and get recover.
But, please get somebody to stay with the victim for few days until fully recover.
( As victim is lonely or want something to help the family this entice them to respond to text scam of big reward or prize )

Rule of the game: No contest join or raffle ticket, no price to expect. Specially if you receive sms / text message from an ordinary sim number or celphone number. This is automatic scam.
Do not be greedy or outsmart other. If you feel somebody is gullible or ignorant or below you intelligence. Forget it, this is just sa decoy to scam you.

Remember: If you lost or scam some money you can still earn it. Do not think of getting back to them. Where will you get them. They scam you thru sms / text message only. Remember the text scammer is invisible.
Unless the goverment never pass a law to regulate or registered all sim card in our country.
This problem will still prevail. The new generation of scammer will emerge. As long as the country suffer poverty. Hope and work we make our country a scam-free. That people enjoy the warm hospitality, trust and goodness of the Filipinos.


WARNING/BABALA:
HUWAG MANINIWALA SA MGA TEKS NA HUMIHINGI NG
1. LOAD
2. PERA
3. BANK ACCOUNTS
4. ATBP.
IPAGBIGAY ALAM KAAGAD SA
National Telecommunications Commissions (NTC)
Tel no. (+63 2) 921-3251(+63 2) 926-7722
Email: ospac@ntc.gov.ph

http://portal.ntc.gov.ph/wps/html/ntc/complaints/complaint_text.pdf

http://portal.ntc.gov.ph/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_D2

http://portal.ntc.gov.ph/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_9D?cID=6_0_9I&nID=7_0_D2

http://www.nbi.gov.ph/

Follow my next post: " How do text scammer got my celphone number? & Who is the potential target? " Will reveal to you our research, observation and story from people. Hope this will help you to be watchful and wiser. Let make the Philippine a land of the chosen and pure at heart.

Special thanks to all the street thug, the inmate and ordinary people who share this untold story over the decade across the country. Your story is now written to be share. Hope everybody learn.

Fable Yamashita Treasure Scam!!!

Hope you read the link of Yamashita Treasure to understand the entire story.
Is the story real? My answer is YES!
Why do I answer is yes?
The whole story is true and real.
Why do it became a scam?

Hope to share to you the research, observation and story I got from many people in the past few decade.

First retrieval:
The untold story is right after the world war II in the Philippines.
The American government dug-up most of the major treasure site of the Japanese.
As part of payment for the war damage.


Second retrieval:
Due to fast phase of retrieval after war. Many treasure site is not able to be dug-up.
Here come the former American Soldier coming back to country to get it as personal fortune.
How do they do it?
They built company, factory and building as decoy to dug-up the treasure.
Happen in the 50's and 60's

Third retrieval:
Under the Marcos regime in the 70's to 80's. They make a partnership with Japanese to dug-up
the treasure. They built lots of road and bridge across the country.
It's a dual purpose, help built the project and dug-up the treasure.
Nobody can know they got something.

Fourth retrieval:
After 1986, up to present. It's a personal venture of the remaining former Imperial Japanese Soldier to dug-up the treasure.
Mostly from personal loots of the soldier.
How they do it?
In this period, the popularity of many Filipina going to Japan to work as entertainer.
This give this former Japanese Soldier idea to cameback to Philippines and dug-up the treasure by marriage to a Filipina. They can have reason to come and built house, resthouse and resort above the treasure site. This serve as decoy to get the treasure.

The above retrieval is mostly successful.

Why it's became a scam?

Many Filipino, even foreigner have tried to get this treasure's have lost lots of money, destroy family relation, risk life and even death by accident in digging the treasure or been poison by poison gas.
Many to no success. Even you have the map, the marking or whatever that lead to the treasure.
Simple answer, somebody have first got hold of the treasure. They dug-up long before you know and got interest to get it. This make lots of fail venture up to this present time.

Remember: Not all the glitter is gold.

You can heard lots of story across the Philippines of this Yamashita Treasure, the get quick scheme to riches. Never, never to be fool to invest a single centavo to this venture. It's a empty promise to dug-up the treasure. You end-up to be scam or lost money.
Real treasure is what you work for and earn for will be worthy of your life.
Maybe some existing treasure is hidden across the country. It's a destiny to get it.
So, do not attempt to get it. Just be content what you have will do.
Even your dreaming of this wealth that can help your family.
Consider it just a good past-time story to remember.
Hope you stay healthy and happy. Do not worry about other riches.

Background of Yamashita Treasure?

Yamashita's gold, also referred to as the Yamashita treasure, is the name given to the alleged loot stolen in Southeast Asia by Japanese forces during World War II and hidden in caves, tunnels and underground complexes in the Philippines. It is named for the Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita, nicknamed "The Tiger of Malaya". Though accounts that the treasure remains hidden in Philippines have lured treasure hunters from around the world for over fifty years, its existence is disputed by most experts.[1][2] The rumored treasure has been the subject of a complex lawsuit that was filed in a Hawaiian state court in 1988 involving Philippine treasure hunter, Rogelio Roxas, and former Philippines president, Ferdinand Marcos

Please read the complete story from this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamashita
http://www.bordeglobal.com/foruminv/index.php?showtopic=22360
http://www.yamashitatreasures.com/

Notice: Just read the link to know more about Yamashita Treasure but not be attracted to the glitter of gold.

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