As the 180-day period for SIM registration begins on Tuesday, mobile wallet GCash warned users against scams posing as links to register their SIM numbers.
“We would like to reiterate our warnings to our users that GCash will never send links via SMS, email, and messaging apps. We have been receiving reports that some telco subscribers are getting messages that their accounts have been restricted if they don’t pre-register their SIM card,” Winsley Bangit, chief customer officer of GCash, said in an advisory.
“Our users should never click the link provided in these messages and instead check the official channels of their telco providers for the information on how to register their SIM card starting December 27,” Bangit added.Tuesday, with several Filipino subscribers already trying to register their own SIM cards.
As registration moves forward, GCash is assuring its customers that their funds and account will remain safe. But to ensure undisrupted access to GCash accounts, the mobile wallet encouraged its customers to promptly register their SIM card with their respective telco provider., message “Gigi” on the website and select, “I want to report a scam,” according to GCash.
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