25-06-2025
Online scam watchdog launches cyberscam reporting platform
An anti-scam watchdog group on Wednesday launched an online platform enabling Filipinos to report cyber scams.
Scam Watch Pilipinas, in partnership with Gogolook and the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG), launched Scam Vault Philippines, a Facebook group page that netizens can visit to share and report harmful scams they encounter online.
'Ie-empower natin ang lahat ng Filipinos na may Facebook na sumali sa Scam Vault PH group page. Ang gagawin lang nila magsiye-share sila ng AI scams, social media scams, at nandoon na ang PNP para hindi na sila mahirapan,' Scam Watch Pilipinas co-founder Jocel De Guzman said at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum.
(We will empower Filipino Facebook users to join the Scam Vault PH group page. All they have to do is report AI scams and social media scams, and the PNP is there to help.)
'Ang protocol kasi kailangan i-report. Pag ni-report medyo matagal… Ngayon, 'pag may nakita tayong scam, i-share natin sa Scam Vault para makita ng PNP-ACG, CICC o kung sinumang government offices. Iko-compile po kasi natin 'yan and then hopefully, mamo-monitor din natin kung gaano ba kabilis ang pag-take down ng Facebook,' he added.
(The protocol is that they need to report but that takes time. Now, if we see a scam we can just report it to the Scam Vault and the PNP-ACG, or CICC will coordinate with the taking down. We will also monitor how long will it take for Facebook to remove these posts.)
Gogolook, which empowers Whoscall—a phone fraud protection app— will use an AI-driven analysis to scan submissions while the PNP-ACG will coordinate with the taking down of the suspicious links and posts on social media as well as the investigation into the incident, de Guzman said.
'Itong ginagawa natin di lang ipapakita na magre-report pero hopefully, magkakaroon ng action,' he added.
(We want to show we are just reporting but there will be actions against it.)
Meanwhile, Gogolook Philippines country head Mel Motrin said Whoscall screened 20,829 reports from March to June 2025. Of the figures, 70% or 14,627 were assessed by the application. At least 7,200 of the assessed reports were scam calls; around 2,891 were potential scams; and 4,400 were considered to be non-risk. — BM, GMA Integrated News
