Smart backs gov't call for stakeholder alliance to protect customers vs scams

Submitted by rmcamongol on Tue, 06/04/2024 - 09:34
Smart steps up efforts to protect customers against scams and frauds amidst continued proliferation of smartphone-aided scams. Smart also called on the Government to exercise oversight on the legitimate use of cell site simulators, which have been found to be used by scammers as ‘fake cell towers’ for sending out text scams to mobile users.

PLDT, Smart link up with Lanao del Sur LGU, boosting Maranao online entrepreneurship

Submitted by rmcamongol on Fri, 05/31/2024 - 11:11
Over 100 Maranao entrepreneurs recently learned how to create engaging content and promote their businesses and products via e-commerce during a training organized by PLDT and its wireless unit Smart in partnership with the provincial government of Lanao del Sur.

Smart: Scammers use ‘fake cell towers’ to send fraudulent text messages

Submitted by rmcamongol on Mon, 05/27/2024 - 14:14
Smart warns the public that scammers use ‘fake cell towers’ to send text scams to mobile users, and even use ‘Smart’ as the sender name. These devices are able to lock on to mobile phones within a specified radius, enabling the scammers to push messages directly to subscribers’ devices without having to go through its network.