PASIG CITY, April 1 (PIA) -- The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) warns public of new financial scams amid the pandemic.
According to PDIC, certain individuals pose as PDIC employees using fake documents to lure victims either to believe that they can help them recover investments lost in the stock market for a fee or tricks victims into paying a sum of money in order to receive funds remitted from another country through the issuance of surety bonds for tax payments.
In another scam, presents a fake document purportedly issued by a bank with forged signatures of officials claims that international bank transactions require PDIC insurance for a fee.
PDIC advises the public to ignore calls, messages or emails from individuals with “too good to be true” promises or information regarding return of investments, deposit insurance, money transfers or any financial-related transactions.
Likewise, the public is reminded to avoid providing personal and sensitive financial information to any person who claims to be an employee of a financial institution or government agency without verification.
The Corporation encourages the public to visit its website, www.pdic.gov.ph for information and updates on PDIC.
The PDIC also clarified that, as state deposit insurer, its mandate is to protect depositors by way of providing deposit insurance up to the maximum deposit insurance coverage of PhP500,000 per depositor.
Further, PDIC explains that it is not involved in investments or any means to recover loss from any investment, does not provide insurance for international fund transfers, and it is not a surety bond firm that insures the issuance of surety bonds for tax payments. The state deposit insurer warned that it shall not be liable for any financial implications resulting from any related act, promise, pledge or guarantee made in PDIC’s name by unauthorized individuals.
The public is enjoined to report any information regarding said scams to PDIC’s Public Assistance Department at (02) 8841-4141 or tollfree number 1-800-1-888-7342 (outside Metro Manila) during office hours, or through e-mail at pad@pdic.gov.ph, or private message to PDIC’s official Facebook account at https://ift.tt/2CFUrmB. (PIA NCR)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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