Axie Infinity is a blockchain-based play-to-earn game that exploded in popularity in developing nations such as the Philippines during the Covid-19 pandemic. MANILA: Dominic Lumabi sits on the computer in his Manila bedroom pitting his puffer fish-like cartoon NFT characters against others. But this is not just a game —…
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) — The leader of one of the oldest and largest phone scam groups targeting South Koreans has been apprehended in the Philippines, police said Wednesday. According to the National Police Agency, the 50-year-old South Korean man, surnamed Park, was arrested in the Southeast Asian country Monday…
click to enlarge It’s difficult to imagine life without love in it. While some claim that finding a soulmate becomes more and more challenging under the current conditions, others use the perks of the technological era to the fullest. With the great variety of dating tools and as much as…
Mary Barker’s life as she knew it came to an end when fraudsters stole £70,000 from her pension pot. On her retirement, she thought she had invested the money in a bond from a well-known financial firm. However, criminals had cloned its website and paperwork and duped her into transferring…
DUBAI: War reporting as a female journalist, how to tackle fraud, and the potential of women in the Middle East and North Africa were all part of the discussions on the opening morning of the Arab Women Forum, held in Dubai. The two-day event is set to see speakers from a…
People are looking for business opportunities as they lose their sources of income. Scammers, too, are looking for their next victims. Online selling scams, phishing, and pyramid scams have proliferated, as unemployment soared amid the coronavirus crisis and recession. Since April, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered several…
Placeholder while article actions load Dear Amy: I met a young woman online about eight months ago and have messaged her regularly. We also have video calls because she lives in the Philippines. Long story short — she has a lot of issues with employment because of covid-19, she has…
The airline celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2021 with a 3-day sale. There are no posts from Cebu Pacific Air’s official website and Facebook page about giving out cash gifts for its anniversary in 2022. At a glance Claim: Cebu Pacific Air gives out cash gifts worth P7,000 for its…
Mira Celper’s mom rebounded quickly. Less than a month after leaving her stepdad, Celper’s mom was back to dating, this time on dating apps. “It was just shocking. I thought to myself, like, it’s just so early,” Celper said. “But it was not something that I said to her.” As…
Victims of phishing are organizing class action campaigns against banks such as BPI and BDO, and are calling out to financial institutions to ‘strengthen digital platforms’ With Filipinos now relying more on online transactions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of potential phishing victims has also grown. Just recently,…
