THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) urged the public to remain alert against fraudulent text messages urging users to click links, even if they appear to come from banks or e-money providers.
The central bank said banks will not send clickable links to customers, citing BSP Memorandum M-2022-015. Scammers use “text hijacking” to insert fake messages into legitimate threads, often urging urgent action to steal account access.
BSP advised enabling multi-factor authentication, avoiding suspicious links, and reporting scams via official channels. / KOC