Scam Watch Pilipinas has taken steps to enhance the accessibility and convenience of reporting online scams. They have recently launched the website www.scamwatchpilipinas.com, which offers Filipinos easy access via their mobile phone browsers for reporting online scams. The primary objective is to streamline the process of reporting online scams to the government, making it more convenient for the general public.
The website’s reporting features are seamlessly integrated with the Inter-Agency Response Center (I-ARC), which is operated by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC).
Notably, the Scam Watch Pilipinas website’s main page prominently features special buttons that allow users to directly initiate calls to the I-ARC Hotline 1326 and other contact numbers, including 0947-714-7105 (SMART), 0966-976-5971 (Globe), and 0991-481-4225 (DITO), as highlighted by Scam Watch Pilipinas.
Additionally, there is a dedicated button that provides direct access to the reporting chat interface of CICC through Facebook Messenger, powered by an AI named Cyri.
Follow these steps to report a possible online scam:
“We started promoting the I-ARC Hotline 1326 to create an awareness for Filipinos where and how to report online scam by leading them to the CICC’s I-ARC channels with our 1326 education campaign. The next step is to make reporting of cyber fraud for the people easy by simply going to our website using their mobile phones and report in just one click”, said Scam Watch Pilipinas co-founder and co-lead convenor Jocel de Guzman.
CICC Executive Director Undersecretary Alexander Ramos welcomed the new initiative of Scam Watch Pilipinas.
“We want people to report incidents of cybercrime to the I-ARC channels. We made sure that the I-ARC, being operated by CICC, is fully equipped with enough manpower and the right technology to handle the complaints of online scam victims using our reporting channels”, Ramos said.
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