The Ilocos Times

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff Reporter LAOAG CITY—The National Bureau of Investigation based in this city has warned the public not to fall to an investment scam in the guise of selling loads and enticing the public to invest cash money with a monthly payout interest of 10 percent in the form of post-dated checks. NBI agent Gerard L. Butale in an interview said at least 17 complainants mostly composed of teachers, police personnel, other professionals and local businessmen appeared in their office as they filed a criminal complaint against SPVTOP International Inc. based in Baguio City. The separate complaints of the victims were filed before the office of the provincial prosecutor Jerry D. Nebab at the Hall of Justice in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan. Based on preliminary investigation of the NBI, the company’s founder identified as Brick Y. Agcopra and its officers offered 10% monthly interest payments to investors reaching PHP1 million or more. With this, about a thou...

By Leilanie G. Adriano Staff Reporter LAOAG CITY— The Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) is warning clients with bank accounts at the state-run of a new online scam. In a June 23, 2019 memorandum from police Colonel Marlou Roy Alzate, chief of the Regional Finance Service Office of the National Police Commission addressed to all concerned government agencies, he cautions LBP cardholders not to click the link of an alarming notice through email that the recipients Landbank account   has been “Locked” and it needs to click a link and provide some personal information to access the account. “The email or text could contain phishing software that may steal sensitive data on personal information such as banking and credit card details and online passwords,” Mr. Alzate said in his letter noting an urgent advisory from the government bank. Landbank clients are reminded not to disclose sensitive information via email and should there be any concern regarding their accoun...