- Vener Quiogue was called by a man claiming to be BPI employee
- The man asks him about his credit card information but gets nothing
- Netizens react
Vener Quiogue went on Twitter to warn people about credit card scammers.
It all started when an unknown number called him and the caller introduced himself as Alex from BPI Makati.
The number started off with “0905” which already make Quiogue skeptical about the whole thing.
What was surprising was that Alex knew some info about Quiogue.
Medyo sketchy na for me kasi 0905 yung number. If BPI man to, usually, they would've called me using their landline. Weird thing though, the guy knows my name and my address.
— Ven (@itsvener) July 1, 2019
Alex said that Quiogue’s card was about to expire but wasn’t sure of the exact month.
He then confirms my card type and the expiration date of the card. Edi I said okay, since alam naman niya eh. But for the month, I felt something strange again when he started guessing, like "april po ba yung month or may?"
— Ven (@itsvener) July 1, 2019
As a credit card owner, Quiogue wanted to know Alex’s purpose. Alex then stated the first eight digits of Quiogue’s card number.
I then answered, "What is it for?" He said na he needs to verify if ako talaga yung owner, like I should know it, so I answered him. But things got more sketchy when he stated the first 8 digits of my card, only to ask me the remaning 8.
— Ven (@itsvener) July 1, 2019
Alex wouldn’t give up and kept on asking for the last eight digits. Quiogue gave him some random numbers and when Alex didn’t react and said that the numbers were wrong, he confirmed that it was indeed a scam.
When Alex tried to get the security code at the back of the card, Quiogue dropped the call.
I answered him, but I gave the wrong digits to test if he really knows it. Good thing na gumagana pa yung utak ko nito, kasi sobrang antok ko pa naman kanina and oo lang ako nang oo.
When I gave the wrong digits and yet he still said okay, that's when I fcking woke up. U scam
— Ven (@itsvener) July 1, 2019
As expected, he asked for the digits at the back of my card, saying this their tracker, kung pang-ilan ako sa nabigyan ng card.
That's when I dropped the call.
— Ven (@itsvener) July 1, 2019
Later on, Quiogue decided to call Alex but the scammer wouldn’t answer. So he shot him a text. Alex then called back immediately.
Nakapag-isip isip na ako so I tried calling him back. Di sumasagot. Nagtext nalang ako (as shown in the photos)
Agad agad, tumawag si Koya Alex scammer. pic.twitter.com/qoiG9oa5sb
— Ven (@itsvener) July 1, 2019
Alex then asked for the code again but with a little more aggression, perhaps trying to intimidate him.
Sabi niya, "Sir sorry mahina yung signal, naputol yung call. What's the digits sa back ng card mo again?" He's more furious now. Yung type na kung medyo mappressure ka, sasabihin mo agad.
— Ven (@itsvener) July 1, 2019
Quiogue then exposed him and that’s when Alex blew up. Quiogue fought back with words of his own.
I calmly replied, "Alam niyo kuya, madaming trabaho, kaysa nanloloko kayo ng ibang tao."
Nagalit si Koya Alex. Sabi niya, "Tumawag kayo sa BPI, 89-100, tangina niyo."
Aba, edi di ako nagpatalo. Sabi ko, "Tangina niyo rin po. Fuck you po."
Then, I sent him this. pic.twitter.com/igq4Y36LZi
— Ven (@itsvener) July 1, 2019
Their conversation ended there, but Quiogue is still left disturbed.
The whole thing got him thinking on how scammers get information from people like him.
Pero guys, what's really bothering me is kanino nila nakukuha yung mga info na yun. Kung medyo matanda na ako, or mabilis mapressure sa call, I would've easily been one of their victims.
BPI staff kaya si Koya Alex?
Nevertheless, don't share your credit card info to anyone!!!
— Ven (@itsvener) July 1, 2019
Quiogue advised people not to share their credit card number with anyone.
Having read his thread, BPI notified Quiogue that they are already doing an investigation on the whole thing.
https://twitter.com/itsvener/status/1145967500980449280
Sis-in-law was a victim of this. Scammer took 150k from her account. Dinemanda nya BPI as accessory to the crime. Same situation. Sa sobrang busy nya – di nya na-noticed yung signs. She believe na BPI staff Yung tumawag sa kanya coz alam lahat ng details nya.
— Hannah (@k4tc4rl0) July 2, 2019
Hi!! This very nearly happened to me just last week, except it was from Metrobank credit card (daw) at sinabihan ko agad ng "not interested po ako, thank you nalang". Kaso push talaga si ate girl na "sayang naman ang lifetime waiving of annual —
— maybe alex (@alleggsmalltoe) July 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/vsvpmark/status/1145878005908041730
Yung iba sa mga courier nakukuha nga details ng creditcard. Kaya ingat din sa paggamit ng mga creditcard sa online shopping. Binebenta ng ibang courier ang details nyo.
— ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ rok (@im_rok) July 2, 2019
Whoa, that happened to me also. They knew my name and contact number. But eastwest bank naman. Mali lang nung nag call is wala akong eastwest account. Pero alarming pa rin kasi they know my personal info.
— Krl Sng (@kbstarkk) July 2, 2019
https://mobile.twitter.com/itsvener/status/1145529631585345536