Ano pwede mangyari?

[AnuVaYan]

May tumawag sa akin, telemarketer daw ng Globe telecoms (smart user ako), sabi niya nagbibigay daw sila ng free sim card ng globe to smart subscribers. Umpisa skeptical agad ako, sabi ko, sim lang yan. Pero naisip ko kawawa naman ito kung totoo para lang maka quota siya. Pero imbestiga pa rin ako syempre. Pinakinggan ko yung background na ingay, mukhang from a call center talaga siya tumatawag. Tapos ang sabi ko kaagad basta wala akong cash out sige, syempre kung di legit yun stop na sya dito. Sabi naman niya name and address lang tapos present lang valid id kapag dineliver na yung sim. So binigay ko naman name and address ko.

Tapos kanina tinawagan ko Globe kung talagang may promo sila na ganun, wala daw.

So ang tanong, ano makukuha nila sa name and address? Iniisip ko, pwede sila mag apply ng credit card using my name and address tapos phone number nila ang gamit. Pero kung makaka lusot sa cc company yun e mahina ang pag CI nila.

[nicolodeon]

Hmm....daming theoretical possibilities eh: from actual sim delivery to casing of your house by a syndicate.

[Taurus]

medyo OT but I was just reminded of the recent NSO survey from where they conduct house to house interviews and they all got our personal data of all members of the family . . .

It is really now hard to give information on anyone you don't even know in this age of information technology.

[AnuVaYan]

Kainis nga e... I don't even need a globe sim, balak ko din ipamigay, ewan ko ba kung bakit for some reason e naisipan kong patulan yung offer na yun. Iniisip ko naman, e mas matindi nga yung mga entries sa raffle e, kasi minsan pati birthday meron dun, saka pinaka importante, yung signature.

[uls]

They are harvesting personal info.

full name, landline, address etc ang habol nila.

Expect more telemarketers to call u. From credit cards to personal loans to hotel memberships to insurance...

yan ang lifeblood ng business nila e...

[hubertq34]

Name, address and telephone no? this is only my guess... they might access your telephone line for international calls.

[uls]

di naman siguro.

Thousands of businesses have their addresses and landlines advertised in the yellow pages and websites. If it was that risky, nobody would advertise.

It's like people knowing ur savings account number. They can't do anything to the account. They can only deposit money into it.

The telemarketers just put u in their database. potential customer ka. That's it.

They can also sell the database to other telemarketing firms.

[AnuVaYan]

Di ko maalala kung hiningi landline, hindi yata e.

[uls]

dun sa post mo "May tumawag sa akin"

so sa cel pala tumawag?

most telemarketers tumatawag sa landline. Nakukuha nila sa yellow pages.

meron ba telemarketer tatawag sa cel? talo sila sa cost...

baka may kaaway ka gusto malaman saan ka nakatira... hehe

[mbeige]

Never, ever give out any information to strangers these days. Remember the saying, "If it's too good to be true, it probably is."

You should have asked their contact info first then tell them you will call them back. That way you can still track them down, or if you have the cell number post it here so people will know whom to avoid.

Uls has a good point, however, they can also sell or give your information to "the others" who want more than just information. Keep an extra eye out at night or early mornings, be more vigilant and see if they will do anything. You never know, at least you're prepared.

[Galactus]

The going rate for basic info on a person is only P1 (1 peso). This is the amount certain companies (credit card companies, telemarketing companies, etc.) pay to unscrupulous firms or individuals to get personal info. Ang bentahan kasi, usually in bulk, so although it may look cheap, bawi naman sa volume.

Kung tatawag pa sa cellular phone yun just to confirm your personal info, masyadong magastos.

Baka naman nagsi-C.I. or B.I. (credit/background investigation) lang. Ganun din kasi ang style namin if we wanted to validate personal information.

[hubertq34]

ang bottom line nito never give any information about yourself to strangers... sa panahon ngayon marami ng nagsusulputang racket para kumita.

[fortuner13]

sir,
based on my experience totoo yan, I have rcvd a call last summer sa smart prepaid ko , una duda din ako they ask my name n address lang naman , no credit card number or other info, after 2 weeks may simcard na from globe

[AnuVaYan]

dun sa post mo "May tumawag sa akin"
talo sila sa cost...

baka may kaaway ka gusto malaman saan ka nakatira... hehe

actually kaya nga medyo na convince ako e kasi iniisip ko hindi gagawin ng scammer yun kasi talo siya sa cost, however, kung tiga loob ng telecoms office yun, syempre mura lang sa kanila yun, e pinatagal ko pa talaga yung pag uusap namin.

kaaway? sino pa kaya ang makakaaway ko e bahay at school lang ng anak ko ang punta ko. hindi din naman ako masyadong ma usisa sa mga ibang sundo ng mga bata.

pero iniisip ko, baka nagkamali ulit sila... kasi dati din may nagpapa cute sa akin sa cp, yun pala kapareho ng cp number ko kaya lang 0918 yung totoong recepient.

baka may kaaway si 0918 tapos napagkamalang ako na naman

You should have asked their contact info first then tell them you will call them back. That way you can still track them down, or if you have the cell number post it here so people will know whom to avoid.

actually nagtanong naman ako ng hotline nila, e since binigay naman niya agad agad, mas lalong naging kampante ako. kaya ayun bigay ko na info.

sir,
based on my experience totoo yan, I have rcvd a call last summer sa smart prepaid ko , una duda din ako they ask my name n address lang naman , no credit card number or other info, after 2 weeks may simcard na from globe

wala namang ibang nangyari? sana nga.

[AnuVaYan]

sir,
based on my experience totoo yan, I have rcvd a call last summer sa smart prepaid ko , una duda din ako they ask my name n address lang naman , no credit card number or other info, after 2 weeks may simcard na from globe

pero bakit kaya nung tinawagan ko globe hotline e wala daw na ganung promo? baka naman kaya dati may promo na ganun, pero ngayon wala na.

[fortuner13]

pero bakit kaya nung tinawagan ko globe hotline e wala daw na ganung promo? baka naman kaya dati may promo na ganun, pero ngayon wala na.

baka nagkataon bago yun naka usap mo na taga globe kaya hindi alam, actually TWICE na ako natawagan ,same prepaid number but I think magkaibang telemaketer company, nun 1st time last year duda talaga ako sa offer nila, sensing that I in doubt the telemakketer gave me their office landline number to verify if its true, so tinawagan ko mukhang totoo naman, after 2 weeks may simpak nga , yun 2nd call same offer again so I just give the info that they ask me name/address/maiden name yun lang , after 2 weeks may simpak ulit

[VtEC]

nothing to worry, as long as you didnt give your full details.

[akal]

Baka totoo yan. I was given 2 free sim cards from globe pero hindi sa bahay kundi dun sa POEA nung kumuha ako ng OEC.

[red07]

di naman siguro.

Thousands of businesses have their addresses and landlines advertised in the yellow pages and websites. If it was that risky, nobody would advertise.

It's like people knowing ur savings account number. They can't do anything to the account. They can only deposit money into it.

The telemarketers just put u in their database. potential customer ka. That's it.

They can also sell the database to other telemarketing firms.

Yes, malamang lead generation yung campaign nung tumawag sayo. Save lang nila yung info na nakuha sayo for future reference. Just like what uls said, "potential customer ka" na.

Don't worry.

Pero di maganda yung style nila, gumagamit pa ng ibang company name at nangangako pa ng kung ano-ano para lang makakuha ng info sayo. Tsk, tsk, tsk.