PH central bank warns public against scammers posing as employees

The BSP will never ask the public to transfer funds from their accounts, it said.

The Philippine central bank reminded the public that its offices and personnel do not conduct or facilitate personal financial transactions.

In a statement, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) urged the public to ignore individuals and entities claiming to be BSP employees or representatives of BSP offices.

“The BSP, its offices, and employees do not engage or assist the general public in deposits, withdrawals or transfer of money from or to personal accounts,” the statement said.

“The BSP will never ask the public to transfer funds from their accounts or make payments purportedly for anti-money laundering clearance, taxes, insurance, and other fabricated charges,” it added.

The BSP may assist the public on their concerns against BSP-supervised institutions if they file a complaint or report through the BSP Consumer Assistance Mechanism.

If a bank is involved, the public is advised to immediately contact said bank through its official channels, the BSP said.

“Beware that fraudsters will show falsified documents with the BSP’s name and logo. They will also misrepresent the BSP through emails, text messages or phone calls,” it said.