Dubbed as “Love Scam,” BOC said such e-mails instruct the consignee to deposit money to a bank or money remittance outlet as payment for their freight. ADVERTISEMENTOne of the fake e-mails released by BOC asks the consignee to pay P10,700 for customs processing fee, customs administrative fee, and customs clearance fee. The e-mail was sent by “boccarephilgvt@tech-center.com” under the name “Danica Mae Chavez.”But the customs bureau said the e-mail account is not BOC’s official account, and that Chavez is not their employee. Hindi ito pinapadeposito sa personal bank account o pinapadala through money remittance,” BOC said in an advisory. https://twitter.com/CustomsPH/status/1121346221463879685Should anyone receive such dubious e-mail, BOC urged the public to report it to their hotline, (02) 705-6000, or official e-mail address, boc.cares@customs.gov.ph.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 25, 2019 14:03 UTC