PAGCOR warns against fake website

THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) issued a public advisory last February 14, warning of the existence in the Internet of a fake website that creates the impression it is the official site of the state gaming agency for the issuance of gaming licenses and accreditations, saying the website is the work of scammers.

“We urge the public not to download anything or transact through the said fake website that uses the domain name www.pagcorphilippines.com because it is definitely not from PAGCOR and all its contents are spurious,” said PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco.

The PAGCOR chief said the signature on the accreditation forms posted on the website is not even his and is clearly a forgery.

“We have reported this incident to the Department of Information and Communications Technology” (DICT), Tengco said. “We are also working to identify the persons behind this fraud and we shall go after them with the full force and extent of the law.”

Tengco noted the new scam site masquerading as PAGCO was a recent creation by scammers. Their initial assessment indicates it was put up only last February 22.

“It is clearly intended to fool people, particularly those who are seeking licenses to operate from PAGCOR,” the official added.

“If you want to transact with PAGCOR, our legitimate and only website is www.pagcor.ph,” he stressed further.