SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in the Course

- Cadalig, Norman Louis B.

A large audience can be reached using the Internet without investing a lot of time or money. A
crime wherein the offender devises a plan employing one or more Internet-based components
to deprive a person of property or any interest, estate, or right through a false representation
of the truth, whether by supplying false information or by withholding information. As more
organizations and consumers rely on the Internet and other electronic communication channels
to conduct business, illicit activity involving those same channels is also on the rise. Internet-
based fraud schemes often extremely difficult to track down and prosecute, costing people and
companies millions of dollars annually. In the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, internet
crime increased in importance more than ever, from computer viruses to website hacking and
financial fraud. In a way, this circumstance more accurately reflected the expanding significance
of the Internet in everyday life than it did growing pains. The stakes have increased financially
as a result of increased Web usage, increased company dependency on e-mail, and the
phenomenal increase in e-commerce. Internet-connected software or services are increasingly
being used to scam victims or otherwise take advantage of them. For instance, stealing
personal data can result in identity theft. The dissemination of fake security software is a
particularly prevalent type of Internet fraud. Internet services can be used to carry out
fraudulent transactions, display fraudulent solicitations to potential victims, or send the
proceeds of fraud to accomplices or financial institutions. Fraud on the internet can take place
on websites, through email, message boards, and chat rooms. The Philippines, like other
developing nations in South East Asia and elsewhere in the world, continues to struggle with
the challenge of effectively combating the issue of unlawful cyber activity and cybercrime
victimization. Filipinos and foreigners alike are not safe on either side of the fence, whether as a
suspect or victim, due to the growth in internet fraud in the Philippines. To put it frankly, all
businesses, from small startups to multinational corporations, are affected.
MANILA The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic was accompanied by an increase in
digital fraud attempts against businesses and consumers in the Philippines, according to
TransUnion's Global Consumer Pulse research. The report was based on data from TransUnion
Revalidated, a leading identity proofing, risk-based authentication, and fraud analytics product
suite, which monitors information from billions of transactions and more than 40,000 websites
and applications.
In its Global Consumer Pulse poll, 44% of customers in the Philippines reported having been the
subject of online fraud in the previous three months.
II. VISION, MISSION, AND GOALS
Vision:
To make a better social media every day for many people - for the protection, awareness as one
of the cybercrime units, that serves and protect people.
Mission:
To serve, develop, and deliver innovative information and proper awareness that help's people
protect themselves on social media about cybercrime
GOALS
ADVOCATE ONLINE SURFING SAFETY. Daily users of online platforms must know how to detect
an online scam.
INFORM THE LAWS RELATED TO CYBERCRIME. Giving information about the laws related to
cybercrime can prevent a user from doing any illegal acts and also give them an idea of what
crimes are committed on an online platform.
PROVIDE A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR VICTIMS OF ONLINE SCAM. For victims to have someone
who can help them address their problems relating to online scams.

III. TARGET BENEFICIARIES

This advocacy campaign aims to help people who are using online platforms by advocating
online surfing awareness; informing the laws related to cybercrime; and providing a support
network for those victims of online scams, which the team will address.
We the campaign organizers are aiming to spread information about cyberspace in order for
the users not to fall for online scams. We also want to encourage the user to help in preventing
and reporting any suspicious acts that they may encounter to the team or to any law enforcers.

IV. RESPONSE

Scammers use email or text messages to trick people into giving them their personal and
financial information. They are getting smarter and taking advantage of new technology, new
products or services and major events to create believable stories that will convince you to give
them your money or personal details. To protect yourself, be alert to the fact that scams exist
and know who you're dealing with. If a message or email comes from a friend and it seems
unusual or out of character for them, contact your friend directly to check that it was really
them that sent it. Do not open suspicious texts, pop-up windows or click on links or
attachments in emails, and verify the identity of the contact through an independent source
such as a phone book or online search. Don't respond to phone calls asking for remote access,
keep personal details secure, keep mobile devices and computers secure, use password
protection, don't share access with others, update security software and back up content,
choose passwords carefully, review privacy and security settings on social media, and report
any suspicious behavior.

V. CAMPAIGN SUPPORTERS

These days we are all more reliant on technology to stay in touch. But some people use this
technology to take advantage of others by running scams online. We don’t want fraudulent
activity on our platforms, but unfortunately sometimes sophisticated scams make it onto our
platforms.
Today, we’re launching an awareness campaign on Facebook & Instagram to help people spot
some of the more prevalent scams online as well as offering some resources they can use if
they are scammed.
The campaign features a series of educational videos designed to help people spot and avoid
scams online and includes some of the more prevalent methods including romance, investment,
cash flipping, money mule and friend in need scams. The individuals behind these scams are
constantly evolving their methods and shifting communication channels to reach victims and
we continue to invest in new technologies and methods to help detect and protect people on
our service from these scams.
This is part of our longer-term commitments to fighting scams. As well as tackling scams that
make it onto our platforms, we’re also focused on prevention and giving direct support to
people impacted by this criminal behavior. We donated £3 million to Citizens Advice to run a
UK anti-online scams initiative for three years, which included a telephone helpline for people
who have been scammed online
Scams take place across a host of communication channels such as mail, telephone, text and
online. We’ve recently announced a partnership with Stop Scams UK, a cross-sector
collaboration of responsible companies from across the financial, telecom and technology
sectors who are working proactively together to help stop scams at source by identifying scams,
sharing insights and best practices and developing technical solutions to tackle scams and help
keep people safe.
VI. RESOURCES AND ASSETS
Our group, in collaboration with the legal office that sponsored the team, used various methods
and resources to achieve the advocacy's objectives. Human and information sources were used
to gather and organize information, while technology was used to publish content. In the help
of Philippine National Police-Anti-Cyber Crime Group (PNP-ACG) has created Computer Crime
Unit (CCU) as the PNP's operating arm to conduct investigation, operations, and coordination
with other concerned agencies on cybercrimes to address computer-related crime incidents in
the country.
PNP is strengthening its children protection program by establishing a special taskforce “Angel
Net” purposely to address Internet or technology-related child abuse and exploitation in
strengthening cyber security and the fight against cybercrime is another activity in which the
PNP actively participates. Increasing the PNP’s competence and capability, continuous public
awareness, Active Private-Public partnership, Enforcement of effective laws, and international
cooperation are the PNP’s approach in strengthening cyber security and combating cybercrime.

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