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Christmas is a season of generosity and cheer, but it’s also the time of year when scammers work double-time to trick people into parting with their hard-earned money – or in the case of mobile phone users, their precious load or airtime credits.
This is why wireless services leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Sun Cellular continue to institute measures to prevent Pasaload and Give-A-Load scam incidents, the most common complaints reported by subscribers.
To protect subscribers, Smart and Sun now require them to confirm Pasaload and Give-A-Load requests to make sure they are aware that they are making the transactions.
If Smart and Talk ‘N Text subscribers text the Pasaload syntax (Mobile number Amount) to 808, Smart sends an SMS informing them that they are about to transfer load to another person. Load will only be transferred once the subscribers reply YES to the message within 15 minutes.
