Smart Communications and its value brand TNT has issued a warning about a fake SIM registration portal scam urging its subscribers to re-register their SIM in fake SIM registration portals.
In their latest public advisory, Smart and TNT uncovered this new modus of scammers, whose messages often comes with a link that leads to a phishing domain imitating a SIM registration portal.
“Smart did not send these messages. These messages are phishing attempts aimed at stealing your personal information,” the telco said in its advisory.
They clarify that there is no need to re-register your Smart or TNT SIM if you have successfully registered it before. You may disregard any messages asking you to register again.
Smart and TNT also reminds the public that its official SIM registration portal’s URL is https://simreg.smart.com.ph.
Customers are encouraged to report incidents of text scams and phishing messages, among others, via the Smart and TNT public reporting portal called HuliScam at their official website.
The Huliscam portal complements the new and more advanced network firewall that the PLDT Group has recently activated to block malicious messages from passing through its network to provide customers a safer and more secure experience.
