Public warned vs QR Code scam

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July 23, 2026 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — The public should take extra precaution when transacting online amid an emerging scam using fake quick-response codes, the police Anti-Cybercrime Group said yesterday.

ACG director Maj. Gen. Wilson Asueta urged the people to be wary of the quishing scam, wherein scammers use fake QR codes to obtain bank details and personal information of potential victims.

A video message from the ACG showed scammers first calling potential victims, telling them that they had been chosen as recipients of financial assistance.

The fraudsters then send a QR code for the victims to register. The victims subsequently notice that they have lost a huge amount of money from their e-wallet accounts.

Based on data from the ACG, there were 4,509 cybercrimes from Jan. 1 to June 30.

This is lower by 18.4 percent than the 5,526 cases during the same period in 2025.