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These scammers may use social engineering tactics to trick you into revealing your sensitive information, such as your account credentials or one-time passwords.

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Unauthorized transactions on GCash's Send Ang Pao feature started on November 8th at around 11 p.m.

The issue was a technical glitch, not a result of phishing or hacking.

GCash noticed a spike in transactions from their Send Ang Pao product, which led them to investigate.

The company received complaints from customers, prompting them to connect the "glitch" and shut off the feature.

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The issue started on Nov. 8 at around 11 p.m.

GCash's corporate communications and public affairs team noticed a spike in transactions from their Send Ang Pao product.

A technical issue was the root cause of the unauthorized transactions, and no phishing or hacking was involved.

The glitch was related to the Send Ang Pao feature, which was allegedly the culprit behind the issue.

GCash turned off the feature to stop the unauthorized transactions.

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