The Department of Social Welfare and Development warns the public against text scams using the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or more popularly known as 4Ps.

The text message is sent by a certain Lyka Ramirez using the mobile 0926-9124816 which states, “Congratulations, from President Noy-Noy Aquino Foundation 4Ps Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, your sim # won P950,000 as second prize winner in the Handog Pangkabuhayan raffle promo per DTI Permit No. 9513, series of 2013. Please call me now, I am Lyka Ramirez.”

DSWD denies holding any such raffle draw promo. The DSWD urges all those who will receive this text message not to respond, instead immediately report this to the nearest DSWD office or text to the Pantawid Pamilya Grievance Text Hotline: 0918-912-2813 with the format 4Ps <space> Name <slash> Location <slash> Complaint.

DSWD already issued earlier warnings to take precaution and not fall prey of the fraudulent text messages.

Pantawid Pamilya is a human development and rights-based program of the national government and is being implemented by DSWD. The program invests in the health and education of poor Filipino children aged 0-14 years old by providing cash grants in exchange of compliance to certain conditionalities.###