The Justice department cautioned everyone against a fraudulent organization claiming to be part of the government in order to illegally solicit money and conduct biddings.
The Department of Justice – Office of Cybercrime (DoJ-OOC) warned in a statement on Monday, Aug. 20, “against a fraudulent online scheme involving a certain Philippines Project Award Commission (PPAC), and its supposed authorized agents, Champs Court Business Consulting Agency Services.”
The Justice department’s cybercrime division reported that through the website www.philippinesprojectawardscommission.info, PPAC fronts itself to appear like an “official procurement agency of the Philippine government.”
In its website, PPAC said “The Commission may, by law, do anything to enter any transaction which it considers necessary or desirable for the proper performance of its functions.”
DoJ-OOC said that the PPAC is not recognized by the government nor is it legally registered in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
“The general public is hereby advised to exercise extraordinary caution in conducting online transactions so as not to unwittingly fall prey to such other similar fake websites,” the Justice department said. — Gillian M. Cortez

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