With 2023 already well underway, GCash is helping its users achieve their goals while making sure their experience with using the app remains secure.
To make sure #GSafeTayo this 2023, here are important and easy-to-remember tips so users can better protect their accounts:
Tip 1: Do not click suspicious links. GCash will never send you any links through SMS, emails, or messaging apps! Be alert. Avoid clicking these links, and immediately report to Gigi on the GCash Help Center (help.gcash.com).
Tip 2: Never share your MPIN or one-time password (OTP). Scammers often pose as a GCash representative or a friend to trick you into giving your OTP. Remember that your MPIN or OTP is only for you, no one else!
Tip 3: Only do GCash-related transactions within the app. Some scammers use similar-looking phishing sites to ask customers to verify their accounts or log in. Beware of this scamming scheme! When asked to verify or log in, only do so on the GCash app.
Tip 4: Don’t forget to register your SIM card. With the new SIM Card Registration Act in effect, make sure you have already registered with your telecommunications provider before the April 28 deadline. Also, be wary of scams or spam messages posing as registration portals. Make sure you only share your personal information in the legitimate links of telecom providers.
Explore the many services within the GCash app! From the useful send and receive money features check out GSave, GInvest and also GInsure for even more digital financial solutions available to help grow your money or fund your passions.
While using the app, you are also contributing to reducing carbon emissions. GForest – an interactive platform in the app allows you to take an active role in helping reforestation efforts in the country by collecting “green energy points” whenever you use the app’s cashless services.
Your green points are equivalent to a virtual tree thay GCash and its partners can plant on your behalf.
Learn more about the many features of GCash! Download for free on the Google Play or App Store.