Text messages claiming that the recipient has won a raffle draw sponsored by a certain “Binay Foundation” are circulating anew, Vice President Jejomar Binay revealed yesterday.
Binay urged recipients of such text messages to contact his office at 832-6791 local 105 or 106 or at vp@ovp.gov.ph for verification.
According to him, the Office of the Vice President does not engage in raffle draws, nor does it have a cash assistance program. “Just to clear the issue, please ignore any messages claiming such, because those are certainly scams.”
The Vice President has also ordered his office to investigate the matter.
The circulating text message read: “From: BINAY FOUNDATION! Ur Sim# won (P750,000) 2nd winner during our Handog Pangkabuhayan2012. To claim ur prize, Call me now! Atty. Herman C. Cruz. DTI#0400S-2012.”
Other text scams that have circulated in the past, which used Binay or the OVP, include the following:
“(NOTICE>From Jejomar Binay u’r sim#have won 860,000) 05-03-12 pls. Call Katherine L. Madrigal at dis # 09128038637 (Auditor of the phil. Fund) DTI/NDRprmit# 4821.”
“D/MILLIONAIRE’S CLUB OFFICE  OF THE PHILS., nforming u dat ur cel# Won!, in PABAHAY NI “BINAY” 2011!, Worth, Php850,000.00 DTI-NCR permit#1603s11, Pls. call me now!!..I’m Atty. Vic L. Delima.”
“Congratulations!! Ur SIm# had Won P480,000+Sony Laptop. From BINAY FUND. HANDOG KABUHAYAN.  4 more info! Call me now Atty. REY A. LIM DTI#0138 Series/2011.”
The public is advised to ignore them.