CocoPlans with DATAMEX scholarship - scam or not

[sheevanah]

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7x na ni call ni sila nako and my father... telling me about DATAMEX sa keppel... gi prangkahan nako pwede dli na mo tawag dinhi kapila nako ni decline sa inyong offer then cge gihapon mo tawag...

as in wla pay 1 hour sila ni tawag nako... nindot jud kaayo awayon sa telephone ang manawag. ga bayot raba og tingog... maka lagot... kung dli sila kasabot sa dli then why not use NO... dli sila mahadlok og gaba sa ilang gibuhat... i know mao na ilang trabaho pero kung ako nangita ko og kwarta then mao ni akong trabaho. mo hawa jud ko kay hadlok ko og gaba...

mangutana ko bah. asa na sila kuha sa atong name and landline no. mao jud akong gi think karon....

It's referred by someone, either ur friends or relative. Think of those who have ur landline or cp nmbr.

[coachdora]

I've received a call recently. And just as a precaution, I checked on the net if this is really legitimate.

An agent at Prulife called me and told me that I had won a free scholarship to a school which I never heard of before. I was told to claim my Datamex Scholarship immediately at their office in Keppel. I was told that I will get a free accidental insurance coverage for one year. After that, I will have to pay something like fifty pesos to maintain my insurance. The rep asked if I had a credit card or any form of bank identification. The rep also said that I should go to Prulife right away so I can avail of the special raffle at SM which will be held at the end of the month. If I join the raffle I will have a chance at winning P10,000 or P50,000.

I don't think that this is necessarily a scam but more like a sales pitch. I've done my research on the net and the Datamex scholarship seems to be legitimate. However, you will be asked to pay for the miscellaneous fees. And there really is a Prulife Insurance accidental policy good for one year however, before you can avail of the freebies, you are going to be sold many insurance policies.

I don't know who should be regulating this. Perhaps DTI can look into this. It's really unfair. Since the Prulife agents probably need to get their quota, they come up with means and ways to lure potential policy holders so that people will be forced to sign up with them.

Under no circumstances should people give out their credit card information to anyone. I've read on other posts that these people can charge your card successively.

I am an insurance policy holder of another company. And the sales reps there are pretty clear about what they're trying to sell you. They don't resort to gimmicks or don't dangle freebies. Having an insurance coverage is very important but it has to fit the person's individual needs.

If you get a call from one of these sales reps which I'm sure you eventually will, just tell them you're not interested. If you really want insurance coverage, go to established insurance companies. Getting an insurance coverage is serious stuff. And gimmicks should not be used at all!

mine was different. it was PRUDENTIAL MARKETING RESOURCES CORP's ( PMRC)customer service who called me up two months ago lng and told me that i was granted by Datamex College dris cebu for a scholarship. First i was hessitant to get the certificate from their office in Keppel Ayala but the agent kept in calling me that i should get it coz sayang daw. So, niadto na lng ko. Keppel mn pod daw ang ofis so reliable. Pag abot nkos ila office i was entertained by this gay person ambot unsay ngalan atong bayota then offered me their insurance blah blah blah..g tabangan kog duha ka bayot. in short nailad ko ug g naswipe ako card. murag kog nahypnotize atong panahona.the amount was 12546.59 og g papirmaha kog papel nga non refundable. pag gawas nko sa bldg. mura kog naglutaw. wa ko katulog anang gbi ona. but within that day nanawag kos citibank asking for cancellation but no avail and then pagka ugma daun june 2, 2009 nghimo kog letter sa PMRC pra e cancel nya ngbuhat sad kog letter of dispute sa citibank pra lng gyud macancel tong g swipe nila.

INTAWN wa gyuy nahitabo. la g honor sa citibank ug wa dawata sa PMRC ako rqst for cancellation. sakit kaayo ako dughan intawn. unsaon na lng mn ni nkog bayad nga wa mn ko kauyon aning ilang insurance policy.or not in my own will nga mukuha ko atong insurance!

KRUN CGE lng ko likay likay ig tawag sa ako sa citibank. likay likay portion ang drama . paita. la ko choice but not to pay sa citibank.d mn gyud ko bayad bahala na! mao ra sad nga bill ang nakareflect dd2. kato rang 12t kapin unta.

kanndot mn unta sa ako record sa citibank i always pay them nga way balance.gna bayaran nko tanan ako bills. pero nadaut tungod anang way ayong Prudential!

[chitchatchix]

my god! i also had this information... a guy called our house saying we were granted with any 4-yr college scolarship! saying they come from a cocoplan something and was looking for my mom.. i just went to listen to hm explain about what we were granted with.. then, i asked his number then called my mom in her office and gave her the number..

then she called the guy and the guy explained things to her..

saying that she should come down to where the guy was so that my mom could claim the certificate right on that day! thank god my mom is not really into those kinds of things. that's why she ignored the guy and said that she was not interested in the scholarship..

** liman ba naman sad ka'g hatagan ka ana?? saying you can have any course? and it's transferable?? tsktsk..

[phoenixes]

my god! i also had this information... a guy called our house saying we were granted with any 4-yr college scolarship! saying they come from a cocoplan something and was looking for my mom.. i just went to listen to hm explain about what we were granted with.. then, i asked his number then called my mom in her office and gave her the number..

then she called the guy and the guy explained things to her..

saying that she should come down to where the guy was so that my mom could claim the certificate right on that day! thank god my mom is not really into those kinds of things. that's why she ignored the guy and said that she was not interested in the scholarship..

** liman ba naman sad ka'g hatagan ka ana?? saying you can have any course? and it's transferable?? tsktsk..

hmmm.. any course na sila karon? last time I heard limited to a few courses lang. I know some know some government employees of DTI, BIR, SEC ug uban pa have been victimized or aware of these.. ngano kaha wala may pugong ani or even sa news I haven't noticed na gi highlight or expose ni sya.

[sairilh31]

up ko ani beh kai nanawag na sd ni cla rn.., basin naai nka.hbaw na sa tnuod nga tumong ani..,

add'l details:
6th floor COCOPLAN center building J. Llorente St.,
likod sa Cybergate


- dala daw ug 2 Govt issued ID. dala sd ug VISA/debit/credit card or unsa ba to..,
- 2-4 yrs scholarship - computer related
- accident insurance


landline: 4124696 / 4129497
look for trixie dorano

[Dark-Knight]

Just to share with you guys.. Sige man jud ni sila tawag nako before pero kato pinakaLast na tawag nila naka-abot ko sa point to tell them na I've already closed my Credit card account and I don't have any other card active already. Nihirit pa jud sure ka sir? kay ako na ni i-cancel imo VISA account. Nanghadlok pa nya timingan pud to bag-o lang ko nagpclose sa ako VISA credit card after activating my new Credit Card Mastercard so wa jud ko nagduha2 ug tubag na iclose jud kay di na ko interesado. And after ato 2 months ago wala na sila nanawag nako. I can say happy ending ko. hehe.

[MhelAnthony]

this is not a scam po..naka dawat ko og voucher nila..tinoud jud ni..after nako nadawat ang voucher, ako dayon gtawagan ang DATAMEX, confirmed jud na nang hatag sila of free scholarship, as a price sa usa ka raffle sa prudential life plans insurrance. inyo unta to gikuha..kay tinoud jud ni,,promise..sayang kaayo..ako nalang gani ibaligya ang akong scholarship voucher kay 2nd year naman ko sa akong course ron, den wala ko plan mo take og short courses..sayang lang if wala mo gamit..

[phoenixes]

Just to share with you guys.. Sige man jud ni sila tawag nako before pero kato pinakaLast na tawag nila naka-abot ko sa point to tell them na I've already closed my Credit card account and I don't have any other card active already. Nihirit pa jud sure ka sir? kay ako na ni i-cancel imo VISA account. Nanghadlok pa nya timingan pud to bag-o lang ko nagpclose sa ako VISA credit card after activating my new Credit Card Mastercard so wa jud ko nagduha2 ug tubag na iclose jud kay di na ko interesado. And after ato 2 months ago wala na sila nanawag nako. I can say happy ending ko. hehe.

good for you bro!

[phoenixes]

this is not a scam po..naka dawat ko og voucher nila..tinoud jud ni..after nako nadawat ang voucher, ako dayon gtawagan ang DATAMEX, confirmed jud na nang hatag sila of free scholarship, as a price sa usa ka raffle sa prudential life plans insurrance. inyo unta to gikuha..kay tinoud jud ni,,promise..sayang kaayo..ako nalang gani ibaligya ang akong scholarship voucher kay 2nd year naman ko sa akong course ron, den wala ko plan mo take og short courses..sayang lang if wala mo gamit..

let us know kung nabaligya nimo ang imo scholarship.

[MhelAnthony]

let us know kung nabaligya nimo ang imo scholarship.

ok. pero i have second option man pud..if dli ni xa mahalin,, ako cuz ako pagamiton ani na scholoraship..nya if na gamit na niya..ill post pictures.