What does Veritaza check?
Veritaza runs seven checks for signs of a scam based on what you send: photos, messages, number and email, scam cases and complaints, other checks of the same photos or number, name and username, and the ID. The result is a report with seven green, yellow or red boxes.
Veritaza looks for warning signs. It cannot catch every scammer. When we find nothing, we say exactly that: no warning signs – a good sign, but not proof.
The seven checks
- The photos: the same image elsewhere on the internet.
- The messages: the same lines copied elsewhere.
- Number and email: scam lists, virtual numbers and country.
- Scam cases and complaints: the name together with estafa, scam or arrested in news, forums and warning sites, with the link so you can confirm if it is the same person.
- Other checks: how many people have already checked the same photos or the same number, and how many said the person asked them for money.
- Name and username: together with "scammer", "scam" and "budol" in news and forums.
- The ID: signs of tampering and whether the PhilSys number has a possible format. We never say that an ID is genuine.
Frequently asked questions
- Will the person find out?
- No. Veritaza never contacts the person being checked.
- Do you show where the person lives?
- No. The report never shows an address, where the person lives, a partner or family.
- How much does it cost?
- ₱199 per report, paid with GCash.
Want to know if there are warning signs about the person you are talking to? Veritaza checks the photos, the messages, the number, the email, the name and the ID, for ₱199.
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