Independent Senate bet Heidi Mendoza warns of bogus Facebook fundraiser

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Senatorial candidate and former state audit commissioner Heidi Mendoza flags a fraudulent Facebook page that’s been scamming her supporters.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/senate-bet-heidi-mendoza-warns-bogus-facebook-fundraiser/

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00:00Senatorial candidate and former State Audit Commissioner Heidi Mendoza flags a fraudulent

00:06Facebook page that's been scamming her supporters.

00:10Mendoza posts a screenshot on her official account showing how the fake page contacted

00:14one of her supporters.

00:15The fake account solicits funds for the supposed printing of tarps and flyers.

00:19The bogus account was marked as blocked, which blocks public access, and was linked to a

00:24mail user, both glaring red flags.

00:27Unlike the imposter account, Mendoza's real Facebook page is fully accessible to the public.

00:32Mendoza is an independent candidate.

00:34She says she relies on social media to connect with voters, given her shoestring campaign

00:38budget and lack of political machinery.

00:41She adds her supporters have set up a Gmail address for legitimate campaign-related transactions,

00:47particularly for the printing of flyers.

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