My wife recently recieved a supposed (NOKIA PROMO) stating she had won £750, 000 GBP the equivilent of $1, 202, 745 AUD. This SMS included the payment ID number; NK729.
The SMS was sent from the number 233-204-183-990, which is from Ghana (in Africa), whist the contact number referred to in the text of the SMS is 44-702-409-5303, which is from Great Britain. This in itself is a bit sus'.
On responding to the email address supplied (ie "[email protected]") a return email supplied a "Verification Form" requesting I supply; Full Name, Winning Mobile Number, Alernative Mobile Number (if any), Network Name, Residential Address, Date of Birth, Occupation, Annual Income, Country, Nationality, Gender (Male/Female), Amount Won (In words) and Email Address.
Notice how no mention was made of the "Payment Number" specified in the original SMS? This also is a bit sus', to say the least. Then there's all the other info required. This is rapidly becoming VERY sus'.
The other content of the Email is almost identical to that found in known SCAM documents issued earlier. This information I obtained from Nokia Conversations the Official Nokia Blog site at; http://conversations.nokia.com/03/06/nokia-dont-do-lotteries-beware-the-scam/
Notice the last part of the URL here? "NOKIA DONT DO LOTTERIES - BEWARE THE SCAM". That's the title of the relevant blog item from Nokia.
My Email content:
"Verification Form
In line with the commemorating event marking our 143rd anniversary we rolled out over £16, 000, 000 (Sixteen Million Great Britain Pounds) for our 143rd Anniversary Draws. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 25, 000 company mobile numbers, and 30, 000, 000 individual mobile numbers from the 45 mobile networks from Australia, New Zealand, North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually in Britain, London.
This promo is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This promo is the 1st of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public. To begin the verification process of your prize, you are required to fill and send the claims form below.”
My Original SMS:
Recd., @ 04:43:04am local time (GMT 8) on Wednesday 2nd February.
"(NOKIA NEW YEAR PROMO) Your cell number won £750, 000 pounds in the NOKIA-UK PROMO. PAYMENT NOS: NK729. For claim email: [email protected] call 447024095303"
I sincerely hope this information has been of some help to those of you who have access to this website.
Cheers, Deano...
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