SMS scam - Take Note

• kuekj

  21 Jun 09, 15:44

  Hey everyone

  I couldn't find any appropriate forum to post this so I'm posting it here.

  Late last night I received 2 SMSes from this UK number +421905556847:

  Your cell # has won you 150,000 GBP, Pin:312 on Orange Mobile Holiday Promo, send your names to [email protected] or call +447031998526 for info

  and

  Congratulations! Claim your 500,000GBP, on Orange2009lotto, send names, cell # and pin # to [email protected] or call +447031998526

  I don't recall having submitted my number to any Orange Mobile or UK sites. I think this is a scam from searching the phone number in Google so take note!

• mancha

  21 Jun 09, 16:13

  Tell that fella to send you only 50,000GBP, and he can keep the rest.

• limpper

  21 Jun 09, 16:37

  you should reply,

  hey, this trick is outdated alr, im no longer excited by it, can you come up with better ideas?

  thanks alot.

• nightzip

  21 Jun 09, 19:25

  If you reply then you die liao......

  Do not reply to the SMS or call them....cause if you do, the next thing you know would be at the end of the month, your bills will be 500,000GBP, you would owe them thousands of dollars already. This scam very common.

  Remember do not reply. You can refer the sms to the police though.

• kuekj

  21 Jun 09, 19:29

  why waste money on international sms right lol. and nightzip is very true.. ehh but i wasn't scammed, can tell police meh?

• limpper

  21 Jun 09, 19:33

  can, assisting the police in investigating

• wonderamazement

  21 Jun 09, 20:01

  police will just tell you they can't do anything... not in their jurisdiction. relative's experience.

• Lorry`

  21 Jun 09, 20:20

  Thanks for the reminder..

  Just dont reply lor if you had such messages.... Delete it.

  Who knows what will happen if you reply right? Like charge you sth. I nv kena before so i dont know.

  Who knows they will really charge you 150, 000 GBP for replying.

• Ptky1010

  21 Jun 09, 20:53

  Dear TS,
  
  I did some research and apparently, Orange mobile is a telecomm provider in the UK,
  Here are some links you can read on refering to similar scams
  
  http://www.orange.co.uk/  ----->Official website
  http://www.consumercomplaints.in/complaints/160630/page/3 (The same scam as u)

  http://www.consumercomplaints.in/complaints/orange-holidays-c129186.html (Similar)

  http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-172557.html (This story shares with you how they decide to scam you)
  
  Funny thing is.. people still fall for it.
  
  Good luck!
  (ps: Maybe you can write in to Orange mobile or sumthing)

• FireIce

  21 Jun 09, 21:38

  天下哪儿有这么便宜的事..........

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  21 Jun 09, 21:41

  Hey reply them
  
  GO SCREW URSELF

• SBS n SMRT

  21 Jun 09, 21:44

  Just report 999

• lianamaster

  22 Jun 09, 00:48

  Originally posted by kuekj:

  Hey everyone

  I couldn't find any appropriate forum to post this so I'm posting it here.

  Late last night I received 2 SMSes from this UK number +421905556847:

  and

  I don't recall having submitted my number to any Orange Mobile or UK sites. I think this is a scam from searching the phone number in Google so take note!

  Point noted. Thks.

• SBS8533C

  22 Jun 09, 11:45

  Yes, there are other varients also. Kidnap scam, harassment scam are very common in Singapore with calls made from overseas, as far as from China.
• BadzMaro

  22 Jun 09, 11:51

  quick! Call back.. deposit some money into overseas account ! Whats 15K when u wont 150K right ?

  RIGHT ?

   

  lol