NOKIA UK PROMOTIONS PRIZE SMS

Anonymous
2008-08-17T00:46:39+00:00

Dear Miss/Mr

I was in Dubai for one week and received this text on my UAE mobile (CONGRATS: YOUR MOBILE NUMBER HAS WON FOR YOU THE SUM OF GBP 147000 POUNDS ON THIS YEAR NOKIA PROMO, FOR CLAIMS EMAIL: ******@live.com and call +447035930547)

so I called and a man confirmed this text and advices me to e-mail my details information along with the winning number, I did send my name and phone number, and then I received calls to rush me up and more details e-mail to fill the claming form, all the time Nokia logos are used, now the final e-mail I got after sending a copy of my passport and a residant address, they sent me this note :

NOTE: YOUR FUNDS ARE COMING FROM THE NOKIA PAYMENT CENTER ASSIGNED TO YOUR NETWORK IN THE UK AND THIS MEANS THAT YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE PAY-CENTER UK OFFICE ONLY AND NOT THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OFFICE. YOUR COURIER PAYMENT IS GOING TO BE SENT TO THE DHL COURIER COMPANY IN THE UK WHO WILL BE DELIVERING TO YOU IN 24HOURS AS SOON AS THEY GET A CONFIRMATION OF YOUR PAYMENT. AND ANY ATTEMPT TO CREATE PROBLEMS FOR YOUR COURIER SERVICE DELIVERY, YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM YOUR CATEGORY AND MIGHT FORE FIT YOUR WINNINGS AND BE REGARDED AS NOT THE RIGHTFUL OWNER OF THAT MOBILE NUMBER. SO YOU ARE ADVISED TO ACT AS INSTRUCTED SO THAT YOUR WON PRIZE CAN GET TO YOU AT THE STIPULATED TIME.

they said to me that You have been instructed by the ad-hoc committee to make the payment of £290.00 Pounds (TWO HUNDRED AND NINTY GBP) via Western Union money transfer outlet close to you, to effect your payment to the Account officer in charge of the delivery of your parcel with the information below, so as to enable them initiate the delivery of your prize winnings to your stated address.

So befor I make payment I am kindly seeking your help to advise if this is a fake or ture

Thank you

Best Regards

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Anonymous
2008-08-17T05:29:33+00:00

Hi Damar,

What you have there is a hoax. Several types of hoax emails/SMS have been discussed on theses boards. Please ref to the link below:

http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/discussions/board/message?board.id=news&thread.id=608

I would suggest that you discontinue all communications with that party and if possible report the parties involved.

Nokia will in no way communicate with you via SMS and we definitely will not ask you to transfer money to a "committee". Any transactions can be verified and if possible will be done via your service providers.

If you wish to have further clarifications, please contact your local Nokia Care Point using the Contact Us link at the top of the page.

Regards,

Dazz19

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-05T04:03:48+00:00

    Dear Nokia Management,

                                     I have received a SMS from one Mr.Mark Spackle from NOKIA CoporationUK informing me that my NOKIA phone number has won a lottery prize of 450,000.00 GBP. I have my doubts to the validity of the SMS and e-mail I have received from the said Mr Mark Spackle operating from the UK address 2nd Floor Berkley Square House, Berkley Square London, W1J 6BD London, United Kingdom, Tel. No. +447011153244. Mr. Mark who itroduces himself as the Lottery Co-ordinator for NOKIA Coporation UK, informs me to despatch GBP 350/- via Western Union Money Transfer to one Mrs. Susan Patrick at 2nd Floor Berkley Square House, W1J 6BD London UK, as courier cost for my Winning Cheque to be sent to me. I have gone through similar SMS messages being received by persons arround the world which apprently have been a Hoax.

    I would appreciate NOKIA Management enlightens me on this matter, and why the authorities have failed to bring the purpotrators to justice if they are continueing to extract money from people arround the world illegaly, which creates a bad image on NOKIA coporation.

    Best Wishes,

    CJDS

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-09-03T03:21:26+00:00

    masud_mir wrote:

    I received one message from NokiaUWorld Promo. I have won 415000 Euro pls give me some advice for me how is possible to get. Thanks Masud

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ***MODERATOR'S NOTE:***Phone number was removed. It is unwise to publish personal contact information on a public forum.

     

     

     

     Didn't you read the POSTS above before posting this query?

    Do not understand why so many users go on ASKING about what to do ? OK if just posting that they have also received such SMS..just for spreading the awareness and magnitude..but ASKING again and again ?

     

     

     

     

     

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-09-02T22:49:13+00:00

    I received one message from NokiaUWorld Promo. I have won 415000 Euro pls give me some advice for me how is possible to get. Thanks Masud

    ***MODERATOR'S NOTE:***Phone number was removed. It is unwise to publish personal contact information on a public forum.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-08-15T07:56:09+00:00

    preechaj wrote:

    I wonder why police don't investigate this matter

    I think in most countries, lodging a formal complain is necessary for them to take any action...

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