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
    2014-09-22T12:23:55+00:00

    i was sent the note below . . . . . 10 Great Pulteney St London, United Kingdom +44 702 4089 309 Winner Name:Emmanuel Kitsao Nzai Winner Email Address: ******@gmail.com Accept our sincerely apology for the delay in reply to your mail.it is due to the confirmation of your details,We hereby use this medium to acknowledge the receipt of your claims requirement regarding the winning notification mail you received, informing you of the prize you have won courtesy Nokia Lumia Promotion UK, after due verification process was conducted I wish to inform you that the Administrative department and promotion department has just approved your payment of the tune of £750,000.00(Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pound.) A certified hard copy of the check of the said sum has been written out in your name, Your certificate of winnings and your form b1 (otherwise known as the clearance certificate) and alongside Nokia Lumia 830 has been compiled in parcel and sent to our affiliate security company (City-Link Courier Service Ltd) in your favor. The security company will be responsible for the remittance of the entire winnings, and your Lottery Winnings documents which is of high importance to you, so I expect you to show great appreciation to Nokia Lumia as a great firm haven been in existence for years and has single handedly made this promotion possible in other to promote the use of Nokia Lumia in every corner of the world through the means of the Internet as a global source of reaching people worldwide. in case you still have doubts arising from the angle of how you got selected, note that the selection process was carried out through an electronic email ballot system our aim was to select winners through the Internet which will be a much more easier way to select winners all around the universe due to the fact that only you alone have access to your email so have no fear , for you have emerged a winner as far as you are the original proprietor to the email account which you have received the winning notification letter as distributed by Mr. Jonathan White the lottery manager of this great prestigious promotion . In furtherance, to begin the final step of the claim process, you are advised to contact the security firm (City-Link Courier Service Ltd)whose details are furnished below and they shall be responsible for onward delivery of your won prize to you and you shall be expected to pay some fees along the line by the security firm for the delivery of your check and documents this fees will not be more than normal shipping charges which we are permitted to pay because of the newly enacted money laundering law that they just passed into law this year January but believe me their shipping and freight rate is fair and their services is excellent which is the main reason they were assigned to be in charge of delivery. Before your winnings was released to the security company, a hard cover insurance policy was placed on your winnings by Nokia Lumia to avoid any harm or illegal channeling due to this, deduction of any amount of money from your check cannot be done from your Won prize as it can't be cashed by anybody except you the beneficiary. The instructions given in line with the rules and regulation of the UK gaming board is that once you get your winning check you are expected to deposit it in your personal bank account and there is a certain assurance that the entire Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pound you have won will be accredited into your account in not less than three to four banking days depends on your country banking network and system please note. please make sure you contact the security company and provide them with their request so as to enable them ship your package, as your claims officer I will also be of great assistance to you so in case of any questions feel free to contact me anytime . CONTACT INFORMATION CITY LINK COURIER SERVICES Mrs Jennet Murphy (Dispatch Officer) Unit 9, Nucleus Park, Central Way, London NW10 7XT, United Kingdom PHONE NUMBER: +447024082235 CONTACT COURIER E-MAIL: ******@itbox.ro Write to them immediately upon receipt of this mail without wasting time, Once again, keep us posted on any development with the Security Company, in relation to your lottery winnings and kindly provide them with the following details to enable them facilitate the necessary documents in regards to the delivery of your winnings. Name in full........................ Address............................. Occupation.......................... Present Country..................... Tel/fax......................... Marital Status/Age....................... Congratulations once again!!! Best Regards, Barrister Mr.Dickson William (Esq) Phone Number: +44 702 4089 309 (Events Manager)

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-09-22T14:54:50+00:00

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-03-26T15:20:29+00:00

    one sms send me Nokia promotion 2015 winner amount 1.2million .It's correct or not?

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