Mobile Phone Number Contest
Complaint
Henry D. Tynon
Country: United States
I've been advice to contact you on possible fraud contest concerning a text message received on 3 August 2011 from World Mobile Promo. The text message stated the following; “Your Mobile Number won 750,000 GBP in World Mobile Promo. Claim Code: WMP11. For claim email: worldpromo@ymail.com and call +447035938836.” I contacted them by email on the 15 August 2011 and have received numerous phone calls today to submit my personal details today. Due today to internet fraud, I would appreciated in knowing if this is a legitimate company I’m dealing with before sending my personal details.
Below is the email I received today asking for my personal details: The eamil address on the email is (Promo World<worldpromo@ymail.com>)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CLAIMING PRIZE
•To avoid double claim, impersonation and disqualification, all wining information should be kept strictly confidential until you have received your payment number.
•You MUST be 18 years of age or above and you are required to send a scan copy of your passport or drivers license along with the Verification form.
•As soon as you are verified as one of the winners, you will be required to come to the above address, United Kingdom to redeem your Winning Cheque or otherwise delivered to you in your country.
•Friend and relatives cannot redeem your won prize on your behalf because the certified cheque is covered by an IRREVOCABLE GUARANTEE BOND (IGB).
Section A
First name:
Middle name:
Last name:
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):
Gender:
Occupation:
Address:
Country:
Section B
Cliam Code:
Winning mobile number
Contact email address(s)
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Gramson Leonard.
NOKIA UK PROMOTIONS.
On behalf of all members and staffs of NOKIA Telecommunications, We congratulate you on your win and wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune. Thank you for being part of our commemorative Anniversary Draws..
Best Regards
Henry
Below is the email I received today asking for my personal details: The eamil address on the email is (Promo World<worldpromo@ymail.com>)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CLAIMING PRIZE
•To avoid double claim, impersonation and disqualification, all wining information should be kept strictly confidential until you have received your payment number.
•You MUST be 18 years of age or above and you are required to send a scan copy of your passport or drivers license along with the Verification form.
•As soon as you are verified as one of the winners, you will be required to come to the above address, United Kingdom to redeem your Winning Cheque or otherwise delivered to you in your country.
•Friend and relatives cannot redeem your won prize on your behalf because the certified cheque is covered by an IRREVOCABLE GUARANTEE BOND (IGB).
Section A
First name:
Middle name:
Last name:
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):
Gender:
Occupation:
Address:
Country:
Section B
Cliam Code:
Winning mobile number
Contact email address(s)
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Gramson Leonard.
NOKIA UK PROMOTIONS.
On behalf of all members and staffs of NOKIA Telecommunications, We congratulate you on your win and wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune. Thank you for being part of our commemorative Anniversary Draws..
Best Regards
Henry
Comments
I asked "myself how can they find my number?"
10 Great Poultney Street
W1F 9NB London
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-701-003-5996
Fax: +44-701-004-6094
REFERENCE NUMBER: 73-7532-NK-W
BATCH NUMBER: 140
Attention Beneficiary: S Bala Chandra,
This is to formerly notify you that after the verification process was conducted the Administrative department and promotions department has just approved your payment of the sum of GBP£510,000.00 Cent (Five Hundred And Ten Thousand United kingdom Pounds Sterling's) Equivalent to Rs. 4,36,52, 575.00/- INR (Four crore thirty six lakh fifty two thousand five hundred and seventy five rupees) and a NOKIA E7 PHONE, a cheque of the said sum has been written in your name, Your certificate of winnings and your form b1 (otherwise known as the clearance certificate) and alongside Your NOKIA E7 PHONE has been compiled in a package and sent to this office by the head of promotion Sir. Henning Kagermann.
This is to bring to your notice that you will be receiving your Prize Parcel at your doorstep in India Soon; our management will be sending a diplomatic delivery agent from UK to India to deliver your Prize Package, Our delivery Diplomat by name, Diplomat John Harry will be leaving from England Today 8th Of July 2012 to arrive India Tomorrow 9th Of June 2012 at 9:00am (India standard time) to INDIA.
Your package will be sent to India via a diplomatic cargo and on arrival of the delivery diplomatic agent, the diplomat will need to clear/release your Parcel from the custom authority at the Airport and also get approval of transfer from the Reserve Bank of India, Once the Formalities, he will immediately deliver your parcel to your door step on the same Day of his arrival which is tomorrow before coming back to UK.
Your winning package contains all of the following items:
1.) A certified cheque of GBP£510,000.00GBP (Five Hundred and Ten Thousand United Kingdom Pounds Sterling’s) Equivalent to Rs. 4, 36, 52, 575.00/- INR (Four crore thirty six lakh fifty two thousand five hundred and seventy five rupees)
2.) NOKIA E7 PHONE
3.) Official Winning Certificate.
4.) Affidavit of claims eligibility.
5.) Other covering legal Documents.
The Nokia Awards Promotion will borne all the travelling costs of the diplomat and ensured payments for shipment of your parcel to India and as the beneficiary of this prize please note that you are eligible to prepare the mandatory Indian custom Airport Clearance fees in the amount of 20,500 INR India Rupees(payable to the India government by you the beneficiary of the prize money) which has to be paid to the India customs in rupees when the delivery diplomat arrives India at the Airport for settlement of the registration and Airport clearance charges during customs routine.
The Diplomat will also give you all the required assistance you will need to ensure that your winnings cheque is liquidated and the funds deposited in your local bank account upon his arrival to your contact delivery address.
NOTE: Custom clearance charges of 20,500 INR India Rupees is the only charge that will be required from you upon the arrival of the diplomat and this funds will be paid in India rupees along with your valid proof of identity to enable them endorse your documents with the custom stamp duty confirmation to make the documents legally effective in the India soil.
Our diplomat will have to take photographs with you, and if need be accompany you to your local bank to clear the cheque if you are not used to foreign cheques clearance.
The India custom service notified us that the payment must be made by the beneficiary of the prize package and they said the payment must be made from your state of residence to confirm the authenticity of your location which is part of their clearance process.
PAYMENT WILL BE DONE UPON THE ARRIVAL OF THE DELIVERY DIPLOMAT (MR. John Harry) TO YOUR COUNTRY AND HE WILL DIRECT YOU ON HOW TO MAKE THE PAYMENT.
I have attached a scan copy of the international passport of the delivery diplomat MR. John Harry for easy identification upon his arrival at your contact address.
Once again Congratulations, and we await your correspondent email upon the successful receipt of the package in your home address for our documentation purpose.
Best Regards
Mr. Garry Anderson
Foreign Payment Processing Manager.
Tell: +44-701-003-5996
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I think It will be fake....
Thank you,
Yours Sincerely,
Joseph.
+44740491785
it says that i won 750.000.00 pounds LOL