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 just got a message similar to K-Harris.
Google led em to here. Thank god I dodnt email them my details!
Thanks everyone.
-funny thing, it wasnt sent to my actual phone, rather it was sent to my wireless dongle, which has never received a txt or msg from anyone apart from Telstra telling me im out of internet credit.
Hahaha I WISH!!!. Was starting to plan how to spend it too. I might not be the smartest cookie but it's pretty obvious something like that out of the blue is too good to be true. I hope they didn't rip off too many people.
The text I got was from an Irish number. I'm in Australia too.
I googled it and found this:
HTTP://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_310300
When you receive a SMS message that you think might be spam, you can now forward it to 0429 999 888, the dedicated telephone number for Spam SMS. You will be billed the standard rate charged by your mobile phone provider for sending an SMS message. You can also register to use the service.