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#91158 7-Oct-2011 16:43

This is quite funny, but I have just received a text from +447967440739 saying:

You Have Won $1,700,000.00 Million Pounds. in APPLE IPHONE Ref No: IP171G. For Claims Email Your Name, Mobile No. To: ukappleclaims@hotmail.com

What to make of it? Have I really been given that much money? ;)

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#530649 7-Oct-2011 16:45

Wow, 1.7 million million dollar-pounds. That's quite a bit! :O

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#530650 7-Oct-2011 16:45

lol. a hotmail address. they aren't even trying anymore

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#530673 7-Oct-2011 17:53

Got something similar the other day as well from +447866940792

"RIM-Blackberry has awarded you 1,500,000.00 Pounds. email NAME, NUMBER, COUNTRY to: blackberry.claims@hotmail.co.uk & Call +447035957815"

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#530674 7-Oct-2011 17:54

3 people at work got these today, so there must have been a lot of txts sent. I guess people are getting wise to the emails and they decided to try a new approach. I'm not how people could not fall for this scam<---sarcasm.

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#530698 7-Oct-2011 19:27

Got three of these as well a few days ago, two from RIM for 2 million quid and one from APPLE for 1.6 million quid. Came from UK +44 7968 352873, +44 7974 130064 and +44 7974 130075. Very generous I fell, makes up for texting me at half one in the morning!

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#530699 7-Oct-2011 19:30

a result of the massive reduction in MTRs perhaps?

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#530700 7-Oct-2011 19:32

NonprayingMantis: a result of the massive reduction in MTRs perhaps?

Only possible as an explanation if they were coming from other national carriers, surely.

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#530702 7-Oct-2011 19:36

NonprayingMantis: a result of the massive reduction in MTRs perhaps?

yes. Now we have much cheaper data we can spend more on phone software that has sensible alerts in it.

Sooner we stop texting the better.

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#530723 7-Oct-2011 21:15

I received the iPhone txt today... first spam I've ever had on my cellphone. Have I merely been lucky up until now?

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#530734 7-Oct-2011 21:48

Dunnersfella: I received the iPhone txt today... first spam I've ever had on my cellphone. Have I merely been lucky up until now?

I wouldnt think so, same goes for me

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#530761 8-Oct-2011 00:47

NonprayingMantis: a result of the massive reduction in MTRs perhaps?

International connectivity is BAK (like 2d was pushing for). But if there's a massive imbalance, Telecom and VF will seek a commercial agreement involving MTR charges. As least, that's what I remember them claiming from the MTR debate.

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#530843 8-Oct-2011 11:55

I beat you all, I got one from RIM Blackberry for 2.5 million pounds, which woke me out of a sound sleep at 4:30 am. I've gotten a total of 3, all from different numbers. And who knew that RIM used hotmail?

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#531024 8-Oct-2011 21:02

My wife and I got one of these texts last night... first txt spam ever received.

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#531046 8-Oct-2011 22:54

what is interesting is i have a test sim. when my test sim is in my andriod i don't get any of these text messages. i put the same sim in a blackberry within 3 hours i get texts from RIM saying i have won $$$ .

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#531081 9-Oct-2011 03:25

NZFINEST: what is interesting is i have a test sim. when my test sim is in my andriod i don't get any of these text messages. i put the same sim in a blackberry within 3 hours i get texts from RIM saying i have won $$$ .

Coincidence. Like RIM has any spare money to give away these days anyway...

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