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Curious how this scam would work

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  • 19-04-2013 9:08pm
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    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,139 ✭✭✭✭


    Just got a text saying
    CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR MOBILE NUMBER HAS JUST WON FOR YOU 1,000,000POUNDS IN THE ONGOING FREE MOBILE PROMO. FOR CLAIMS CONTACT US VIA EMAIL:

    So do they excpect me to mail them (gmail address) and then they'd just ask for my bank account details? Or have they some other method?

    Was from an English mobile number.


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    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,762 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    419 scam, they'll ask for 400 quid to process the winnings sent by western union money transfer or similar.


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    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,139 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    400 in exchange for a million? Sounds like a good deal to me. :)

    Thanks


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    janiceross
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 27 ✭janiceross


    I wonder if they're the same scammers. I got a text message similar to that. It said:


    "Congrats. You won 1,000,000 on the drawing no: #2112 Please email us to claim your prize: fruklot18@gmail.com Transaction no: 1AE76."

    The sender's number was 447964745021. I'm not sure if it's a valid phone number.


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    Mr.Fred
    Registered Users Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭Mr.Fred


    janiceross wrote: »
    One thing I know, though, is that the text messages was a scam.

    Ya reckon :rolleyes:


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