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UK Mobile Promo review: Scam SMS! 76

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A week ago i received a message on my mobile phone saying i had won 600 000 pounds in the UK mobile promo and that this money would be sent to me as soon as possible. This is scam and cheating! Beware!

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Ilan Sweet
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Sep 23, 2007 5:43 am EDT

Be My Guest Dear Freind
I've got the same SMS 2 days ago, telling me taht I won 900,000 pounds...
It seems like unsuccessful scam
turn to your real life and leave it all behind...

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trapeznikova marina genadievna
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Sep 23, 2007 11:09 am EDT

I received a message on my mobile phone saying i had won 600 000 pounds in the UK mobile promo and that this money would be sent to me as soon as possible.

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Arthur Z
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Sep 26, 2007 12:17 am EDT

I received a message on my mobile phone saying i had won 900 000 pounds in the UK mobile promo and that this money would be sent to me as soon as possible.

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orly vilenski
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Sep 26, 2007 12:32 pm EDT

i received an SMS that i won 900'000 pounds
and contact John Brian by mail.
i want to know if it's a scam?

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ahmed Aziz
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Sep 26, 2007 1:31 pm EDT

A friend of mine won 600,000 pounds in Qatar, I feel some people should clerify before they make conclusion, my friend that won, travelled to the UK and he was given his money, you have to be sure befoe you make a conclusion

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Dileep
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Sep 30, 2007 12:49 pm EDT

I too received a message 10 minutes back saying that I won 900 000 pounds in the UK Mobile Promo and ths money is ready to be sent to me and asking to conact Mr. Leo Owen.

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Howiada Rustom
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Sep 30, 2007 3:25 pm EDT

تلقيت رسالة على هاتÙ?ÙŠ الجواب Ù…Ù?ادها Ù?وزي بمبلغ 900.000 جنية استرليني وانها جاهزة للاستلام
الرجاء اÙ?ادتي ببعض المعلمومات عن كيÙ?يت ارسال المبلغ .

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mohammed ihsan sabbagh
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Sep 30, 2007 3:33 pm EDT

Today i received a message on my mobile phone saying i had won 900 000 pounds in the UK mobile promo and that this money would be sent to me as soon as possible. I would like to know if this is a scam or when and how i will receive the winning prize if this is true. Thank you in advance and looking forward to hearing from you on the matter.Tnx

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aviad
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Sep 30, 2007 3:43 pm EDT

I also received a message 10 minutes back saying that I won 900 000 pounds in the UK Mobile Promo and ths money is ready to be sent to me and asking to conact Mr. Leo Owen.
I have contact my lawyer and i'm going to sue this company if it's scam!

If you want to affiliate to the suit send me an email and i'll send you all detailes soon.

Best Regards
Aviad

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YAsmin
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Sep 30, 2007 4:26 pm EDT

I've gote the same message!what is it?i want my money!

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Nishad
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Oct 01, 2007 4:57 pm EDT

This mobile promo is a real scam . dont waste ur time u must turn to ur real life and try to earn something for ur future

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faisal ameur
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Oct 03, 2007 8:19 am EDT

i have received the same sms , informing me that i won 900 000 pounds frm uk mobile promo .
i want to know if it s true
thkx in advance

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rashail al jalaly
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Oct 11, 2007 4:30 am EDT

I have received sms informing me that i won 900.000 pounds from UK mobile promo. I want to know if its true

Thanks in advance!

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rashail aljalaly
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Oct 12, 2007 10:34 am EDT

UK mobile promo your are a big lier company and mr. John Brian too are a big lier!

Rashail.

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sadig ali abdullah al sogia
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Oct 14, 2007 9:50 am EDT

8/10/2007 I received a message on my mobile phone saying i had won 900 000 pounds in the UK mobile promo and that this money would be sent to me as soon as possible. I would like to know if this is a scam or when and how i will receive the winning prize if this is true. Thank you in advance and looking forward to hearing from you on the matter.

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sadig ali abdullah al sogia
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Oct 14, 2007 9:53 am EDT

Today I received a message on my mobile phone saying I had won 800 000 pounds in the UK mobile promo and that this money would be sent to me as soon as possible. I would like to know if this is a scam or when and how I will receive the winning prize if this is true. Thank you in advance and looking forward to hearing from you on the matter.

please contact me at my e-mail
sadi7g@hotmail.com. or my phone [protected] .

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Wael Soubaki
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Oct 15, 2007 2:23 pm EDT

Dear Gentlemen,

I've received text sms on my cell phone #[protected] that I won 800,000 pound from UK GSM.

Is it this true, if yes pls. Confirm back.

BR,
Wael.

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ALI ABDO ALI
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Oct 18, 2007 10:41 am EDT

9/10/2007 I received a message on my mobile phone saying I had won 800 000 pounds in the UK mobile promo and that this money would be sent to me as soon as possible. I would like to know if this is a scam or when and how I will receive the winning prize if this is true. Thank you in advance and looking forward to hearing from you on the matter.

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Salih Abdallah Hurainah
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Oct 23, 2007 1:33 am EDT

We know nothing about the details of GSM promotion. We're really waiting to her from you!

Thanks anyway

I have no comment.
Salih Abdallah Nassir Hurainah
Dhamar Al_karn

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anwar abdullah
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Oct 24, 2007 5:11 am EDT

I have received the same SMS message saying that I won 800000 pounds in the UK GSM winning, your money is ready to be sent to you. For detail contact Brett Hart at brehar@inbox.com.

I'm waiting to hear from you.

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jgs
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Oct 30, 2007 4:13 am EDT

28/10/2007 I received a message on my mobile phone from Mr. James Wright saying I had won 900 000 pounds in the UK mobile promo and that this money would be sent to me as soon as possible. I would like to know if this is a scam or when and how I will receive the winning prize if this is true. Please advise.

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Fuat
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Oct 31, 2007 8:23 am EDT

I had same SMS and i read here many people recevied same SMS that mean this is scam becouse can't give any company thise reward, they tell you that you won and next they tell you that you have to pay taxes on the money you've won before they send you the money. its a scam, if you send them the taxes you dont see any money at all but they have your money, they also tell you that they will send the money to your bank account. thats the way they get your bank info.

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Fuat
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Oct 31, 2007 8:24 am EDT

They tell you that you won and next they tell you that you have to pay taxes on the money you've won before they send you the money. Its a scam, if you send them the taxes you don't see any money at all but they have your money, they also tell you that they will send the money to your bank account. Thats the way they get your bank info.

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Yasser LIONEL
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Oct 31, 2007 10:57 am EDT

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I received similar details of winning 600,000 pounds on UK MOBILE PROMO. I think its a scam for several reasons;

1. So many of us have received this sms in so huge amounts, therefore either the company will go broke or they are so rich that they should be put in the Fortune 500 companies list.
2. The company does not even have their own website!
3. The company has not indicated in any of their media, TV, NEWSPAPER, RADIO, INTERNET that they would engage in a lottery draw. (Something this extreme in amounts of cash for advertising should definately hit the media)
4. We did not participate in a lottery, so picking up random numbers and names is almost ridiculous because first of all, how is this a form of advertising. And wouldn't the company be better off expending these large amounts of money on other forms of marketing and adverts?
5. If this is all real, why has none of us received our money yet and better yet, why are there so many complains?

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kala
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Oct 31, 2007 12:21 pm EDT

This is most probably some kind of spam becos lots of people are complaining and lots haven't confirmed receiving the money.

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elena
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Nov 02, 2007 4:25 pm EDT

I also received a message saying that i won this money and that i have to send my name and address which i did to this company to Mr. John Wright and when i called to ask what is this about, an african guy with a bad english answered and told me that the money will be sent to me through a bank in netherland and of course he will need my account number, and when i didn't wanted to give it to him he called me stupid and hang up the phone, so at the end of the month i am going to london to the police to give them all the details. If you guys have anymore contact phone numbers that they gave you to call them please send them to me so i can give all details to the police and yes it is a big SCAM!

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sulaiman ahmed
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Nov 07, 2007 2:52 am EST

Dear friends, I have too been a victim of the same thing. I received this message saying that he told me to make the payment through western union. and when I made the payment he gave me another number and told me to transfer my identification details along with one winning certificate (which he sent me) to the bank and they will contact me for further details.

After I sent all these details a bank named (DEUTSCHE E-COMMERCE BANK) contacted me and gave me some account login code and password along with their website (debonline.net/en) and said me that I can go and transfer the money now in my account anywhere in the world. But wen I was transferring the money the website was asking me for some 'MARGINAL FLUCTUATION CODE' and then again the bank guy named (Kupperman josephs) told me that I have to send them an amount of 6500/- euro to achieve this code. And it was then wen I started all the investigation and found out that this is all fake because i checked each and everything.

The website of this bank was a fake one registered under a private domain, the bank was nowhere. The address of the bank given is invalid. There is nothing as UK mobile promo.

Guys they tell u to transfer all the money thru western union or money gram because these are the two money transfer organizations which transfer the money without any company identification details, all the receiver has to do is to show his identification card and name along with the code number and take the money off...

Just think if this would be true then you couldn't they give you their bank details to transfer the money directly to their bank account!

My friends I am wasting all this time of mine here just to aware all of you to no to fall in any of such fake and forgery stuff.

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adel obad alsadeh
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Nov 14, 2007 10:04 pm EST

I have received a message that I own 800000 pounds from the company of GSM so what can I do to get it. With thanks my phone number , 04/550635 and my mob is [protected]!

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Shamoin Nawaz
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Nov 30, 2007 2:19 am EST

I received as SMS " congrats, your GSM number won 900.000 pounds in the UK mobile promo, for further details contact mr wright"

Is this scam or real ?. Please do let me know awaiting your reply.

Shamoin.

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donyin
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Dec 03, 2007 10:00 pm EST

My friend got this txt saying she'd won 900,000 pounds for the UK mobile thing and to email wriightjn@yahoo.co.uk - i think it was stupid and I believe it is a hoax because...
1. why would this company 'global max' (or whatever it is) be giving away millions of dollars for no reason?
2. if this 'global max' is so rich then why dont they have a website?
3. also why is this john wright character not important enough to have a 'company' email address when he's in charge of giving away millions of dollars? eg a ...@globalmax.com address - instead he has a @yahoo.co.uk email address which ANYONE can setup and send emails off?

ANYWAY there are heaps of little theories you can think up but i think the most conclusive one is that Why are there 2 pages worth of complaints/questions about this? if it were real - then why are so many people complaining? I'd be pretty happy if i just won 900,000 pounds

ALSO - in a non-racist way - I've noticed that nearly ALL of these complaints have been laid by people with Arab(?) looking names? why is that? I'm just curious

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jamal abuhamda
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Dec 07, 2007 3:39 pm EST

I received a message on my mobile phone saying I had won 900 000 pounds in the UK mobile promo and that this money would be sent to me as soon as possible. I would like to know if this is a scam or when and how I will receive the winning prize if this is true. Thank you in advance and looking forward to hearing from you on the matter.

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zakariy ismaciil aboubakar ale
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Dec 21, 2007 7:41 am EST

good i have good time today and bay

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Milan Juranic
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Jan 06, 2008 11:28 am EST

I've received text sms on my cell phone from +[protected] that I am one of 10 lucky winners in the UK GSM promo. I tryed to took my prize, but I couldn't find the UK GSM promo.(over yahoo as suggested in sms).

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ABDULLA SAMARA
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Jan 14, 2008 7:48 am EST

i have recieved today from your side a message that informed me to contact you at the yahoo.com mobile
i don't know if its jock or i wined a UK GSM PROMO
anyhow i am sending this complain to you to check the winning details,

please contact me at my phone [protected]

qatar doha at email adress. samara7771@yahoo.com.

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Mohideen.S.J
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Jan 22, 2008 2:28 am EST

I received msg on my mobile phone saying i had won 300,000 pounds in the UK Mobile promotion. For claims the given tel no:+[protected]. And email :nokia.care_uk@uk2.net.

Is it true pls. Confirm!

Regards
Mohideen.S.J

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mohammad zuhdi salim khadir
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Jan 31, 2008 7:28 pm EST

What is the company phone?

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mohammad zuhdi salim khadir
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Jan 31, 2008 7:36 pm EST

Hi, your company send to me sms, he want from me to contact this email, about i am won 1 moillion pound sterling , and my money ready to be sent to me, what do you want information to contact with me?

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Micheal Franklin
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Feb 15, 2008 5:26 pm EST

My cousin won 600,000 Pound here in UK, i didnt believe it till he collected the money and move out of his former to a bigger and better neighbour. If you have not won please do be patient cause am praying and wait patiently to recieve an SMS or Email. Goodluck everybody!

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anne-so
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Mar 03, 2008 3:05 am EST

Hi, I notice that everyone here has received a strange sms from this number : [protected], I've also received this sms four or five times, but I don't understand why and how it is possible since I'm French, I live in Paris, I don't even know UK Mobile Promo and among my friends no one receives these messages. in your case, you can read that you won 600 000 pounds or something like that, as far as I'm concerned I can't read anything except " $SmsMess " . It's obvious that what these messages say is not true, so beware.

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Abdullah
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Mar 28, 2008 6:57 am EDT

The above comments are all true. This is purely fake and ridiculous. I myself become a victim of it. Normally these cases run for 3 to 4 months without any results. These all are stupid and ###s.

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