Can u beleive it ?
cOPIED fROM A CIRCULATED MAIL
I cannot stop myself from sharing this with all of you. Its all started when I received a call from someone claiming that he was from my mobile service provider and he asked me to shutdown my phone for 2 hours for 3G update to take place. As I was rushing for a meeting, I did not question and shutdown my cell phone.
After 45 minutes I felt very suspicious since the caller did not even introduce his name. I quickly turned on my cell phone and I received several calls from my family members and the others were from the number that had called me earlier - 3954380.
I called my parents and I was shocked that they sounded very worried asking me whether I am safe. My parents told me that they had received a call from someone claiming that they had me with them and asking for money to let me free. The call was so real and my parents even heard 'my voice' crying out loud asking for help. My parent was at the bank waiting for next call to proceed for money transfer. I told my parents that I am safe and asked them to lodge a police report.
Right after that I received another call from the guy asking me to shutdown my cell phone for another 1 hour which I refused to do and hu ng up. They keep calling my cell phone until the battery had run
down. I myself lodged a police report and I was informed by the officer that there were many such scams reported. MOST of the cases reported that the victim had already transferred the money! And it is impossible to get back the money.
Be careful as this kind of scam might happened to any of us!!! Those guys are so professional and very convincing during calls. If you are asked to shut down your cell phone for updates by the service provider, ASK AROUND! Your family or friends might receive the same call.
Be Safe and Stay Alert!
Please pass around to your famil y and friends!
rebel,why did u point ur comment towards me??
I received a call from someone claiming that he was from my mobile service provider and he asked me to shutdown my phone for 2 hours for 3G update to take place. As I was rushing for a meeting, I did not question and shutdown my cell phone - these are your words from your post.
Why would anyone accept such a message at face value without checking? Even when I receive messages from my bank or any other "official" body. I CALL THEM on their published number (not the one sent with the message) to ascertain their validity.
I certainly wouldn't entertain the notion of following an unknown someone's instructions without checking it out. This type of thing is a scam and has been for 20 years. If you don't know the person you're talking to or is sending you a missed call or an SMS - don't respond. If you must take action call your service provider and REPORT it - QTel and Vodaphone are probably already well aware of abuses of their systems.
rebel,why did u point ur comment towards me??
ranishkt..thanks for sharing and the alert about the scam...
soniya..can you turn off your cellphone for updates for 2 hours please :P
This is fake ..and big scam
this is the question and answer place.. please post in the forum.
damn unbelievable but if galloper says then believable :D
Dude I recently got the same email; and found it somehow credible. However still some doubts arise.
On the other hand since this could be a subject for discussion it will be better if you post in the forums.
Regards!!
Ohhh..Thats very strange..Thanks for sharing...
Hmmm … how many ways to deceive and earn money .. people are so brilliant in finding ways to earn quick money in guilt …. CANT THEY USE their brains PRODUCTIVELY …..