2010 Nokia Yearly Promo - scam
Congratulation! your mobile number has won R95,000 in the 2010 NOKIA
YEARLY PROMO. Ticket number. 0166N. For Claims Call 0717984837 OR Email
to nokiaclaimwin@live.co.za.
2010 Nokia and MTN FIFA Competition - scam
A call is received to indicate that a customer has won R90 000 in a
Nokia and MTN FIFA competition. The caller requests personal information
like bank details for funds to be transferred into her account.
Weekend Away - scam
Customers receiving a call from a person claiming to be from MTN and
informs the customer that they have won a weekend away to an unnamed
resort located on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast or any other place. They
request that the customer redeem the prize before a certain period. The
caller also informs that the prize can be exchanged for a cash payment
in the amount of R 20, 000-00. The customer is requested to purchase two
R 180-00 MTN airtime vouchers.
SMS FIFA Competition - scam
Customers are receiving an SMS which reads; ‘Congratulations MTN
Valued Customer. You have won a brand new car - 2009 VW Polo GTi 1.8
model. FIFA is giving away 8 brand new cars to MTN Valued Customers to
promote 2010 Fifa World Cup. Your MTN number is among the 8 selected
Lucky winners. Fax copy of your Identity Document and your MTN Cellphone
number to our customer care on: 0866171605. The car will be delivered
to you within 2 working days. For any further information contact FIFA
branch office in BRAZIL on +550305067140 for assistance.
Nokia Yearly Promotion - scam
The customer will receive a call to inform them of certain prizes.
The customer is requested to purchase a voucher of R180 and SMS the pin
number on the voucher. When the customer phones in to load the pin
number the customer is informed that they will be disqualified and the
process is that the pin number MUST be sent to the caller instead.
Examples are;
Congratulations!! Your no. was among the lucky winners on the Nokia
Yearly Promotion. You won R200,000. Ticket no... Call 078748 9040 for
your cash prize
Congratulations you have won a prize of R95 000 with Nokia and MTN.
Congratulation!! Your number was among the lucky winners on the NOKIA
YEARLY PROMOTION. You won, R95,000. Ticket no. 0155P. Call 0733844596.
For Your Cash Prize.
Airtime Telephonic - scam
MTN is aware of a fraudulent scam that is currently targeting its
subscribers.
Subscribers are contacted telephonically by an individual who
identifies himself/herself as an MTN employee, using the following
number 083 434 3348. The individual invites the subscriber to SMS R180
worth of airtime, as a transfer cost, to the specified number in order
to receive between £75 000 and £100 000.
MTN would like to warn its customers against participating in any
such offer and forwarding any personal information to an unknown
recipient. MTN will never contact its subscribers directly to
participate in any competition or promotion.