RE Mobile phone scam or a proper Win?

[Zoneraver]

I got a text saying you have won £400 pound as someone you know has entered your moby number into a draw

I thought rubbish but im up for a laugh anyway so i rang

It was all done using a robot voice machine as always and kept you on for ages (As thats how they make money)

Has anyone else had this sort of text?

the company i have to send the below to

self addressed Env plus 27P stamp

name, address, moby number, mobile model and provider (Contract/payasyougo)

is

Mobile media LTD
PO Box 654
37 Store street
London
WC1E 7QF



Is this a load of crap or is it legit?

Alan

 

[grad]

a load of crap.

if you'd won £400 i think they might have rung you instead of a text..did the text have your name on..no, tis just junk like those scratchcards you get in magazines and stuff..

 

[nowthen]

I kepp gettin em too.
If yer look at the number yer gotta ring to claim your 'prize' it's a 0906 number, usually between £1-£2 a minute!
So they keep yer on that line for 20 mins till ye have spent about £30 then send you a prize worth £5 (tops).
The only way I'd bother is if you can ring it from work or something where you don't have to pay the phone bill!

 

[ZENZEN]

BULLS**T!

I received these as well, one actually said that they where trying to get in contact and that it was the third SMS they had sent. Either I was beamed up by aliens while this happened or in a coma, I think they got the wrong phone.

Keep getting different ones for different prizes, I'd say by the cost of the calls someone is lying on a beach somewhere lapping it up!!

My girlfriend actually rang one and wasted a fiver of calling credit before she could even leave her name, a lot of s**t in the message before hand. At £1.50 a minute it would be like Chris Tarrent on Who Wants to be a Millionaire.... Are you sure this is your name... Kerching.... £1.50....Is this your address..... Kerching.....£3.00.....

By the time you left all your info you will have spent £400 never mind won it!! LOL

I would stay well clear mate!

 

[Miss C]

I get em all the time, theyre so bloody annoying! The thought of ringing the number actually sometimes crosses my mind 4 that split second, before i realise some money grabbing twat is sat back in their chair laughing thinking 'suckers' and the worst thing is, theyre right, most of us do fall 4 it.

 

[Eddy Osborne]

yep i got one the other day, there bollox, avoid

 

[johns_ar]

its a scam, our lass works at orange and theyve had a briefing about this particular company cos loads of customers have been ringing orange kicking off cos they reckon theyve had their numbers given out etc

 

[RetroAndy]

Don't mean to alarm you but i have heard of a scam were you get these text messages and when you reply or ring they can tap into your phone account and use your credit or run up your phone bill. I out of a point of principle dont bother replying or ringing just in case.



Andy

 

[johns_ar]

yeah thats another as well.....works in the same way as when u text off for a ringtone etc...premium rate text numbers