Comments on: Dial +44 70 (UK number) for international online fraud

By: Arun Gupta

Arun Gupta — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:40:32 +0000

Please Draw Chq Send . I am Waiting.

By: Joe Wein

Joe Wein — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:34:30 +0000

@ecam:

I am very sorry to hear you’ve sent them money. Unfortunately it’s very unlikely you can get any of it back. These criminals are hardly ever caught, because they hide behind free webmail addresses, mobile phone numbers and Internet cafes.

Rocketmail = Yahoo and Hotmail as well as Gmail and many other free webmail services are anonymous because they are free. No real bank or major company would use free webmail addresses for business.

The police in most countries usually does not take any action against online scammers who are based abroad.

Every lottery winning notification by email or SMS is a scam. If an email mentions a +44 70 number, assume it to be a scam.

If you get any other suspect emails, copy and paste the email text into htpp://www.scamomatic.com

By: ecam

ecam — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:38:16 +0000

I recieve and email from williams17@sify.com on dec 2009 that mentioning that i’m the winner of mobil promo and win USD600.000.00,until know the person incharge and bank still call me to effect the tranfer cost,should i proceed the requested?.bank name was cater allen bank plc uk,email bank cater allen bank@rocketmail.com,customer@live com,mobils1@yahoo.com.And i already paid rm1000.00 for 1st cot requested,if it’s scam how could i claim my money back

By: Joe Wein

Joe Wein — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:07:03 +0000

It’s a Nigerian scam. There is no such draw. Shell does not run any kind of lottery.

This is a scam run by criminals, probably from Nigeria, who want to trick people into sending them money for various “fees” and “taxes” they tell people need paying before the prize money can be paid out. There is no prize money because there is no lottery. The only money that changes hands is from the scam victims (fake “winners”) to the criminals (fake “lottery”).

Any email that you receive that mentions a +44 70 phone number, whether it is a lottery notification or a job offer, is a SCAM, it’s not real!

By: mohd.akbar

mohd.akbar — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:34:28 +0000

Sir send me details of shell international mobile draw @ my mail id

By: Joe Wein

Joe Wein — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:27:32 +0000

@sathissh,

do not give criminals your personal details.

Real lotteries do not notify winners by email. Also, real lotteries do not operate internationally. Therefore, any “winning notification” by email is by definition fake. Also, presumably (since you posted in this thread) it contained a +44 70 phone number and such numbers by themselves virtually guarantee that the sender is a fraudster, as these numbers are used almost exclusively by criminals. I have yet to come across a single legitimate UK company that uses a +44 70 number.

If you have any suspect email that you want to report or have checked, you can copy and paste the entire message text of that email into the “Scam-O-Matic” webform to get instant advice about it:

http://www.scamomatic.com

By: sathissh

sathissh — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:49:22 +0000

I have got a mail specifying that i have won $1m..can
i give my personal details.please help me

By: Lalita

Lalita — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:50:50 +0000

Thanks a lot for all the info provided. Got saved from sending any money after reading all the reports on this page.
Had received emails from mobilerewards@bclc49.com; prizeclaims@bclc49.com;
info@bclc49.com
Address mentioned:
Express Claims
Compensation Claims (Office & Administration)
serving Manchester area
441 Cheetham Hill Road,
Manchester, Lancashire, M8 0PF
Phone nos: 44-871-2455964 –Dr. Wilson Roland
44-871-2455879–Dr. Johnson Brown

Unfortunately I emailed the claim form giving my personal details & scanned copy of my passport . Is there a way by which I can prevent identity theft?

By: Joe Wein

Joe Wein — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:18:36 +0000

@banti soni,

I’m sorry, I do not speak your language (Hindi?). Please repost your message in English.

If you received a message that mentions a +44 70 phone number then it’s almost certainly a scam.

By: banti soni

banti soni — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:26:21 +0000

sir, muje apki skim samaj me nahi ai please message mo.no. 9784261587