BlackBerry Mobile Promo

[Epailija]

Have you heard about this scam? I have just received SMS and then email to say I have won US$2 million and now they want me to send about 400-500 pounds for courier costs to send me the documents from UK?

[Dotti]

We do see this from time to time. Some scammers are using SMS just like email for scamming. In the end it is a typical lottery scam, where they claim you won a lottery, and demand fees to send your money. Of course there are no lottery winnings, and the only money going anywhere is your money to the scammers.

[Leila456]

I'm afraid I have this little problem too. I've just received the same sms as yours, saying that I won 2 million pounds, but the number wasn't from UK. It was actually from Germany. I didn't send the email that the scammers were asking me to do, but I'm really curious how on earth they found my number...Strange..

[Arnold]

Welcome to Scamwarners Leila.
I don't think they do have your mobile number. The SMSs would have been sent out in bulk by computer to a range of possible cellphone numbers. Yours just happened to be one of them.

[nicman88]

this is a sms that i recieved this morning at 01:30 am
from email address: [email protected]

You won ?750,000.00 in the USA BlackBerry® Mobile Promo. For Claims Email: Code : US131 to
[email protected]

is this a scam?????

[Dotti]

It is a scam. There is no prize, only a scammer out to steal your money.