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Another scam...

  • 03-09-2010 11:41pm
    #1
    falan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,574 ✭✭✭


    I have internet on my laptop via a well known company in Ireland. Yesterday i was browsing the net and up pops a text. It went like this....

    (2010 NOKIA AWARD) YOUR MOBILE NUMBER WON 100,000 POUNDS.REF NO: NKI57. FOR CLAIMS, CALL: +447031907791. EMAIL:nokia@nokiaclaims.co.cc(NOKIA INC)..........I'm ever so lucky, i have never won anything in my life. I better reply to it quickly in case i miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity.:rolleyes:


Comments

  • #2
    DOC09UNAM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,305 ✭✭✭DOC09UNAM


    A- Thread, but keep trying.


  • #3
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    Yeah... it's a popup.

    You've never seen one before?


  • #4
    Professional Griefer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,116 ✭✭✭Professional Griefer


    Welcome to the Internet.

    If one comes up while on a porn site, those girls really want you.


  • #5
    Burkatron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,878 ✭✭✭Burkatron


    I prefer the 1's where I have to shoot the monkey!
    Thats not a euphamism!!!


  • #6
    alwaysadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,554 ✭✭✭✭alwaysadub


    Turn on a pop up or ad blocker.
    Problem solved


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  • #7
    Jay D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭Jay D


    fucking hell. first time online? You're going to do well in fraud prevention I can see that.


  • #8
    DOC09UNAM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,305 ✭✭✭DOC09UNAM


    alwaysadub wrote: »
    Turn on a pop up or ad blocker.
    Problem solved
    You could also do with Installing a brain tbh, as well as these ^


  • #9
    falan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,574 ✭✭✭falan


    Superbus wrote: »
    Yeah... it's a popup.

    You've never seen one before?
    Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »
    Welcome to the Internet.

    If one comes up while on a porn site, those girls really want you.

    But it wasn't a pop-up. It was a text into my vodafone text thingy whatever its called. Its still there now.


  • #10
    jd007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,094 ✭✭✭jd007


    falan wrote: »
    But it wasn't a pop-up. It was a text into my vodafone text thingy whatever its called. Its still there now.

    An e-mail maybe? No wait, there couldn't possibly be any spam in emails could there?:P


  • #11
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    Spam?


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  • #12
    Professional Griefer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,116 ✭✭✭Professional Griefer


    falan wrote: »
    But it wasn't a pop-up. It was a text into my vodafone text thingy whatever its called. Its still there now.

    Ah, my bad.
    I dunno, ignore it?


  • #13
    davyjose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,287 ✭✭✭davyjose


    Another Scam? What was the first one?

    Let me guess, you were watching a programme on telly, and fifteen minutes in, the show was interrupted bu all these people telling you to purchase their product/service?


  • #14
    falan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,574 ✭✭✭falan


    Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »
    Ah, my bad.
    I dunno, ignore it?

    I have an idea, stupid one maybe but lets all reply to the e-mail address at once. If everyone replies who views this thread.....


  • #15
    Superbus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Superbus


    falan wrote: »
    I have an idea, stupid one maybe but lets all reply to the e-mail address at once. If everyone replies who views this thread.....

    Wait... are you the scammer?

    Hmmm.


  • #16
    falan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,574 ✭✭✭falan


    Superbus wrote: »
    Wait... are you the scammer?

    Hmmm.

    Damn, rumbled 15 posts in:pac:


  • #17
    _feedback_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,274 ✭✭✭_feedback_


    OP, you're getting 1AM mixed up with 1PM - which is lunch time


  • #18
    Adyx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭Adyx


    elviscostello wrote: »
    OP, you're getting 1AM mixed up with 1PM - which is lunch time

    Yeah but it's breakfast time back home.


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