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Anyone else win 900,000 by text thanks to Nokia?

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  • 15-02-2011 10:33pm
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    tommy21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭


    Can't believe it :rolleyes: Got the following: "Nokia celebrated 40yrs. Your mobile number has won 900,000 pounds in the Nokia Awards. claimcode: EMAJN.claim your prize send email to nokiacpremium@gmail.com." Strange in that its from a normal number: 0863844673


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    #2
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Jesus.


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    #3
    Menengroth™
    Registered Users Posts: 920 ✭✭✭Menengroth™


    JUST USED YOUR CLAIM CODE


    £900,000, YESSSSSSSS


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    #4
    coco0981
    Registered Users Posts: 1,293 ✭✭✭coco0981


    just got that text too, problems all gone now. I wonder should i wait till i get the cheque before i book the round the world cruise!!


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    #5
    jd007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,094 ✭✭✭jd007


    The email address is with gmail, its obviously legit


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    #6
    galwayrush
    Registered Users Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    How much do you have to pay to claim the 900k? :D


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    Topper Harley01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭Topper Harley01


    I think that number is from a lovely Nigerian chap who emailed me a few months ago. How interesting it was to be contacted by a genuine Prince, if you don't mind. I only had to lodge 20k in his account and he said he would share 15 million with me.

    I'm sure the cheque is in the post.... :)


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    hellyeah
    Registered Users Posts: 459 ✭✭hellyeah


    yeah i got it aswell. nokia must have had some run on there new phones.:D. they could have rounded it up to an even million.


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    tommy21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭tommy21


    Menengroth™ wrote: »
    JUST USED YOUR CLAIM CODE


    £900,000, YESSSSSSSS

    FCUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK


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    Satanta
    Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭Satanta


    Yep, got it. 900K! I tried ringing the number (0861072061) and surprise surprise the voicemail message says the user is not available.

    I am setting up an email address now so that I can mail the nokiapremium_live.com addr to see what they ask me to do. No doubt send them my bank details so that they can lodge my winnings. Will keep you posted :)


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    rebel_rebel
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭rebel_rebel


    Congrats!


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    #12
    UglyBolloxFace
    Registered Users Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭UglyBolloxFace


    Topper Harley01 wrote: »
    I think that number is from a lovely Nigerian chap who emailed me a few months ago. How interesting it was to be contacted by a genuine Prince, if you don't mind. I only had to lodge 20k in his account and he said he would share 15 million with me.

    I'm sure the cheque is in the post.... :)

    You're gonna try cash a cheque for 15 Million Euro? Good luck with that...the bank are gonna give you some strange looks. Ask him to send you 10 x €1.5M cheques.

    You are welcome:cool:


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    UglyBolloxFace
    Registered Users Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭UglyBolloxFace


    Satanta wrote: »
    Yep, got it. 900K! I tried ringing the number (0861072061) and surprise surprise the voicemail message says the user is not available.

    I am setting up an email address now so that I can mail the nokiapremium_live.com addr to see what they ask me to do. No doubt send them my bank details so that they can lodge my winnings. Will keep you posted :)

    I tried to hack the Gmail account, but no luck.

    Gonna try again some other time...I wanna see how many of my fellow idiots are falling for this.


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    lalalovely
    Closed Accounts Posts: 48 ✭lalalovely


    My poor Dad... thought he could retire!


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    #15
    FoxT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,204 ✭✭✭FoxT


    Oh,noes

    Founded Tampere, Finland (1865)
    incorporated in Nokia (1871)

    Nokia was incorporated 140 years ago. The text must have been sent 100 years ago & got caught in a timewarp or somethin....


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    Monty Burnz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,455 ✭✭✭✭Monty Burnz


    You'd think that Nokia would have their own mail servers, rather than relying on Gmail. Perhaps that 900k would be better spent on their IT infrastructure?


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    grrrrrrrrrr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 635 ✭✭✭grrrrrrrrrr


    FoxT wrote: »
    Oh,noes

    Founded Tampere, Finland (1865)
    incorporated in Nokia (1871)

    Nokia was incorporated 140 years ago. The text must have been sent 100 years ago & got caught in a timewarp or somethin....

    First text message was sent in '92. Your so gullible. You should really be able to tell when someone is messing!


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,946 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    contact comreg.ie


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    tommy21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭tommy21


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    contact comreg.ie

    I just did, they are already liaising with Interpol and have launched a series of raids worldwide - Capt'n bleedin obvious!:cool:


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    Forest Master
    Registered Users Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭Forest Master


    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    You'd think that Nokia would have their own mail servers, rather than relying on Gmail.

    Yeah, that was the one thing that gave the game away... :rolleyes:


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    FoxT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,204 ✭✭✭FoxT


    grrrrrrrrrr wrote: »
    First text message was sent in '92. Your so gullible. You should really be able to tell when someone is messing!

    Don't know about that.... Mr Nokia could've been abducted by Rock 'n' Roll lovin' aliens way back, and they could've been texting each other for ages...


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    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users Posts: 13,950 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    FoxT wrote: »
    Oh,noes

    Founded Tampere, Finland (1865)
    incorporated in Nokia (1871)

    Nokia was incorporated 140 years ago. The text must have been sent 100 years ago & got caught in a timewarp or somethin....

    So just imagine how much that 900,000 is worth now :eek:

    Some people get all the luck :(


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    #23
    Kasabian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    I got one of these texts and contacted Nokia to complain.

    They are sending me one of these by way of an apology.

    http://www.phonerated.com/cell-phone.php?phone=nokia+6788


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    mlinked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭mlinked


    Got the same message from 0863844673 ring back and it's some porn idiot on the message box, not sure where they got my number but plan to report it to O2 to be checked out.....


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    #25
    Squiggler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 945 ✭✭✭Squiggler


    Satanta wrote: »
    I am setting up an email address now so that I can mail the nokiapremium_live.com addr to see what they ask me to do. No doubt send them my bank details so that they can lodge my winnings. Will keep you posted :)


    Did you get a response?


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    irishgeo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,398 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    Squiggler wrote: »
    Did you get a response?

    i had some fax machine ringing my 2 -3 a day a while back. madness to be woken by a fax machine ringing my mobile.


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    Maental2000
    Registered Users Posts: 174 ✭✭Maental2000


    Kasabian wrote: »
    I got one of these texts and contacted Nokia to complain.

    They are sending me one of these by way of an apology.

    http://www.phonerated.com/cell-phone.php?phone=nokia+6788


    Are you serious or taking the mick?


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    Maental2000
    Registered Users Posts: 174 ✭✭Maental2000


    tommy21 wrote: »
    Can't believe it :rolleyes: Got the following: "Nokia celebrated 40yrs. Your mobile number has won 900,000 pounds in the Nokia Awards. claimcode: EMAJN.claim your prize send email to nokiacpremium@gmail.com." Strange in that its from a normal number: 0863844673

    Ha ha ha ha...listen to the claim code "EMAJN" ...."imagine" is right! You'd want to be some dope falling for that :P


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    #29
    Kasabian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    Maental2000 wrote: »
    Are you serious or taking the mick?


    http://www.nokia.ie/support/contact-us/ask-nokia


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    jester77
    Registered Users Posts: 11,262 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    hmm, a gmail address. That doesn't sound right, shouldn't it be an @microsoft.com address!


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    #31
    Satanta
    Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭Satanta


    Squiggler wrote: »
    Did you get a response?

    Nothing yet.


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