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I'm another one with this sms. I'd like to...

2010-12-20T12:26:33.716+08:00

I'm another one with this sms. I'd like to share my 'brave' attempt to know what's this all about. After asking for my address/bank account number, they eventually asked me to buy some mobile prepaid cards totalling about $60. I haven't gone past that, but really, from $20000 to buying prepaid cards... that does sound silly, does it?

Error in typo - should read "it couldn't ...

2010-12-14T09:34:39.214+08:00

Error in typo - should read "it couldn't be right"
Sorry.

Hi all, I just received the same SMS. I'm from...

2010-12-14T09:33:14.699+08:00

Hi all, I just received the same SMS.
I'm from Singapore and it could be right to call a Malaysian number to claim the prize. What a scam.

HI, I was woken up by the message sent to me at 5...

2010-12-10T09:09:04.687+08:00

HI,

I was woken up by the message sent to me at 5.37am wht a time. So many typing errors which make me suspicious. Wonder how trhey got my hp no. I was in KL a couple of days but lived in Singapore.

Hi, I received this sms on 28/11/2010 09:15:05 AM,...

2010-11-29T09:59:39.085+08:00

Hi, I received this sms on 28/11/2010 09:15:05 AM, Sunday, from +6285215126819, congratulating me that my simcard won the Grand Prize $20.000 from Company Petronas and to call Petronas Centre: +6281228607247. The point here is that I only been to Malaysia for JUST 1 day. I locked on to MY Maxis for the roaming network service and obtained this sms. Coincidence??

i got the same message. why don't they quit. ...

2010-11-27T13:52:54.161+08:00

i got the same message.
why don't they quit.

this is already a 3 year old scam.

What the h...!!! It has been more than 2 years now...

2010-11-23T21:20:43.128+08:00

What the h...!!!
It has been more than 2 years now and its still ongoing, think the authorities got a cut of the scam else if there is no action against the scammers...

got the msg earlier today, find it suspicous to be sent at 7pm.
Sender no +6285230767465
No to call +6281219387333

Hi I just recieved this message too, Congratulatio...

2010-11-23T21:15:41.881+08:00

Hi I just recieved this message too, Congratulations your simcard winner GRAND PRIZE $20000 from company petronas, To informations Please contact office petronas centre,+6281219387333, it seems that the scammer got new number and my question how do they get my phone number, I am using singtel postpaid. I hope that the authority can track this happening around

dated: 23 Nov 2010
6:41pm

Luckily I checked this online.This is too good to ...

2010-11-22T19:01:52.733+08:00

Luckily I checked this online.This is too good to be true. it said sth like Congratulations your simcard winner GRAND PRIZE. $20000 From COMPANY PETRONAS...
phone spams are getting more frequent by the day.
I'd been pestered by nuisance calls and smses a month till I called the police. Too bad the police can't help unless the messages contained inappropriate content. sigh

Luckily I checked this online.This is too good to ...

2010-11-22T19:01:07.908+08:00

I have it too......

2010-11-21T18:44:10.310+08:00

I have it too......

From: +6285298317126 Congratulations your Sim Card...

2010-11-17T22:30:00.195+08:00

From: +6285298317126
Congratulations your Sim Card Winner GRAND PRIZE COCA COLA $20.000.00 From PETRONAS C0MPANY,Contac Office Centre; +6281241694212
ABD.RASYAD BIN RASYID.

I @ Singapore.

Juz received the a text message that I won $20K th...

2010-11-16T06:02:06.888+08:00

Juz received the a text message that I won $20K thru Petronas Coca Cola and that I should call Abd Rashad Bin Rashid ... in the words of my generation to whoever and where ever this message originates from ... "Kak lu punya laki lah" ... dah basilah ... carilah modal lain : )

+6285237288384 Congratulations your Sim Card Winn...

2010-11-13T17:29:00.610+08:00

+6285237288384

Congratulations your Sim Card Winner GRAND PRIZE COCA COLA $20.000.00 From PETRONAS C0MPANY,Contac Office Centre; +6281241694212
ABD.RASYAD BIN RASYID.

And I just been to genting recently.

Hi I am in Singapore and just received the phone s...

2010-11-12T14:50:17.376+08:00

Hi
I am in Singapore and just received the phone scam.
Here is the text
Congratulation, your simcard winner GRAND PRIZE $.2000 from Petronas Company. Please call office on +6281219639333.
Alex

hey dudes, i too got the same sms just now which s...

2010-11-11T14:48:07.756+08:00

hey dudes, i too got the same sms just now which says
"Congratulations your Sim Card winner GRAND PRIZE COCA COLA $20.000.00 From PETRONAS COMPANY,Contac Office Centre; +6281241694212
ABD.RASYAD BIN RASYID"

idiots y Petronas want to give a coca cola grand prize. dont have little common sense. it came from +6285237288384

wow!back dated since 2008!!I have also received th...

2010-11-10T16:02:57.160+08:00

wow!back dated since 2008!!I have also received this SMS yesterday and decided to check on PETRONAS website...sms from +6285298792910..winner of GRAND PRIZE $20000 FROM COMPANY PETRONAS To.informations Please contac office petronas centre; +6281228607247.What a stupid scam method!I am from singapore.

Hey! Same here. Mine says: Congratulations your Si...

2010-11-10T15:05:34.990+08:00

Hey! Same here. Mine says: Congratulations your Sim Card winner GRAN PRIZE COCA COLA $20.000.00 From PETRONAS COMPANY,Contac Office Centre; +6281241694212
ABD.RASYAD BIN RASYID

from: +6285215113969

Dang, too bad it's not true. And wow, comments date back to 2008?? And yeah, I'm Singaporean too.

LOL,this is obviously a scam,they very clever wait...

2010-11-08T21:32:15.448+08:00

LOL,this is obviously a scam,they very clever waiting for this opportunity where people desperate for money and scam them.Anyway,have anyone tried to call the number given?

I Recieved too! $20000 ! LIVE IN SINGAPORE:) SEND...

2010-11-06T10:20:37.868+08:00

I Recieved too! $20000 ! LIVE IN SINGAPORE:)
SENDER:6285230767493

I also received it from my mobile broadband. It ap...

2010-11-05T23:52:57.503+08:00

I also received it from my mobile broadband. It appears to be from Indonesia. Message says as follows and I called starhub to ban this kind of message to my mobile broadband as I have to pay this kind of SMS Bill

Name:
Number: +6285298792861
Content:
Congratulations YOU WINNER Promotions.From Company
COCA COLA. $20,000
Number seri: 254777.Call office; +6285246454111
H.Doni Firmansah Penghantar:
COCA COLA

Time: 05/11/2010 20:15:32

I live here in singapore.. i received this SMS fro...

2010-11-05T16:23:07.366+08:00

I live here in singapore.. i received this SMS from the simcard my STARHUB USB broadband....

Mine said: Congratulations your simcard winner GRA...

2010-11-04T14:24:28.450+08:00

Mine said:
Congratulations your simcard winner GRAND PRIZE: $.20000 From COMPANY PETRONAS To.informations Please contact office petronas centre; +6281399127222
LOL never in my life i stroke any itsy bitsy prize left alone a GRAND PRIZE!
Nice try!

Just received the same message from +65 852 151268...

2010-11-02T15:55:28.666+08:00

Just received the same message from +65 852 15126819. I know an 419 scam when I see one...

hey. apparently my mum got this msg too. but unluc...

2010-11-02T15:13:41.407+08:00

hey. apparently my mum got this msg too. but unlucky for her, she called that person up and passed them her address. I can't really blame her, cause she's alr old and may be naive. and so, this person told her to print her ic, buy a plain envelope and buy 5 of their prepaid card. I just came home when she told me about this. I instantly googled about this, and only now realise about this fvkng scam. so, since my mum had alr given out some details. what can I do now? I don't want anything to happen. anyone knows what I can do?