What the hell is this ? f(^_^)

@ckfree (105)
Indonesia
August 24, 2011 4:19am CST
I often receive strange sms: "Mom bought me an electric pulse to this number+64 XXXXXX. I was in the hospital, send me a quick mom, emergency. I change the money later. What the hell is this? You or your friend had also received an sms like that ... How do I prevent it, uncomfortable at all ...
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8 responses
henkiprananda
@henkiprananda (2729)
• Indonesia
25 Aug 11
hahahaha... so you indonesian people. i think you have watch that news on tv, oabut "sms from mother". wkwkwkwkwk.........
henkiprananda
@henkiprananda (2729)
• Indonesia
26 Aug 11
almost everyday. first time i receive the sms i was panic. and then i call my mother, but she still fine. well, if i remembered that time, i was laugh by my self
ckfree
@ckfree (105)
• Indonesia
27 Aug 11
So now become commonplace, be it a funny thing People are being ridiculous job. From small to large criminal. The world's gone crazy
ckfree
@ckfree (105)
• Indonesia
26 Aug 11
Yes, I'm indonesian. You must also often receive sms like that. Really uncomfortable bro, annoyance, it feels like pounding his head hahaha....
AgentGulaman
@AgentGulaman (3546)
• Philippines
24 Aug 11
Hoho! I do receive such scam messages too. But really there are some people still falling for those lame text message scams. It really is hard to prevent such messages if the country you are in doesn't have concrete laws regarding that. Anyway, best thing to do is to ignore them and delete them.
MysD
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
24 Aug 11
Great suggestion from your firiend there!
ckfree
@ckfree (105)
• Indonesia
27 Aug 11
You got a greeting from my friend here, who gives suggestion that a reply sms
ckfree
@ckfree (105)
• Indonesia
24 Aug 11
Yeah really ignore it. I received a message from my friend regarding the case. He says to send reply. "Mom is now at the police station, father, grandmother and grandfather. Our family has been caught, caution your number has been tracked, you could get caught where you were." Hahaha... funny solutions
MysD
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
24 Aug 11
Gosh! Wasn't it already enough that we receive scam emails? Now there are text messages which are scams on mobile phones too? Hope that they don't arrive on my phone
ckfree
@ckfree (105)
• Indonesia
25 Aug 11
Yeah, I hope so As long as your phone number is not registered for business purposes and are only used to communicate with those closest, I think will not get anything like what I experienced. I also could not figure out where such people get the idea of ??such a modus operandi
cream97
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
6 Sep 11
Hi, ckfree. Welcome to myLot! I have never seen this type of message before. What I can tell you is that it does not sound too good. Just keep track of these messages and forward them all to your cell phone carrier. Maybe they can give you a new cell phone number that has never been used by anyone, or one that is unlisted.
ckfree
@ckfree (105)
• Indonesia
10 Sep 11
Yeah, probably could be done like that. I think this trend of crime, in my country almost all people experienced it And if everyone already had experienced and knew it was fraud mode. Then people will automatically ignore it and over time the crime will disappear
May2k8
@May2k8 (18156)
• Indonesia
27 Aug 11
Just blocked the phone number in your cellphone for that service then you'll not able to see that again. That's kind of fraud because if they manage to get your number so your credit will be taken by them.
ckfree
@ckfree (105)
• Indonesia
27 Aug 11
Yes, you're right This case is common, and most people also must have known. And most of them just ignore it
Mar121710
@Mar121710 (49)
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
I often get that, they even got through my emails but I just ignored it. I have my family's number saved in my cellphone anyway, so I would know if it's really them. But it's not funny to receive those kind of SMS coz you can't help but worry for your loved ones. I wonder how those people can bear to do those kind of tricks just to get money from other people.
ckfree
@ckfree (105)
• Indonesia
10 Sep 11
You are also experiencing the same thing...that's a crime anytime, anywhere, by anyone can occur
shibham
@shibham (16977)
• India
24 Aug 11
I think its a spam sms. I haVe not receive such sms but yes, i receive some sms where its said that i have win million dollars on some competitions or lucky draws which i never believe at all. have a nice time.
ckfree
@ckfree (105)
• Indonesia
24 Aug 11
Yes, I think so. Really, you receive another text, such as congrats! ur mobile # has won £ 995,000 blah... blah on behalf of coca-cola company, and they tell you to redeem, and fake email address: ukcoca @ live
chicksdigscars
@chicksdigscars (5483)
•
24 Aug 11
i think you can block the number on most phones.. or if not.. you could ring your service provider and see if they can block it for you? 9 times out of 10, you usually reply saying "who is this?" or something like that and i can take all or alot of your credit for you replying.. it's abviously some sort of scam?
ckfree
@ckfree (105)
• Indonesia
24 Aug 11
Yes, I also had time to think so. The problem is the number of the sender is not the same, always not the same, always changing. And the number of refills ordered is not the same. So far I just ignore it, try it later may have a friend who had a similar case and he/she managed to overcome them