The you-have-won-a-million text scam

Published by Ewan on Monday 19th February 2007, 01:28 | Filed under: Mobile, SMS

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There seems to be no end to the short message service (SMS) scams originating from outside Brunei.

The latest in a long line of hidden-fortune scams has been making its rounds here, even in the form of a SMS from the Philippines.

Not much different from the email variety that you get, this scam involves convincing you that you’ve won a few million quid — but in order to get it, you need to pay a few ‘expenses’….

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