Phone call scam...

[74466]

Earlier this morning i recieved the following email, i know this is the wrong forum to post it in but i dont know where else to post it.

email::

Dear All,

If you receive a phone call on your mobile from any person, saying that,
he
or she is a company engineer, or telling that they're checking your
mobile
line, and you have to press # 90 or #09 or any other number. End this
call
immediately without pressing any numbers. There is a fraud company using
a
device that once you press #90 or #09 they can access your "SIM" card
and
make calls at your expense. Forward this message to as many friends as
you
can, to stop it.

All mobile users pay attention if you receive a phone call and your
mobile
phone displays (XALAN) on the screen don't answer the call, END THE CALL
IMMEDIATELY, if you answer the call, your phone will be infected by a
virus..

This virus will erase all IMEI and IMSI information from both your phone
and your SIM card, which will make your phone unable to connect with the
telephone network. You will have to buy a new phone. This information
has
been confirmed by both Motorola and Nokia.

PLEASE FORWARD THIS PIECE OF INFORMATION TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS HAVING A
MOBILE.

Charmaine Smit
Multimedia: Telecentre
Commercial Supervisor
Tel: (+264 61) 201-2027
Fax: (+264 61) 234884
Cell: (+264) 81 1222457
E-mail: smitc@telecom.na
Website: www.telecom.na

Now anyone who could help (V3g), CAN YOU PLEASE INFORM US OF THE CREDIBILITY OF THIS EMAIL?

I know there are alot of emails like these going around, and i have been wondering for some time now how credible they are.

Thanks for your endurance with me.

 

[Phaff]

I hate this type of junk, its as bad as virus warnings...
Please check all junk like this at www.breakthechain.org cause its just a variation of another junk chain e-mail.

 

[Arzy]

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/mobile.htm

Snopes is a wonderful website, whenever I receive an e-mail like this or anything that just seems a bit out of the ordinary I goto this website and 9/10 times its on there allready. Urban Legend.

 

[chiskop]

I hate this type of junk, its as bad as virus warnings...

Agreed.

Also lookit snopes.



<edit>Note to self: refresh page before posting </edit>

 

[vodacom3g]

We can close this thread as a well know scam.