I cannot stop myself from sharing this with all of you.
Its all started when I received a call from someone
claiming that he was from Maxis and he asked me to shutdown
my phone for 2 hours for 3g update to take place. As I was
rushing for a meeting, I did not question and shutdown my
cell phone.
After 45 minutes I felt very
suspicious since the caller did not even introduce his name.
I quick ly turned on my cell phone and I received several
calls from my family members and the others were from the
number that had called me earlier - 3954380.
I called my parents and I was shocked that they sounded
very worried asking me whether I am safe. My parents told me
that they had received a call from someone claiming that
they had me with them and asking for money to let me free.
The call was so real and my parents even heard 'my
voice' crying out loud asking for help. My parent was at
the bank waiting for next call to proceed for money
transfer. I told my parents that I am safe and asked them
to lodge a police report.
Right after that I received
another call from the guy asking me to shutdown my cell
phone for another 1 hour which I refused to do and hung up.
They keep calling my cell phone until the battery had r un
down. I myself lodged a police report and I was informed by
the officer that there were many such scams reported.
MOST of the cases
reported that the victim had already transferred the
money! And it is
impossible to get back the money.
Be careful as this kind of scam might happened to any of
us!!! Those guys are so professional and very convincing
during calls. If you are asked to shut down your cell phone
for updates by the service provider, ASK AROUND! Your family
or friends might receive the same call.
Be Safe and Stay Alert!
Please pass around to your
family and friends!
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