I got this message and I'd like to share it with everybody so that you would be wary of this operation.
--- On Fri, 4/9/10, Edgar Ilagan
Dear all,
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 quickly 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 run 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!
If we solely depend on ourselves for protection, these people can overcome us. There is no greater protector than God. You only have to ask! Pray harder!!!
