NEW FRAUD. PLS BEWARE!!
Given below is what happened to someone & he has narrated this in his own words:
" I received a call from someone claiming that he was from my mobile Service provider 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, but just shut down 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 saw several SMS from my family members and the others were from the number that had called me earlier –
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 father 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
kept 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 happen 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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