cellphone manufacturer Nokia warned on Monday
of hoax e-mails and SMS"s sent in the company"s
name.
"Nokia do not participate in any lottery activities
and the messages constitute a scam," said Nokia"s
senior account manager Caryl Ramsden. The company warned of sophisticated hoaxes
"distributed by a syndicate of fraudsters"
requesting an administration fee to collect
winnings. Ramsden said that the fraudsters use software
enabling them to see which handset is being used
by a target. They then personalise the hoax SMS to
garner a response." She said that this hoax is an international scam and
is not unique to Nokia. Consumers should not forward or respond to the
messages in any form, Ramsden said
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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