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First of all! I live in Norway!. Why am I getting sms scams from the UK!?
I recieved this sms 8 o'clock this morning: "Congratulations! Your cellphone number won £2 million pounds in the Mobile Uk Promo. Promo code: UKMBL. To claim send email to: [protected]@ukmobilelottouk.com"

I called the number to ask why they contacted me...only answering machine!
I checked the number from the sender of the sms on google. check it out!: http://www.workbidder.ie/users/adhome/ ITs a freaking contracting business! nothing to do with lotto what so ever!
if u need pic of this sms answer me on this thread.

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Didn't Fall For It
, US
Feb 22, 2018 9:41 am EST

Wow, this UKMobile Lotto scam is still going around the world. I received a text message on my mobile phone today, 22 Feb 2018, in Malaysia where I live. I quote "Alert!: Your Mobile No is Selected as winner of £2750000 on UKMobile Lotto. Go to www.coolfeb.net (for me this is a telltale sign of a scam as it did not even pretend to direct me to a similar sounding UK Mobile website) to claim. enter Ref:AU564718812. helpline: info.ukmobile@cash4u (a bit of ingenuity here but it doesn't really come across as a very official though)" Note : my comments are in brackets per the quoted message received. Sender didn't even introduce himself/herself - another telltale sign. Here is the mobile # of the scammer : +[protected].

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Bruce Warren
, US
Feb 04, 2018 6:11 am EST

Got the same Message as everyone else by the sounds of it? On the 04/02/2018 and I live in AUSTRALIA? So it is still going around the World By the Sounds of it, , . It Told me to enter my ID number witch I didn't have? But they had sent me a lot of other numbers besides that one, so I tried to contact there help line and got a answering machine witch was full of messages. So I then tried to contact them online to get my ID number and I found this... It all makes sense now Lol hahaha it a Big Scam :)

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trickery
, AU
Oct 19, 2016 2:13 am EDT

I agree I am Australian and got the same message but for 3, 000, 000 yesterday, I followed the prompt to work out who it was and got an email back congratulating me and wanting payment for delivery of a cheque t-shirt, phone ect. plus my passport phone number and full name quoting false facts of international gambling acts of 2011. no way I'm sending that info and cash.

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Dorethy s
, US
May 12, 2016 2:08 pm EDT

Dorothy their email number is claimp6@gmail .com send moibile lottery 2-5-16 09, 54

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Dorethy s
, US
May 12, 2016 2:00 pm EDT

I live I'm Drammen and I got the mobile lottery winner. Winning number was [protected].from uk ...tThis letter says that I win 1, 000, 000, 00 euro the name called Paul Roger Reverend and claim Director. Processing and claim department They sent even a form to be fill.

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Ashvin Dobee
, US
Apr 25, 2016 4:00 pm EDT

Hi, I received 2 miss call, and when I called back on that number the person replied I won the U K Microsoft lotto 7 million pound, , what the fuk ? I know it's a silly joke I can give the number +[protected].

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Garrett Hastings
, US
Mar 01, 2016 9:13 am EST

Live in Canada and received message on mobile phone indicated they had drawn my mobile number winning a £2000000. Request a fee of approximately £450-500 for delivery. Delivery was thru Antron Express International Courier. Package was to contain cheque, mobile phone and computer. No money sent. What a scam! Time to shut them down!

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Ikmet Durmishi
, US
Jan 13, 2016 4:39 am EST

I have received this message two months ago.

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Lionteddy
, US
Nov 03, 2015 2:42 am EST
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I live in the USA and received the same message except it was a text from an email address, not a phone number?

Your mobile number was selected as the winner of TWO MILLION POUNDS with Winning No:17 xx xx xx For claims, Email: infouk@mobileclaims.org

I emailed saying, "do not flood my phone with spam!" And received a response saying "this prize is for all countries, due to the world wide economic crisis, fill out your name, address, sex, age" etc

So annoying that they got my mobile number?!

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Pedro_lisboa
, PT
Oct 22, 2014 10:16 pm EDT

Received SMS message from +[protected]

Received at Lisbon, Portugal 23-10-2014 04h00

Congratulations! Your mobile number was selected as the winner of 1.000.000 GBP on Mobile Lottery with Draw # [protected]. wmail: onemilliondraw@gmail.com for claims.

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Shellhardcore
, NZ
Aug 14, 2014 7:58 pm EDT

I'm from New Zealand, I also received this message: Your number was selected as a winner of 1, 500, 000, 00 pounds on UK MOBILE LOTTERY with draw number 626404. Email jhod76199@gmail.com for claims

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llol
, NZ
Jun 29, 2014 11:53 pm EDT

i also got a message as well and i am from new zealand. So hecka annoying in what they do ! Can anybody tell me if this is true or not?
Thanks

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KEFE THEZE
, NZ
Jun 13, 2014 8:52 pm EDT

i got the same txt message that my phone number was selected as the million winner for UK MOBILE LOTERY winner for sweepstakers? WTF, u pulling my leg now! 1, 500000, 00 URO POUNDS, EVEN!hahahahahahahaha... then how come your COURIER Email address is fukin unvalid? ...#you trick me 'ONCE'... BUT dont think you can TRICK me 'TWICE'#

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bokkiebad
, NL
Sep 02, 2013 12:10 pm EDT

Hi i am from the netherlands also loads off people here recieved the same text message, its clearly a scam designed to fool stupid People. I wonder how many people they can trick into paying the legal fee and how many people will send all there personal info and bank information

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koo1_kiwi
, NZ
Aug 25, 2012 1:15 am EDT

...the text, not the $ :)

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koo1_kiwi
, NZ
Aug 25, 2012 1:11 am EDT

...YYYYEEEESSSS! I got mine today WOOHOO!

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Celive
, ZA
Mar 08, 2012 10:50 am EST

Why isn't anyone reporting and catching these ppl. I live in SA and I have gotten three of these sms in the last couple of months

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Lxman
, IL
Feb 28, 2012 7:38 pm EST

Hi from Israel,

Got a text a few days ago. Sending text: "Your cellular was selected by UK Mobile Awards and given a Ref: UK07 for 1.000.000 GBR. Contact Mr. Foster on Email: cagtmbl@gmx.com for more info".

I decided to check out, sent a letter to the specified e-mail. Two days later I received a clear instruction pimo thing to do, and a period of 14 days. Which points to the fact that if I is not declared as pobiditel, then 14 days later my winnings canceled.

What do you say to that? A new approach .. ? Another scam?

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harro
cairns, AU
Oct 23, 2011 3:19 pm EDT

hey guys, got a text a few days ago as well-but not for 2 mill it was only 400, 000 pounds i followed it threw with a few incorrect details and made a new email and after several emails back and forth it ended up asking for 24, 824 baht about 800 australian dollars for the reason of tax duty or something like that. just wondering if their is anything that can be done about this. my heart goes out to the people that fork out that much money to a scam.

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lizanne1968
Brisbane, AU
Oct 12, 2011 11:36 pm EDT
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Hey from down under!...Australia...i am having the same deal

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xyztt
, IR
Jun 12, 2011 7:07 am EDT

I received this message, today morning. I know that 950000 is so much for lottery! I did not care about it and after this search in internet, i know that is not true! I live in Iran! Far from UK!

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xyztt
, IR
Jun 12, 2011 7:05 am EDT

he he! I live in Iran (Asia), i received this message today at morning. The money was so much that i did not trust it at first time! And now, i know that i was true!

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jad who hates loto
, LB
May 07, 2011 6:31 pm EDT

ok... it seems it had tricked us all, but who would make so ? im from lebanon and i thougt i really won till entered the website ... any ways i HATE lotery .:p good luck finding the person

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Sarah1984
Mount Druitt, AU
Apr 19, 2011 3:29 am EDT

bloody bloody hell...I wish it was true...they want me to send 500 pounds for insurance...ha ha... i told them when money starts coming out of my bum, id send it to Uranus...what a joke!

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tarlz
Hobart, AU
Apr 14, 2011 1:18 am EDT

I am from Tasmania, Australia and I recieved the very same sms yesterday with the very same promo code UKMBL sent from the number +[protected]!

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Nnini Marotholi
, ZA
Mar 28, 2011 2:05 pm EDT

I am from South Africa, I also received this message by SMS "Congratulations! Your cellphone number win $520, 000 pounds in the Mobile UK Promo. To claim send an email to: claim@ukmobilelottouk.com". I received this SMS from number no number UK, my number +[protected]
If anybody can explain what means that? just scam or UK lottery has something with that? To claim Mr Aarongray@gala.net Tel+[protected]

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Jana Fogelkvist
, AT
Mar 02, 2011 8:00 pm EST

Hi!I just got the same sms and live in Austria!That is so sick and mindless.

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yippie
, AT
Feb 18, 2011 10:51 am EST

And to Austria they sent an SMS yesterday with .. "Congratulations! Your mobile number has won 2 million pounds in the UK Mobilelotto awards to claim email claims@ukmobilelotto.org.uk Quote claim code UKA11EN" note that the exclaimation mark is the only interpunction used apart from the domain name.

This was sent by the number +[protected] on 18th of February 2011 at 02:29 am GMT+01:00

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mimi88
, LU
Feb 11, 2011 11:07 pm EST

I'm also from Luxemburg and I've never been in the UK but I recieved the message today from the same number...WEIRD! How do they get my number?

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luxi
, LU
Feb 11, 2011 8:48 pm EST

my husband was the last two days in london, maybe that's the way how they got my number. we live in luxembourg and i just received the same message from [protected]!

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Agusbudi
, US
Feb 10, 2011 9:56 pm EST

Hi everyone i life in australia Yes! I have a same text too. This is all scam. It's no such a thing call uk lottery. Stay away from it!

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Sandycman
, GY
Feb 07, 2011 12:08 am EST

I experienced the same as the above mentioned along with some other persons and when I investigated I got nothing and I live in South America Guyana
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sunny sa
, ZA
Jan 24, 2011 7:16 am EST

Hey all I live in South Africa I received a text Congratulations! Your cell#0 has won a prize of GBP 520, 000.In the UK lottery Mobile Draw. To claim contact Demain through this email ukts@live.com Tl +[protected].

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julia13
Mississauga, CA
Jan 23, 2011 9:30 pm EST
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Hello from Canada! Today I have received the same msg and I just had to check it out! I ended up finding this blog... and thank goodness I did. Seems like a scam to me. Proceed with caution! Or just, don't.

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slim01
, LB
Jan 18, 2011 9:51 pm EST

i got the same exact message with the same exact code 2 days ago... and i'm in lebanon and the message came from an irish number! this really pisses me off coz i thought i'd finally won somthing :P
although i did contact them back because i wana see what kind of hilarious crap they send now...
someody's gotta stop this!

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hussam.lb
, LB
Jan 12, 2011 11:47 am EST
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I live in lebanon . i got the same sms last night>firstly i thought that it was a joke from lebaneis companies as usual but when i guss the number and email >i felt thats ok, , , , , , , , , , its from uk they do what they say .loooooooooool but when i got this website from the net, , , , i got agreat hopless ...any way they shoudnt do that ...hhhhh

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corolla137
, MT
Jan 12, 2011 9:51 am EST
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I Am from Malta and i have recieved the same msg

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Rusta_Wu
, HR
Jan 12, 2011 8:21 am EST

Hello from Vukovar, also Croatia! 100% same message i got... Deleted about NOW! ;)
Cheers!
Rusta

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Iggy zammit
, MT
Jan 12, 2011 8:03 am EST
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I got a text last night on my Malta number saying exactly the same thing. Is this potentially true? Can't really believe it and need someone to answer me . Ig

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shananay
, VE
Jan 11, 2011 11:40 pm EST

omg i cant believe it! my mom got this message today and it said the exact same thing! and the worst thing: i live in venezuela! how the hell did they get my number? what about this? i put the celphone number in google and got this http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/353862350024#p178139619177406596