Respected sir/madam,
If you could kindly advise me if this is real. I received an SMS from the number +27 72 553 2461, that I have won an amount R500, 000.00 from Nokia Promo. My refernce number is 01NK and the contact person is Mr. Williams on 071 943 2502. Suspicious that it is a scam I called the number and a male of a Nigerian accent answered and wanted to know how I would like the price to be paid. I offered to rather collect the price in person as a cheque and he asked me to bring with a copy of my id, a police report of clearance for criminal record as well as proof of residential address.\r\n\r\nWhat I do not understand is, why is it so difficults to catch these people, that there are so many of them people who are using cell number and yet we have been encouraged to rica and threatened that our service will be discontinued if we do not. If rica was intended to catch criminals, why is that it is so difficult to catch this criminals. Where do this people obtain our contact details and are they not going to eventually get hold of our residential addresses to come and further their criminal activities in our own home.\r\n\r\nI personally feel failed by our crime prevention units. I am providing this information so that the crimnals can be followed into their criminal hide outs and face the might of the law.