New SMS Scam Targets Bruneians
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - Mobile phone owners in the country who have received messages saying that they have won a windfall via SMS are advised to ignore and delete them right away.

After the money is sent, fraudsters would ask for more money or the "winners" will never hear anything from them again.

Many Bruneians have received an SMS stating "Your Phone number 673****** won $9,500 in the Yahoo 2007 Mail Alert Programme. Winners contact mailprize223@yahoo.com for free claims and delivery details."

The so-called "text scam" or "phone scam" is a criminal scheme whereby the victim would be informed through SMS or through a phone call that his or her mobile phone numbers have won money in a raffle draw purportedly sponsored by Yahoo.

The swindlers would then try to get their victims to remit or deposit money to certain bank accounts designated by them, supposedly for the payment of tax and other fees, as a precondition to getting the alleged prize.

Once the swindlers withdraw the money, the victim would no longer hear from them again. As a matter of precaution, the public should always be cautious of any scheme (lucky draw, raffle draw, etc.) which they have not participated in and which requires the payment of certain fees before being given the prize. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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