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Posted by Rosie, 14:48, 7th November 2003:
 
I just got an email.,Don't know if its true or not, but I'm passing it on regardless.

If you receive a text message on your mobile from the number 15477
> > indicating that you have won a 2 night stay in the Druid's Marriott in
> > Wicklow, saying that they you must reply with the text "#90" or
"#09",You
> > Should delete this text immediately and not reply.
> > This is a fraud Company using a device, that once you press #90 or #09
and
> > reply text,they can access your "SIM" card and make calls at your
> expense.
> > Forward this message to as many friends as you can to stop it.
> >
Posted by Victor Menendez, 14:57, 7th November 2003:
 
I just texted it, nothing happened. does this mean i didn't win?
Posted by friday, 15:00, 7th November 2003:
 
that is worth passing on
Posted by Rosie, 15:01, 7th November 2003:
 
Vic!! They are gonna rob your phone credits now!!

:(
Posted by Victor Menendez, 15:12, 7th November 2003:
 
MEIN GOTT! what should i do?
Posted by Rosie, 15:18, 7th November 2003:
 
Well Buster, I'd run and hide. They've got your number now. Your dead meat.
Posted by Victor Menendez, 15:19, 7th November 2003:
 
They'll never take me alive, top of the world ma!
Posted by Rosie, 15:19, 7th November 2003:
 
hey - when you write "your" as in "you are dead meat" - how do you spell it? YOUR or YOU'R?
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 15:21, 7th November 2003:
 
You are = You're
Posted by Rosie, 15:25, 7th November 2003:
 
Cheers Foggie.

:D
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 15:38, 7th November 2003:
 
pleasure

:)
Posted by WarHead, 15:40, 7th November 2003:
 
Yeah, 'Your dead meat' means dead meat belonging to you.
Posted by WarHead, 15:45, 7th November 2003:
 
It's probably a hoax - these things usually are. They just want you to 'Forward this message to as many friends as you can' to see how much bandwidth they can clog up.
Posted by Grim..., 16:40, 7th November 2003:
 
Nah, it's crap - phones don't work like that.
On a related note, the only way you can block a phone (and not the sim card that's in it) is to know it's serial number.
You can get this on any phone by pressing *#06# on the 'dial' menu (the bit you normally look at).
Posted by eatmypiano, 17:25, 7th November 2003:
 
Hey everyone! It's a hoax. Similar to the one about passing a message on so that Bill Gates will give you money. It's propogated by naivety. In fact, I first saw it about 5 years ago. Don't pass it on to anyone.

In fact, the rule of thumb is this - Any message that finishes with "pass this message on to as many of your friends" shouldn't be passed on to anyone.

We all hate Spam so don't spread it.
Posted by tommorris, 19:28, 7th November 2003:
 
Cool - they can nick my 54p of credit.