Mobile phone scam - Ignore it at your own peril!

This is a new scam.... best to be aware about it.....let your family
members know about this.

This msg has been sent to me by someone known to me and following is the story of the victim in her own words:


Dear all

I cannot stop myself from sharing this with all of you.

Its all started when I received a call from someone claiming that he
was from my mobile service provider and he asked me to shutdown my
phone for 2 hours for 3G update to take place. As I was rushing for a
meeting, I did not question and shutdown my cell phone.

After 45 minutes I felt very suspicious since the caller did not even
introduce his name. I quickly turned on my cell phone and I received
several calls from my family members and the others were from the
number that had called me earlier - 3954380.

I called my parents and I was shocked that they sounded very worried
asking me whether I am safe. My parents told me that they had received
a call from someone claiming that they had me with them
and asking for money to let me free. The call was so real and my
parents even heard 'my voice' crying out loud asking for help. My
parent was at the bank waiting for next call to proceed for money
transfer. I told my parents that I am safe and asked them to lodge a
police report.

Right after that I received another call from the guy asking me to
shutdown my cell phone for another 1 hour which I refused to do and
hung up. They keep calling my cell phone until the battery had run
down. I myself lodged a police report and I was informed by the
officer that there were many such scams reported. MOST of the cases
reported that the victim had already transferred the money! And it is
impossible to get back the money.

Be careful as this kind of scam might happened to any of us!!! Those guys are so professional and
very convincing during calls. If you are asked to shut down your cell
phone for updates by the service provider, ASK AROUND! Your family or
friends might receive the same call.

Be Safe and Stay Alert!

Please pass around to your family and friends!