Free iPhone 4s? Hmmmm...

kimxy

Hi everyone!

I hope this is the right place to put this.

I've recently been blessed with a Samsung Galaxy (android) mobile. Over the last twenty-four hours, I've twice had a notification pop up on the the status bar on the top - a white star with a red circle in the middle. It says something about winning a free iPhone. Clicking on it leads you to...
http://www.orange.com-2011.org/m/uk/orange/iphone/msg.php?sid=a_ora

I know it is a scam; what I wanted to know is how they're delivering these alerts to my phone and what exactly would happen if I was to put my phone number in?
Thanks!

competitionscafe

Usually with these scams you get bombarded with spam texts which come with expensive charges to receive them. If they get your email then you get bombarded with spam emails.

Probably worth letting Orange know about the scam as the site url makes it look a bit like an official Orange site.
executive.office@orange.co.uk

The scammers also most likely own:

benefit500.com
buffettads.com
chaozempire.com
com-2011.org
coregius.com
coregius.mobi
dream-marriage.com-2011.org
imperial-corp.com (Which has this contact number in Germany: A Patrick Reinhardt Company
E-Mail: contact@imperial-corp.com Phone: +4917660027086)
orange.com-2011.org
simplewritingjobs.com
att.com-2011.org
consumer2news.com-2011.org
!!!!!!-2011.org
giveaways.com-2011.org
news6.com-2011.org
promotion.com-2011.org
twitter.com-2011.org

So a fake twitter site and several fake news sites.

The scam is linked to a company called Zingtones
(Play'n’ Win by Zingtones) http://zingtones.tv/

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/60699
http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/08452251808
http://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/www.bonus.zingtones.tv

Don't know how you are getting the alerts though.

Tubbss

I had a similar link today via e-mail, I checked it out and if you put your phone number in you are subscribing to a service that costs £3 per text! AVOID and dont put your number in! The page its-self dtates at the bottom that the information on it are not to be taken literally and cannot be classed as factual!

bigpound

https://www.orange.com-2011.org

obviously a fake site, like a phishing one

competitionscafe

Tubbss wrote: »

I had a similar link today via e-mail, I checked it out and if you put your phone number in you are subscribing to a service that costs £3 per text! AVOID and dont put your number in! The page its-self dtates at the bottom that the information on it are not to be taken literally and cannot be classed as factual!

Do you still have the email? Orange are asking for the email address it came from as their legal department is looking into this phishing/scam site.

oldagetraveller

I actually had a small window appear on my screen yesterday congratulating me on winning an Apple iphone4 and to click the link to claim. Win a 'phone, of course I have. Click on the link hmmmm, I don't think so. I can't remember which website I was on unfortunately when this happened, I doubt it was random. It's not appeared since - beware!

brokenant

If you are getting alerts like this in the notification bar then they are coming from an app you have downloaded. Try installing 'air push detector' found on the market, very simple app tells you which apps have hidden advertising like this.

Abbafan1972

I have an Android phone and keep getting strange notifications at the top to win stuff, so I will check that app out, thanks!