The harmless hoax: "Your Cell Phone Has A Name!" is spreading on Facebook at an alarming rate. This hoax claims that your cell phone has a name and you can display it by entering the last 3 digits of your cell phone number in the format @[xxx:0], in the Facebook comment text box and pressing the "Enter" key. But, this will NOT display the name of your mobile phone, instead, it will only display the name of a Facebook user.
If the hoax is sent to you, please do not follow the instructions in it.
The "Your Cell Phone Has a Name" Hoax
Your Cell Phone has a name!
Take the last tree digits of your number
(Example ***-***-*123)
Type it like this: @[123:0] |in the comments below and hit enter.
I's name will appear!
Every Facebook user or profile has a unique identification number associated with it. This number can be represented in the short format of @[number1:number2].
If you enter the following in any Facebook comment text field box and press the "Enter" key, a name will be displayed:
- @[12345:1]
- @[1235:1]
- @[1245:0]
- @[232:0]
- @[242:0]
- @[249:4]
- @[333:5]
- @[145:6]
- @[1423:7]
- @[12345:9]
If you keep adding one to the first or second number (number1 or number2), a different name will be displayed.
This hoax will not harm your computer or steal your information, it was just created for amusement.