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The "Sony Mobile Sweepstake" Scam at nuson.net
The Sony Mobile Sweepstake Scam at nuson.net

www.nuson.net is a fake "Sony Mobile Sweepstake" website created by lottery scammers, which are being used to trick online users into believing they are winners in some so-called Sony Mobile Sweepstake. The lottery scammers behind the lottery scamming website lure their potential victims to it using email or SMS Text messages, which claim they have won thousands or millions of dollars/pounds, and they should visit either website to claim their so-called prizes.

The Fake "Sony Mobile Sweepstake" Website - www.nuson.net

www.nuson.net

Hi:Your Mobile No is Selected as winner of £1000000 on SONY SWEEPTAKE. Go to

www.nuson.net to claim. enter Ref: SON083AC . helpline: info.sony@onet.eu

Once potential victims contact the lottery scammers, thinking they are contacting Sony Mobile Sweepstake, the scammers will ask them to send personal information, and subsequently ask them to send money in order to receive their so-called prizes, which the scammers will claim the money is for taxes or processing fees. They will then ask their potential victims to send the money via Western Union, MoneyGram or other money transfer services. Once the scammers have received their victims’ money, they will disappear, leaving the victim frustrated, depress, and a few hundreds or thousands of dollars broke.

The same lottery scammers may contact their victims and attempt to scam them again using the personal information the victims sent to them, or they may sell their victims’ information to other lottery scammers, who will also attempt to scam the victims.

Therefore, online users are asked not to visit www.nuson.net, or any other websites, which claim they are winners in the Sony Mobile Sweepstake and are asked to send money or personal information in order to receive their so-called prizes.

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by an anonymous user from: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

received in Melbourne Australia from 0403 564 851. def dodgy af

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by an anonymous user from: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

"61421869874 info.sony-onet.eu. Ref: SON083AC."

Too good to be true, glad this alert was posted.

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by info

The scammers are using this telephone number: 0421 528 107

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by an anonymous user from: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Yes I got one today

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by an anonymous user from: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I already provided them my address, phone number and email id. What should I do now?

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by info

Just be careful going forward because the scammers or thieves will call you and attempt to trick you into sending them money.

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by an anonymous user from: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Received one of these text messages this morning in Adelaide, South Australia.

Sadly, knew it must be a scam, so ignored it.

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by an anonymous user from: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I received the SMS today ... it appeared to come from an Australian mobile phone number but the "prize" was in pounds

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by an anonymous user from: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I got the same text, definitely a scam. Going to just ignore it.

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by an anonymous user from: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I knew it was too good to be true. I even sent an email to question the authenticity of this message. I certainly don't remember entering in any sweepstake lottery. I filled in the details they asked for. All I can say about this is that in my experience, bad things happen to bad people.

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by an anonymous user from: Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia

Website based in Nigeria, registered to a non-existent Nigerian address.

Also been under names "dosony.net" and "sonysep.net"

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by an anonymous user from: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Received text at midnight telling me I had won a large sum of money, really?

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by an anonymous user from: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

I just received the message and I thought it was a scam. Checked online and saw this. Thanks for the reassuring message.

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by an anonymous user from: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

What country does it originate from.

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by an anonymous user from: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I got this message and I thought it was a scam right away, thanks for the reassuring message.

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by an anonymous user from: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

info-berkeleyfinanceuk.org
Fake mobile rotter...

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