Goodday guys. I was sent a msg yesterday by universal telecoms.They need me 2 send a text in the format below 2 get my venue & time of the test.Has anyone gotten dis invitation?.
Format:skye*name*desired position*email to 35058
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Goodday guys. I was sent a msg yesterday by universal telecoms.They need me 2 send a text in the format below 2 get my venue & time of the test.Has anyone gotten dis invitation?.
Format:skye*name*desired position*email to 35058
Were you billed 100 naira for the first text you sent?. Others were. So if you are being asked to send another text, remember you will get billed. Please apply your heart to wisdom.
They are surely perfecting this Scam. Caveat Emptor!
Sorry house but this looks like a SCAM to me. Why send a txt that costs N100 to a short code? Pls don't let us be clouded with our desperate thot of landing a job. I can only see innocent job seekers been extorted. Remember short code numbers are only for commercial use. A word is enough for the wise.
its a scam,they need more money from the poor applicants
in my case, i saw the advert on the papers and decided to send the text (though i was not charged N100 but my friends that did it were charged that amount) hoping to be contacted in two weeks time as they claimed. but up till now, i am yet to be called for anything.
i think these guys are SCAMS......LET'S BE CAREFUL!
These guys are fraudulent! Please do not honour that message.
I sent a txt earlier on only to get this diz mornin:universal invites u to a test in lagos on 24/10/09.Txt skype*dsired positn*email to 35058.Time n venue wil b sent. Pls house,is diz4real or dem jst want chop another of my 100 naira?
I GOT A MSG TOO O FROM UNIVERSAL TELLING 2 COME 4 A TEST. House what is going on
Universal invites you to a test in Lagos on 24/10/2009. Text skype*desired postion *email to 35058.Time and venue will be sent.Applications are still being received.
Pls lets endeavor to ignore this scammers,they removed 100naira the last time we appliedand this is another opporunity to extort another 100naira. After writing the test if you want to know your result,you will still have to pay 100naira and if you want to go for 2stages of interview expect to spend another 200naira.
Its a ruse! Another scam from Naija.
I got the same message too, however if I may ask, how glad will you be if you save the 100 naira and realise later that it is all a scam and what will you do if you realise the gain of 100naira makes you loose a great job opportunity? we have to take take-able risks because life and success is all about succeeding in a venture.
House i recieved a text from universal sayin i have been shortlistd 4 a test on 24/10/09 dt i shuld text my name,position i desire n email to 35080 .does any one recieve d text?pls i nid ur response cos i hope is nt scam-dey charge 100per sms.tank u
U must have fallen to them once. Reply them and you will fall again.Quote:
Originally Posted by alukosam
I got the same text from skype
I got the same sms. please anyone with useful information should help. just hope is not a scam
[b][bI got the message too. Funny enough I read on this site that it was all a scam by some people. Please someone with reliable info about this company should kindly share with us.
P:[b]S- If it were a scam,can you imagine the no of people they have sent this mesasage to and the money to be made(100/sms)????????????? ??? ??? ??? ???
I got same text this morning.
it's scam,i got the funny text too.i was extorted N100.frm reakwon
why should network providers like glo, mtn and zain support this scammers. they have their whole details before they can issue them short code numbers. if u lost your SI, these network providers will ask for all your details including you passport if your id card photocopy aint clear.
NCC sholud know about this. I will send a mail to The National newspapers.
run, run run away u life is at stake
below is the content of the messages sent to individuals:
universal invites you to a test in lagos on 24/10/09. text skype*desired position*email to 35058. time and venue will be sent. Applications are still being received..
question 1: who and what is UNIVERSAL into?
question 2: why do we need to reply the text to get a TIME and VENUE?
question 3: what POSITIONS are available?
question 4: why are APPLICATIONS still been received? is there no DEADLINE?
unfortunately, i saw their advert on the papers last two months and decided to try it out and got the following reply instantly:
Welcome. Your application has been received. you'll be contacted shortly
they promised to get back to us in 2 weeks time ( as stated in the advert) but i'm yet to receive any reply after almost 6 weeks!. though they replied some of my friends who applied for it ( probably because i was charged N15 and not the usual N100).
i tried tracking the message centre through which the text came from and it reads: +2348030002430 (not so sure! but could be a company based in the east).
i have this feeling that these guys could be in a contract deal with MTN : where by they make people sent text messages for a fee and are been paid a comission for the no of messages sent through and to the code no 35058 .
i hate to admit the fact that these company may be a SCAM. but let's just wait and see what happens on SAT 24 and then after that. just hope we will not be asked to pay any money for a test.
i will be happy to apologize if my above findings are false.
thanks
did any one get an invitation for test from universal via skype?
pls is it a scam?
:oq2
pls ppl, i need to knw.
Don't mean to burst your bubbles but YES! It is a scam! U keep replying their messages for 100bucks each time and they keep giving u bits of info to keep u interested. typical! these things r quite obvious if u can be less sentimental. why would anyone invite you for a test and ask u again to text in order to get a venue? God knows what happens after that. even if skype is an organization operating in Nigeris, trust me bo, that message did not come from them. i got it too and i won't be beaten twice. it's definitely scam. wish u all of the very best... with real things...
no it isnt.i got it myself.lolllllllllllll
i also got the text and i replied them.they removed 100naira from my phone making it a total of 200naira i have paid so far.I wonder how much we are going to pay before we get the job with them.God help us all
Please sillt Ehis, do you still have the paper(Punch,i guess) where the desired positions are listed???
I can't find mine again!!
I would need anyone that still have to please send it to me in order for me to reply their text.
Life is all about RISK!! Who knows if this is the REAL thing...
Thanks.
Yinker check Guardian Tuesday 25 August 2009
@michaelfingerxwe all got it... but that only makes it a big scam.Quote:
Originally Posted by michaelfingerx
@yinker:Broda, "well-calculated risks" is the word. I hope it turns out ok for u, even though I am convinced u are losing another precious 100bucks to make some 'smart' guys rich. Wish u the very best of 'real' things!Quote:
Originally Posted by toludo
Universal telecoms sent me a message on the wee hrs of friday on the test to be held on the 24th oct,2009.i was told to send a text statin d position i want to apply for,my email address so that i wld be sent the venue and time.
Did anyone get the text?
@collinko: u no dey read b4 u write? wetin u think say we dey talk since?