Called from 180? You probably won on MTN Nigeria

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Posted by on Saturday July 28, 2012 11:59:36:

So the news now is that unless you did receive a call from MTN customer service like from 180, you are not a winner yet. Most text messages alerting you that you are a winner is most likely a fraudulent message.

Ever since I wrote an article on MTN Nigeria mega promo on this site, there has been a lot of comments as well as complaints by people who thought they were already winners. It seems some sms scammers had been sending bulk sms scam messages to many MTN subcribers supposedly from 180 telling them they were winners in the promo. Where the scammers probably got it wrong was when they started requesting for upfront payment in form of cash or recharge cards from the supposed winners who I should have expected to treat as winners and not cash cows.

Now, MTN subscribers who normally participate in promos should know that Y'hello has even released a public statement alerting them to be aware of such scammers and that most of those text messages did not really come from MTN.

According to MTN Nigeria;
- They don't send text messages to winners if they win
- They would rather call you from 180
- They don't ask for any form of payment in advance
- You can always call back MTN on 180 to confirm if you have doubts.

So if you do receive a text message supposedly from 180 telling you you've won N50,000 or N5m in any current or future promo, it is probably not from MTN Nigeria.



Comments:
Re: Called from 180? You probably won on MTN Nigeria Posted by Bolanle Adewoye on Friday September 14, 2012 at 21:37:31:

I just received a text message from call centre saying that have won Two million naira {N2,000,000:00} and that I should call 08036096235 or www.mtnonline.org for claims with a Ref. No. Is this real, pls let me get reply so I dont become victim of 419. Tks



Re: Called from 180? You probably won on MTN Nigeria Posted by umar mustapha dangi on Thursday October 18, 2012 at 23:30:5:

With an experiance call from 180



Re: Called from 180? You probably won on MTN Nigeria Posted by buhari Muhammed on Thursday February 6, 2014 at 13:59:0:

i received test from 180 that i won 2.000000 naira is that true..if is true so that i will plan to continue my education



Re: Called from 180? You probably won on MTN Nigeria Posted by Anthony on Friday March 14, 2014 at 15:29:47:

They said if l load 200 airtime that l should get 5000 airtime pls tell me it is true



Re: Called from 180? You probably won on MTN Nigeria Posted by Felix Okoli on Friday March 14, 2014 at 15:29:47:

I've never heard of that promo before o!


Re: Called from 180? You probably won on MTN Nigeria Posted by Alex o. Ukeoma on Friday March 21, 2014 at 11:5:33:

I recieved a text massage on 20match that i win #300,000. From ncc that i should recharge #3000 to prosess it and transfer to my acc name and no, and after that the money will be pay to my acc, is this true?. Pls us mtn,ncc . ALEX UKEOMA.



Re: Called from 180? You probably won on MTN Nigeria Posted by Felix Okoli on Friday March 21, 2014 at 11:5:33:

It is not true. Forget the fraudsters.