guy pls i need ur help...i got the same message but their barr edward they refered me to his number is 07043580977..so pls it is true or fake...what r the real numbers?....dey ask me to come do for afidavit of claim so as to transfer my fund.

You should also be aware that it is ridiculously easy to obtain a "070" personal number in the United Kingdom.  They can obtained for free, with diversion (call forwarding) to a number of your choice, even outside of the U.K.  And the CALLER pays the cost of the diversion by paying a premium for calling the number!

There are currently British laws in force that require safeguards with respect to these numbers -- e.g., the owner of the number is supposed to give the carrier providing this number real, honest personal information about him or herself (but when have you ever heard of a Nigerian 419 scammer that did that?) and the owner of the number cannot share fees with the carrier, unlike some other U.K. numbers, where the owner gets a share of the profits produced by fees charged to callers for calling the number.  But using the number as a "one off" for advertising something when you don't want to give out your actual home telephone number is considered OK, as far as I am able to determine.  In fact, it appears that that is exactly one of the reasons this type of number exists at all aside from giving travelers a single number where they can be reached no matter where they are.

These "070" numbers are usually written with a + and the country code "44" but without the leading "0" to indicate that you have to dial your international dialing prefix (instead of the "+" -- usually the international dialing prefix is "011" in the United States and Canada, but may vary depending upon your carrier and is often something else outside the U.S. and Canada) followed by the U.K. country code "44" followed by "70" and the rest of the number.

Thus, +447017602550 is a U.K. personal number.  You have no idea who you might reach or where you are calling when you call it, and the cost you pay for calling it is as opaque as a whirlpool in a mud puddle.  It's very difficult to find out, although there are supposed to be maximums in place in the U.K. that can still be rather expensive.  Calling from a U.K. cell phone especially can get very expensive!

If you want, you can go ahead and call +447017602550 if you want.  Just check with your carrier to determine how much it will cost you before you do.  That particular number is set up right now to dial my voice mail!  (You won't hear my voice, though, just a standard voice mail greeting.)  I got the number just this morning to prove to myself how easy it was to get one of these numbers for free.  I have, however, set it up to reject anonymous callers.

At least if you call my number, you won't be reaching a scammer.  But I recommend AGAINST calling ANY number that starts with +4470... (and several other, possibly even more expensive British-prefixed numbers) unless you know who it is and why you have to reach them that way.  The number may well be forwarded to Nigeria -- and YOU would be paying for it!

IMPORTANT: It you try calling  my voice mail at +447017602550, it will NOT be free to you to call, and I can't be responsible for the charges made to you by your phone company for dialing it!  (Just remember that I don't get any of it.)  I checked the prices on three different carriers offering VOIP service in the U.S. to see how much it might cost a caller from the U.S. to dial my number.  The price varies from about 8 cents per minute to 30 cents per minute.  One of the carriers had a quality option that brought one of these prices up to about 45 cents per minute.  It may be MUCH more than that if you try calling from a cell phone or a traditional landline service!  (FYI, whenever you dial the U.K., try to dial regular landline numbers rather than cell phone numbers if you can.  It is MUCH less expensive for the overseas call because, unlike the U.S., in the U.K. it is the CALLER who pays for the cell phone airtime.)

Pls,,contact me on this number 07065297605...i also got d same msg as urs,,it only remains d affidative form worth 13,000,,i wana know mayb its real or not plsss

Almost thesame thing is happening to me now

Read EITHER of the two posts immediately above yours to get your answer!

pls confirm this no + 44 704 579
5737 +44 770 004 7893 +44
704 ...,d message said that i av won us200,000.00.that i shld send my detail including my scanned id to one email provided or cal them to that no,that is frm shell oil corporation ltd,the claim wil end on august 2013,tanx.

NO!! It's a scam!    Do not give the scammers any of your personal information!

It is not true.  The message is a lie.  The person who sent it is a thief.  He will trick you into giving him money.  He will never give you any money.

Delete the message.  Do not reply to it.

 TELEGRAHIC /KTT DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAPAYMENT APPROVAL OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLYATTN: MR. OGUNREMI BUKOLA.
Help to confirm if it is true

It's a scam - did you actually enter this lottery?  There's no such thing as an email lottery - no matter what the scammers tell you.  They will ask you to deposit checks and then send them money for "taxes" or other fees.  The check they had you deposit will come back as stolen or fraudulent and you will be out of the money that they had you send.  Remember - if you win something, then you NEVER have to pay anything to receive it!

Mr Lucky, send  all the documents you received from them to my email alexnelson7729@yahoo.com to confirm if they are real or scam.

Alex Nelson
ISMT (Internet Security Monitoring Team)
West Africa.

i got a message from shell telling me i won huge amount of money through the lottery email draw... i did all the processing. they gave me shell certificate' and central bank gave me a bank draft. now i was told to process affidavit from federal high court... pls i want to know if it is true or its a scam. thou i register with shell petroleum development company... pls i want to know the truth.

Any clue where this is from?

I think it is a scam. The no. Called me in church but na whr money dem want naa. Useless people! If they r seeing this, let it be known 2 dem that they passed their boundary and I say they'll be apprehended soon.IJN. My money is not theirs.

The number called me and when I took the call it dropped so I called back but got an answering machine.

they referd me to central bank. Bt the email isnt frm them. : transfer.kttdepartment.cbn@gmail.com
transferkttdepartment@cenbkonline.com  Tel:234-705-6206068 +234-9-33648727. Note most of their numbrs are forged together with their own real numbers. Then they referd me 2their central bank's fake attorney barr.iloegbu edward. Note, if u search 4his numbr, it wld be d same on internet. Bt do not listen. I avnt got much time 2xplain. D iloegbu 419email is barriloegbuedward@hotmail.com. if u dnt get call frm 07043580977, then it is fake. The fake caller is 08095708127. Pls be wise. Do not pay into any bank o. If u be mumu or otondo or dollard, pay and be foolishly used like i was. Dnt pay into this bank acc numbr.
Acces bank.
Barr. Iloegbu azikee
0052658723. They could av another o.Be wise o. Banks would never tel u 2post ur phone numbr or personal information.d iloegbu has a very ugly voice and talks lyk a good respectabl man. joshua has a good sounding bold voice. B wise.Let ur instinct guide u bt nt d money

Pls if you are frm nigeria or anywher, if you ar refered to any bank, google search their email. No bank would ever use @gmail or yahoo.com. It would be e.g @centralbank.org make sure u check nt even this my centralbank.org. Plz. Team fight against 419 scammers

i got a call from +16644115001 from europe stating iv won a huge amount of money. Press one if you are a male and 2 if you are female.
I think it is a scam cos iv jst been scammed from an email @rediffffmail.com. The following numbrs are scammers. Pls do not listen 2dem or u'l regret: +44 704 579 5737 +44 770 004 7893 +44 704 57 88675.

Unknown callers, i suspect to be scammers

The phone no. Just called me and I want to find who it could be. Thanks