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The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by gem: 2:54pm On Jul 21, 2005 |
killer mobile phone rumour - anyone have any info about it? Hi, I am student in London doing a project on rumours and I was wondering if anyone in the forum has any information or experience of the Lagos rumour last year about killer numbers (i.e if you answer your phone from a certain number you might die). I'm also trying to find out if v mobile did anything to help end the rumour. Thanks for your help! Gem |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by Seun(m): 3:45pm On Jul 21, 2005 |
This following funny article by 'Apostle' John Sagai Adam deals with the issue in question: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - GSM Today Ezine Volume 3 Issue 31 July 2004 |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by Seun(m): 4:01pm On Jul 21, 2005 |
[list][li]The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators in Nigeria (ALTON) has described the growing fears over certain GSM numbers associated with death, as a "complete hoax, from the telecommunications engineering point of view”. Last week, a major controversy broke out in the country, particularly in Lagos, that receivers of calls from certain GSM numbers would faint or die.[/li][/list] "It's all a big hoax" [by Sola Fanawopo Monday, July 26, 2004] [list][li]A new Nigerian movie titled 'Abuja Lowo Wa' is currently being shot to unravel the genesis of the rumour ... the film will shock Nigerians when they realise that the rumour started from a mere failed business call received by an Abuja-based business man.[/li][/list]Balancing Act [list][li]A Nigerian mobile telephone firm is seeking to quash a widespread rumour that users answering calls from two "killer numbers" have been struck dead on the spot. Over the weekend Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, was gripped by reports that calls from the numbers 0802 311 1999 and 0802 222 5999 had slain subscribers who answered them. "This is an absolute hoax ... ignore it," Emeka Oparah, a spokesman for V-mobile, the country's second largest GSM provider, said in a statement. "We wish to state categorically that from an engineering point of view, it is absolutely impracticable, and there is no such record whatsoever anywhere in the world, that anyone has died or can die from merely receiving or making a phone call on GSM or any other telecommunications platform", it said.[/li][/list] Smh I hope I've helped to answer this question a little bit. I'd like to invite other members of this forum to tell gem whatever they can remember about the "killer GSM" rumor. |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by hotangel2(f): 4:17am On Jul 22, 2005 |
haha Seun. I love the write up. Well the man is funny. Nigeria is making my stomach turn. Killer number? ? |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by Vicuzo(m): 12:22pm On Jul 22, 2005 |
hi love,this was one of those rumours dat wasn't backed up by even a pinch of truth or was it... ![]() |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by Seun(m): 12:36pm On Jul 22, 2005 |
Not one pinch of truth in it, I'm afraid. Nobody even died. |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by hotangel2(f): 7:22pm On Jul 22, 2005 |
Seun did you call any of the numbers? |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by mamba(m): 8:39pm On Jul 22, 2005 |
Seun, why don't you try calling the numbers ![]() |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by jogego(m): 9:34pm On Jul 22, 2005 |
I remember secondary school in Lagos and at times there would be rumors that if somebody touches you, your private part would go missing ![]() Pity really.Defies all logic. But then so do all things in Naija |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by hotangel2(f): 4:51am On Jul 23, 2005 |
NIgerians make me laugh. What about the[i] "if you pick money that you found on the ground, you'll turn to a goat" [/i]own? I picked alot of money on the ground durring that time, and here i am, a whole human. |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by mamba(m): 9:50am On Jul 23, 2005 |
Hot-angel, you better thank your God that you didn't get used for pepper soup. This is Nija where so many people are desperate to make money and would do anything to get political power. These things happen and they are real, there are lots of babalawos in Nija and many desperate people use fetish means to achieve their aims so beware! There are many shrines, cults, brotherhood and the likes allover Nija so I aint disputing the killer GSM rumour, it might just be true... I know someone in USA that was remote controlled or bluetoothed ![]() |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by gem: 8:33pm On Jul 26, 2005 |
Thanks guys, I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my request! Does anyone know if 'Abuja Lowo Wa' was actually made. Love Gem |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by emmlaura(m): 2:33pm On Sep 06, 2005 |
@ hot_angel did u say u picked a lot of money. i will be seeing u very soon. so na u de grab all the money wey i lose |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by hotangel2(f): 5:29pm On Sep 06, 2005 |
hahahaha..... You make me laugh emmlaura. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by IAH(f): 7:12pm On Sep 06, 2005 |
I remember a time I went to Computer Village, they rushed one guy past me into a Taxi, probably to the hospital. They said he answered a call and fainted. I was not there when he answered the call so I don't know exactly what happened or if it's true. But people started saying he received a call from Killer number. There was no blood in his mouth. He was just unconscious. I don't know what happened after then. |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by mlksbaby(f): 10:32pm On Mar 17, 2006 |
hot-angel: mamba: See. . . ? Bad advice ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by mlksbaby(f): 10:34pm On Mar 17, 2006 |
Phew!! Okay, relax. I was wired up to another thread where he appears hale and heartily doing his job. ![]() |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by Badman888(m): 3:40am On Jun 02, 2006 |
i remember when this happened, long time ago no evidence to back them up my cousin called some of those numbers nothing happened. People were even afraid to pick up international phone calls |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by Dclique(m): 3:57pm On Aug 20, 2008 |
believe it or nt 85% of nigerians believed in that killer numbr stuff, am nt saying am part of dat percent bt because of da high rate illteracy in da country. I thank GOD that no one i knw experienced it sha, |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by tobidaflava(m): 4:04pm On Aug 20, 2008 |
Amen! |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by Dclique(m): 6:52pm On Aug 20, 2008 |
lol, |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by jayron(m): 2:10pm On Sep 14, 2011 |
@ All I want someone to tell me, this is not a joke. Somebody just text me on that. |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by hillsate: 3:50pm On Sep 14, 2011 |
Guy, all these gimmicks are always generated by sales representatives of GSM companies in order to meet their targets in 'bad months'. There are some they send telling you of people that were blessed by forwarding to 10 people and people that died who deleted and didnt forward the text. if you look at such texts some are up to 5 texts in 1. Imagine sending 5 paged text to 10 people. Minimum you will spend is N500. Because nigerians are vulnerable, people now resort to loading their phones to obey. For the socalled killer numbers, it is always started by the sales representatives of the older GSM companies in Nigeria. They know that being the older companies most of the numbers people have are from their network and they know that people will end up not picking numbers they do not have stored on their phones. Hence new entrants into the market may have issues because people will now be forced to resort to using their old numbers to call which will favour the older networks, i suspect that this new case of killer numbers is started by MTN. This is because Etisalat and Glo have taken most of their customers. of course people are buying etisalat and glo so well these days. Coincidentally people that informed me today of the killer numbers are all MTN staff. |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by RMU: 4:20pm On Sep 14, 2011 |
sham!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by chakaz(m): 9:22pm On Sep 14, 2011 |
Rubbish! |
Re: The "Killer GSM Phone Number" Rumor (July 2004, Nigeria) by Bishopking: 10:00pm On Sep 14, 2011 |
this is what you get for insulting the president's wife. I am sorry for you guys. |
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