• Nigerians reassured over 'killer phone number' fears
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[quote=BBC] Nigeria's authorities have been forced to reassure the public that a mobile phone number cannot kill, after rumours were spread by text messages. Viral text messages had warned that several people had died when they answered calls with the ID 09141. The regulatory body, the Nigerian Communications Commission, said this was "unimaginable" and "unscrupulous persons" were spreading fear. A BBC reporter was unable to get through to the number. 'Gullible people' The text messages gave conflicting accounts of the number of people killed when they answered the call - some put the death toll at seven while others put it at 10. "Technically, it is not possible for such a thing to happen. It is therefore unimaginable that somebody will die while receiving a call," commission spokesman Reuben Muoka said. "It is only very gullible people that will believe such a rumour." Other messages that have caused panic in the past include claims that acid rain from seasonal dust storms can burn people alive, the AP news agency reports. Poor education and superstitious beliefs lead some Nigerians to take the messages seriously, correspondents say.[/quote] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14938984[/url] Instantly thought of this: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjbRnmJrWIQ[/media]
SEVEN DAYS Nah srsly, that's just common sense. It's a string of numbers, the fuck is it gonna do?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1F7hJNsi5M[/media]
guys mainly don't go to the url "http://www.garrysmod.com/", if you do it hacks your computer, your monitor will explode and kill you!
[QUOTE=Conspiracy;32317673][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1F7hJNsi5M[/media][/QUOTE] The monster in that move was fucking creepy. [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e4/Onemissedcall_posterbig.jpg[/IMG] Gah!
Oh nigeria. Edit: Never change. Edit2: Nigerian scammers strike their own.
I'm watching the Japanese version right now. It has some decent psychology bits. Also, I'm kind of getting the sense that it's meant to show people that sensationalism is bad. Like, it creates this need for attention or something. To be actually on topic for once, I'm not really surprised this is happening in Nigeria. It could honestly happen anywhere.
Reminds me of "Cell" by Stephen King. The only difference is that you turn into a fucking zombie.
I still find it shocking how ignorant much of Africa really is. Then again, Americans are stupid enough to believe astrology, death panels, and moon landing conspiracies.
Dumb people exist everywhere, mostly in Apple stores though.
How come we can laugh at nigerians for their ignorance? Here in the first world, not so long ago, many believed talking too much on the phone could give you brain cancer, and many still believe. It's the same, They just gave it a more dramatic sense to it.
[QUOTE=barttool;32322126]How come we can laugh at nigerians for their ignorance? Here in the first world, not so long ago, many believed talking too much on the phone could give you brain cancer, and many still believe. It's the same, They just gave it a more dramatic sense to it.[/QUOTE] Not to mention the whole immunization debacle and Obama's birth certificate. Gullible people can be found (and fooled) all over the world. It's just urban legends that change.
I really want to know how they thought this would work.
[QUOTE=Cone;32317747]The monster in that move was fucking creepy. *monster* Gah![/QUOTE] That thing is terrifying.
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