Deadly Mobile Phone Virus Hoax
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What the fact-checkers found
Warning email claims that receiving a mobile phone call from certain numbers will cause brain hemorrhaging and death
Subject: mobile phone brain virus
Hi All,
Its very important news for all of you. Do not pick up calls from the Under given numbers.
9888308001,
9316048121,
9876266211,
9888854137,
9876715587,
These numbers will come in red color, if the call comes up from these numbers. Its with very high wave length, and frequency. If a call is received on mobile from these numbers, it creates a very high frequency and it causes brain ham range.
It’s not a joke rather, its TRUE. 27 persons died just on receiving calls from these numbers. Watch Aaj Tak (NEWS), DD News and IBN 7.
Forward this message to all u’r friends and colleagues, and relative
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