Nokia 1100 gets highly sought after for its potential criminal use

22 April, 2009
One of the most popular handsets in the world - Nokia 1100 has found itself in the middle of a banking fraud scandal, according to a Dutch investigator. Allegedly, criminals are paying an arm and a leg...

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  • d
  • david
  • p8c
  • 23 Apr 2009

This is a tatally nonsense article, offering high amounts for this phone, even up to 25,000 euros when you can fly to any third world country for 1000 euros and get it of any retailer or buy it from someone of the street for 40 dollars, virtually everyone has this phone in developing third world countries. I see it everywhere when i travel to India, It is most popular and best selling phone of all time, any category. It must be some brand competing for the third world market releasing a credential blowing lie through dodgy media. I can make on phonecall to India and have my relatives send me 50 of these phones within 4-5 days. Ridiculous!

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    • Akbar
    • MGx
    • 22 Apr 2009

    Is it a late April fool!

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      • Anonymous
      • 3J6
      • 22 Apr 2009

      Anonymous, 22 Apr 2009hahahahahah even a Nokia 1100 its more useful than an Iphone!!!hahahaha!!!! love the comment!

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        • Anonymous
        • j2U
        • 22 Apr 2009

        hahahahahah
        even a Nokia 1100 its more useful than an Iphone!!!

          • z
          • ziyad
          • M1N
          • 22 Apr 2009

          these are selling for 15 bucks on ebay

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            • Anonymous
            • pT%
            • 22 Apr 2009

            Just think of the poor criminals having to pull one of these bad boys out in public! How embarrassing!

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              • Dhir
              • utd
              • 22 Apr 2009

              Anonymous, 22 Apr 2009haha I actually have this phone in my closet. I turned it o... morewanna tell you that that the phone must be manufactured in that particular factory which they mentioned in the article else i'm gonna prefer nokia 1202 :D

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                • Dhir
                • utd
                • 22 Apr 2009

                ehh did the next april fool came so early??
                criminals can acquire a working mTAN and initiate a transfer AFTER THEY HAVE STOLEN THE NEEDED ONLINE ID CREDENTIALS IN SOME OTHER WAY.

                how can i steal the online credentials?? even if i manage one or two there won't be enough cash like 32000 USD in their account or maybe only a little more than that :P

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                  • Jamal
                  • QuD
                  • 22 Apr 2009

                  This is funny

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                    • Leo
                    • G2G
                    • 22 Apr 2009

                    Nokia 1100! Banking fraud scandals... That's nothing compared to what criminals are doing with the 5800!! They say these guys can use a 5800 to hook up to satellites and get free sat TV!! >D

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                      • Anonymous
                      • IkU
                      • 22 Apr 2009

                      you can still see these phone used by eletrical and computer technicians. It's like a company phone to them since it's extremely reliable, that and that old candybar radio looking motorola phone lol.

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                        • jLG
                        • 22 Apr 2009

                        Lol, reminds me of the fraud scam with the 3210. Lmao... Nokia pwns in all aspects :D

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                          • barkatali
                          • t@F
                          • 22 Apr 2009

                          Possibility could not be ruled out.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • v0X
                            • 22 Apr 2009

                            they should totally look here in the philippines, stalls everywhere sell second hand phones dirt cheap....oops.

                              • D
                              • Dani
                              • nF9
                              • 22 Apr 2009

                              GSMarena finds any excuse to post about Nokia

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                                • macca
                                • S3L
                                • 22 Apr 2009

                                barrack, 22 Apr 2009wow!!! Thanks for the info GSMA!!!!!!! awesome i can go mak... moreim sure that gsm arent the first people to broadcast this story to the public and im even more sure of the fact that if i put an 1100 in your hands you would not hack any bank details even if you tried for 50 years as it takes more than just knowing that it can be done to do it!! you will be missing £1000s of software that would be needed too!! im also sure that the police will find the criminals before you do!! tit!!

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • p$K
                                  • 22 Apr 2009

                                  Y r these people lyin there's notin like dat in existance

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Rbq
                                    • 22 Apr 2009

                                    haha I actually have this phone in my closet. I turned it on and it works! I haven't used this phone since high school lmao, man I'm bout to put my phone on eBay right now lol

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                                      • barrack
                                      • U2A
                                      • 22 Apr 2009

                                      wow!!! Thanks for the info GSMA!!!!!!! awesome i can go make some serious cash! now all i gotta do is find them criminals!!!... thanks again GSMA!!!!..........broadcast it to the world!... seriously wtf??!!!

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                                        • Dani
                                        • nF9
                                        • 22 Apr 2009

                                        I have a 1100 can i sell it to these criminals!