Hilarioussssssss

Now I don't like thinking of myself as gullible, who does? But I have to admit I fell for this one.
Now you do have total permission to laugh on this one but do note that I felt like such a fool when it was all over.
What's even worse is that EVERYONE was in on this one and I fell for it BADLY.

Okay so a colleague of mine comes across this website that gives a free demo for, out going mobile text messages (sms). Don't know how the website or technology works but I guess it allows you to type out a message and send it to a number of your choice.
So I get the following message on my cell phone from 'BJS' - 'Hi, u have won a New Moto Razr 4 buying a Motorola Phone nd also using d ringtone Phone Uthao Phone Uthao.Contact 98-------- (an actual mobile number) 4 collecting ur phone'

Yes I know how stupid to even read a message like this but still I went around the office showing this to some people cause I thought it was hilarious that I get a message saying that I will win a new Moto Razr for buying one already. So I even go ask our tech guy if they are doing some testing and stuff but he says no (I don't think he was in on it)

Anyway Bhavna insists that I should call the number up and see what happens. I obviously say I won't do any such thing, so she asks me for the number and dialed it on her phone and when it was ringing was shoving her phone at me to talk when someone picks up. I said no out right. So someone answer the number and says 'Welcome to 'BJ Technologies', how may I help you' in a damn weird accent. So Bhavna then passes on the phone to Binda who starts talking to this female (on speaker).

The conversation is something like this -

Weird Accent : Welcome to BJ Technologies
Binda : Ya who is this
WA : This is BJ Technologies
Binda : What?
WA : BJ Technologies.
B : What is this? Is it a company
WA : Yes Madam
B : Where are you located?
WA : Andheri East
B : Okay, I got a message from you people saying that I have won a moto razr.
WA : Okay can you please give me your name and I will check my database.
B : Deepali
WA : Right madam your name is there, so you have won a phone.
B : How have I won this phone?
WA : By lucky draw madam.
B : How was my name picked
WA : From names in our database. Can you come collect the phone today?
B : Where do I have to come?
WA : Saki Naka
B : No I don't think I can come there and pick it up. Can you deliver it to me?
WA : What is your address?
B : 123, abc def (gives the office address)
WA : I am sorry can you repeat
B : 123, abc def, got it?
WA : Yes madam
B : ghi jkl mno pqr (completes the address)
WA : Okay madam we will deliver it to you. You will be available between 9 am and 3 pm at this address tomorrow right? (it's a friday)
B : No not tomorrow, can you send it on Monday.
WA : Okay we will send it on Monday, you will be available between 9 am and 3 pm right?
B : Yes (pause) How are you going to send it
WA : We have our own courier company.
B : Okay what is your name?
WA : (Name) some name that I don't remember.
B : Okay thank you, bye.

Suddenly Binda , Bhavna and all are asking me how I won this. And I am like "how would I know? I don't know. Maybe it's got to do with the place I bought my phone from. Don't know where it is from though, maybe I'll call home and ask if the phone was purchased that BJS.

So I called my sis up (ya it looks very stupid a move, right now). And ask her the name of the company and whether it's BJS. She says she doesn't know and can check the bill for me. She ask why and I tell her the story of the SMS. She finds out that I haven't purchased the phone from any such company. So I tell her it's okay.

Everyone around now is asking me how these people knew not only that I have a new phone (which is a VERY big deal in itself), but also know that I have this ring-tone. Miss B comes up with the theory they must have got my number when I downloaded that ring tone. But I tell them I didn't download it and it just got forwarded. Anyway we all get back to work.

After about 30 mins I get a second message from BJS saying -
Thank you for returning our call and confirming your address. Please send us a DD for Rs. 12000 as a membership to BJ Tech. Thank u and welcome to BJ Club.

I am then thinking shit man - nothing in life comes for free - how depressing. And kinda sad that I am not going to get a new phone. Then I worry about whether they will actually send the phone before the DD reaches them. Yes I know - the whole incident is very stupid. Anyway I think why go through the headache on Monday morning so I reply to the second message saying 'I'm not interested' but the message fails (this is just an outgoing message demo). So I think chuck it, I got better things to do right now and that Monday morning might be painful cause I might have to get on the phone and fight with someone about how I wasn't told I was suppose to be a member and the membership number.

So I am working and after another 30 minutes I get a call from BJ Technologies (same weird accented female) asking me to confirm the address. So I say start walking out of my room cause it's too noisy saying 'ya I'm not interested'. What I don't realise is that while I am walking toward the main door, the whole bunch of people are standing around. The female starts to say something else and I realise that the voice is coming from the phone and also from around. I turn around to see the gang and I see it's Priyanka talking to me on the phone. LOL. And as soon as I realise everyone bursts out laughing.

Ah well I haven't had too many pranks played on me (thank god otherwise people might realise how gullible I am). But it wasn't super fun when everyone was standing around laughing. And I mean everyone. And all of them were in on it from the start man.

Anyway what I am happy about is that it was well executed. Also everyone acted it fantastically. Bhavna with her eagerness to get me my new 'free' phone (btw BJS are her initials - yes I know that you are also realising that I am gullible AND stupid). Binda for having that whole conversation with the weird accent woman. And Priyanka for being the weird accent lady. Very well executed.

Hats Off.