美国工程师彼德森(夏恩·韦斯特 Shane West 饰)意外得到一部手机，接收到一条神秘短信。他先是因为它躲过了一次空难，后来，又在赌场里利用手机给他的短信赢得了不少的钱。他在赌场的举动不仅引起了赌场头目约翰的注意，也引来了格兰特特工。表面上格兰特用诈骗罪将彼德森逮捕，实际上他知道凡是用过此种手机的人最后都会死掉，他就是负责调查这个案子的人。 　　科技时代，每部手机，它拨打的电话、发送的信息、手机邮件都通过卫星得到其踪迹，只除了一部，这是一部世界上独一无二的手机,一部具有预测能力的万能手机，它让你得到一切，只要你能保住它。所有按照短信的指令去做的人，都将能得到意想不到的巨大财富。然而，这写短信也能让人深陷一个致命的阴谋当中。彼德森的命运将会如何？这部神奇的手机究竟隐藏着怎么样的秘密？Max Peterson is a globe-trotting techno-whiz who installs security systems on computers. He receives an anonymous gift: a phone which sends messages that enable him to win at a casino. Max soon finds himself pursed by hit men, the casino's security chief, and a CIA operative. Who's sending Max messages? Previous recipients of similar windfalls have ended up dead. After a couple of close scrapes, Max realizes he's in danger, so he tries to find out the root of the conspiracy - which seems to have access to every security camera in the world - before he's the next victim. Why is this happening to him, and who can he trust?