800-779-6164
 | Etta 2011-06-06 20:58:24 Unknown |
Called that we had won one of three prizes...plus we get a gas card for just going....it's a travel club. They do not belong to any national organization or the BBB. Lots of questions to ask....don't think I'm going to the meeting. You have to show a credit card as ID.
| Peg 2011-06-06 20:58:24 Unknown |
They called on my cell and said I have won an Escalade or 50,000.00
It's called cold cash drawing
It's called cold cash drawing
| OMG 2011-02-26 23:01:00 Unknown |
GET REAL THEY CALL PEOPLE AND TELL LIES. LIES LIES stop the petty party please.
| Rita Myers 2011-02-26 22:58:17 Unknown |
I also recievied a call COOL CASH GIVEAWAY call back at this number 843-492-0290 ,Because we have drawn your name and please call
Said this is STEVE WARD FROM CLAIM CENTER,Ask for Mark Young call before 9:00pm.
And we did OMG I Fell for it.
I EVEN LET A MESSAGE.
Said this is STEVE WARD FROM CLAIM CENTER,Ask for Mark Young call before 9:00pm.
And we did OMG I Fell for it.
I EVEN LET A MESSAGE.
| EG 2010-08-26 12:55:34 Unknown |
Just so you all know, this was from " the validation center in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina" not in Colorado
| EG 2010-08-26 12:53:34 Unknown |
I recieved a call last night 8/25 at 7:45 pm from the prize validation center claiming I was a winner in the cool card cold cash giveaway. He left a message and said I needed to return the call by 9 PM!! the number I was given to call was different. 800-355-5587.
| lamet 2009-08-20 17:23:25 Unknown |
Ashley's trying way to hard to convince the rest of us that it is not a scam -
Its a KNOWN SCAM Posted here on 800notes since NOV 08 and on the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WEBSITE sinve JULY 2000!
Telemarketers are also using this ILLEGAL PLOY to get around the DONOTCALL LAWS. They call claiming you have won a prize and they start to sell somthing. they are required to tell you UPFRONT THIS IS A TELEMARKETING CALL!
16 Ways you can be phone scammed.
http://800notes.com/articles/Article.aspx/LFRVNXyqwQBNrAjLF8wQyg
Another phone scam involves calls from ?Prize Distribution Centers? that claim that you are the winner in sweepstakes or a lottery. Of course, you are not the only ?winner? in the lottery and tens of thousands of people received the same call. The goal of the scheme is to entice you to make a relatively small payment (for example, shipping and handling fee, a sales tax) promising that a much bigger prize will be sent your way. Once the payment is sent, you will most likely not hear from the company again, and a promised ?Lincoln Navigator? will not find its way to your driveway.
Prize Offers: You Don?t Have to Pay to Play!
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel17.shtm
Facts for Consumers PDF Format En Español Email
Prize Offers: You Don?t Have to Pay to Play!
Congratulations, it?s your lucky day! You?ve just won $5,000!
You?re guaranteed to win a fabulous diamond ring, luxury vacation or all-terrain vehicle!
If you receive a letter or phone call with a message like this, be skeptical. The $5,000 "prize" may cost you hundreds of dollars in taxes or service charges ? and never arrive. Your "fabulous" prize may not be worth collecting. The diamond is likely to be the size of a pinhead. The "vacation" could be one night in a seedy motel, and the ATV, nothing more than a lounge chair on wheels!
Scam artists often use the promise of a valuable prize or award to entice consumers to send money, buy overpriced products or services, or contribute to bogus charities. People who fall for their ploys may end up paying far more than their "prizes" are worth, if they get a prize at all.
What these people are likely to get - especially if they signed up for a contest drawing at a public place or event ? may be more than they bargained for: more promotions in the mail, more telemarketing calls and more unsolicited commercial email, or "spam." This is because many prize promoters sell the information they collect to advertisers.
Worse yet, contest entrants might subject themselves to a bogus prize promotion scam.
And The Winner Is...
Everyone loves to be a winner. A recent research poll showed that more than half of all American adults entered sweepstakes within the past year. Most of these contests were run by reputable marketers and non-profit organizations to promote their products and services. Some lucky winners received millions of dollars or valuable prizes.
Capitalizing on the popularity of these offers, some con artists disguise their schemes to look legitimate. And an alarming number of people take the bait. Every day, consumers throughout the United States lose thousands of dollars to unscrupulous prize promoters. During 1999 alone, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 10,000 complaints from consumers about gifts, sweepstakes and prize promotions. Many received telephone calls or postcards telling them they'd won a big prize - only to find out that to claim it, they had to buy something or pay as much as $10,000 in fees or other charges.
There's a big difference between legitimate sweepstakes and fraudulent ones. Prizes in legitimate contests are awarded solely by chance, and contestants don't have to pay a fee or buy something to enter or increase their odds of winning. In fraudulent schemes, however, "winners" almost always have to dip into their pockets to enter a contest or collect their "prize."
Skill Contests
There's one notable exception: skill contests. These are puzzles, games or other contests in which prizes are awarded based on skill, knowledge or talent - not on chance. Contestants might be required to write a jingle, solve a puzzle or answer questions correctly to win.
Unlike sweepstakes, skill contests may legally require contestants to buy something or make a payment or donation to enter.
It's important to recognize that many consumers are deceptively lured into playing skill contests by easy initial questions or puzzles. Once they've sent their money and become "hooked," the questions get harder and the entry fees get steeper. Entrants in these contests rarely receive anything for their money and effort.
Consumer Protections
Several consumer laws help protect consumers against fraudulent sweepstakes and prize offers promoted through the mail or by phone.
Telephone Solicitations
Telemarketers frequently use sweepstakes and prize contests to sell magazines or other goods and services. These telemarketers make an initial contact with consumers through "cold calls," or take calls from consumers who are responding to a solicitation they received by mail.
The Telemarketing Sales Rule helps protect consumers from fraudulent telemarketers who use prize promotions as a lure. In every telemarketing call involving a prize promotion, the law requires telemarketers to tell you:
the odds of winning a prize. If the odds can't be determined in advance, the promoter must tell you the factors used to calculate the odds.
that you don't have to pay a fee or buy something to win a prize or participate in the promotion.
if you ask, how to participate in the contest without buying or paying anything.
what you'll have to pay or the conditions you'll have to meet to receive or redeem a prize.
The Telemarketing Sales Rule prohibits telemarketers from misrepresenting any of these facts, as well as the nature or value of the prizes. It also requires telemarketers who call you to pitch a prize promotion to tell you before they describe the prize that you don't have to buy or pay anything to enter or win.
Written Solicitations
Many sweepstakes promotions arrive by mail as a letter or postcard that instructs the consumer to respond by return mail or phone to enter a contest or collect a prize.
The Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act helps protect consumers against fraudulent sweepstakes promotions sent through the mail. The law prohibits:
claims that you're a winner unless you've actually won a prize.
requirements that you buy something to enter the contest or to receive future sweepstakes mailings.
the mailing of fake checks that don't clearly state that they are non-negotiable and have no cash value.
seals, names or terms that imply an affilia-tion with or endorsement by the federal government.
Skill Contests
Skill contests also are covered by the new Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act. The law requires the sponsors to disclose in a clear and conspicuous way:
the terms, rules and conditions of the contest.
how many rounds of the contest you must achieve to win the grand prize.
the time frame for the winner to be determined.
the name of the contest's sponsor.
an address where you can reach the sponsor to request that your name be removed from the mailing list.
Just Say "No"
Another way to protect yourself is to request that your name be removed from mail and telephone solicitation lists.
The Telemarketing Sales Rule requires telemarketers to keep a "do not call" list of consumers who have asked not to be called again. Calling a consumer who has made this request is illegal and can subject the telemarketer to a hefty fine.
The Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act requires companies that use direct mail to maintain a similar "do not mail" list for consumers who call or write and ask that their name be removed from the mailing list.
This new law gives caregivers the right to have the names of the friends and loved ones under their care removed from the mailing lists of undesirable solicitors.
Another way to reduce mail and telephone solicitations is to contact the Direct Marketing Association to request that your name be placed on its "do not call," "do not mail" and "do not email" lists. Association members agree not to solicit consumers who have requested that they not be contacted.
To have your name removed from direct mail marketing lists, write: Direct Marketing Association, Preference Service Manager, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036-6700. To have your name removed from telemarketing lists, write: Direct Marketing Association, Preference Service Manager, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036-6700. To "opt out" of receiving unsolicited commercial email, use the DMA's form at www.e-mps.org.
A Dozen Ways to Protect Yourself
The next time you get a "personal" letter or telephone call telling you "it?s your lucky day," the Federal Trade Commission encourages you to remember that:
Legitimate sweepstakes don?t require you to pay or buy something to enter or improve your chances of winning, or to pay "taxes" or "shipping and handling charges" to get your prize. If you have to pay to receive your "prize," it?s not a prize at all.
Sponsors of legitimate contests identify themselves prominently; fraudulent promoters are more likely to downplay their identities. Legitimate promoters also provide you with an address or toll-free phone numbers so you can ask that your name be removed from their mailing list.
Bona fide offers clearly disclose the terms and conditions of the promotion in plain English, including rules, entry procedures, and usually, the odds of winning.
It?s highly unlikely that you?ve won a "big" prize if your notification was mailed by bulk rate. Check the postmark on the envelope or postcard. Also be suspicious of telemarketers who say you?ve won a contest you can?t remember entering.
Fraudulent promoters might instruct you to send a check or money order by overnight delivery or courier to enter a contest or claim your "prize." This is a favorite ploy for con artists because it lets them take your money fast, before you realize you?ve been cheated.
Disreputable companies sometimes use a variation of an official or nationally recognized name to give you confidence in their offers. Don?t be deceived by these "look-alikes." It?s illegal for a promoter to misrepresent an affiliation with ? or an endorsement by ? a government agency or other well-known organization.
It?s important to read any written solicitation you receive carefully. Pay particularly close attention to the fine print. Remember the old adage that "the devil is in the details."
Agreeing to attend a sales meeting just to win an "expensive" prize is likely to subject you to a high-pressure sales pitch.
Signing up for a sweepstakes at a public location or event, through a publication or online might subject you to unscrupulous prize promotion tactics. You also might run the risk of having your personal information sold or shared with other marketers who later deluge you with offers and advertising.
Some contest promoters use a toll-free "800" number that directs you to dial a pay-per-call "900" number. Charges for calls to "900" numbers may be very high.
Disclosing your checking account or credit card account number over the phone in response to a sweepstakes promotion ? or for any reason other than to buy the product or service being sold ? is a sure-fire way to get scammed in the future.
Your local Better Business Bureau and your state or local consumer protection office can help you check out a sweepstakes promoter?s reputation. Be aware, however, that many questionable prize promotion companies don?t stay in one place long enough to establish a track record, and the absence of complaints doesn?t necessarily mean the offer is legitimate.
To File a Complaint
Consumers who believe they have been victimized by fraudulent promotional offers also should contact their local postmaster or the U.S. Postal Inspection Service by phone, toll-free, at: 1-888-877-7644; by email at: www.uspsoig.gov; or by mail at: U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Office of Inspector General, Operations Support Group, 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60606-6100.
If you have a problem with a sweepstakes or prize promotion after participating, and you are unable to resolve the problem directly with the company, contact:
The Direct Marketing Association, ConsumerLine, 1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036-3603; phone 202-955-5030; fax 202-955-0085.
The Better Business Bureau where the company is located.
Call for Action, a network of radio and television station hotlines that offer resolution services for consumers. Call 301-657-7490 or write: Call for Action, 5272 River Road, Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20816.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
July 2000
Its a KNOWN SCAM Posted here on 800notes since NOV 08 and on the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WEBSITE sinve JULY 2000!
Telemarketers are also using this ILLEGAL PLOY to get around the DONOTCALL LAWS. They call claiming you have won a prize and they start to sell somthing. they are required to tell you UPFRONT THIS IS A TELEMARKETING CALL!
16 Ways you can be phone scammed.
http://800notes.com/articles/Article.aspx/LFRVNXyqwQBNrAjLF8wQyg
Another phone scam involves calls from ?Prize Distribution Centers? that claim that you are the winner in sweepstakes or a lottery. Of course, you are not the only ?winner? in the lottery and tens of thousands of people received the same call. The goal of the scheme is to entice you to make a relatively small payment (for example, shipping and handling fee, a sales tax) promising that a much bigger prize will be sent your way. Once the payment is sent, you will most likely not hear from the company again, and a promised ?Lincoln Navigator? will not find its way to your driveway.
Prize Offers: You Don?t Have to Pay to Play!
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel17.shtm
Facts for Consumers PDF Format En Español Email
Prize Offers: You Don?t Have to Pay to Play!
Congratulations, it?s your lucky day! You?ve just won $5,000!
You?re guaranteed to win a fabulous diamond ring, luxury vacation or all-terrain vehicle!
If you receive a letter or phone call with a message like this, be skeptical. The $5,000 "prize" may cost you hundreds of dollars in taxes or service charges ? and never arrive. Your "fabulous" prize may not be worth collecting. The diamond is likely to be the size of a pinhead. The "vacation" could be one night in a seedy motel, and the ATV, nothing more than a lounge chair on wheels!
Scam artists often use the promise of a valuable prize or award to entice consumers to send money, buy overpriced products or services, or contribute to bogus charities. People who fall for their ploys may end up paying far more than their "prizes" are worth, if they get a prize at all.
What these people are likely to get - especially if they signed up for a contest drawing at a public place or event ? may be more than they bargained for: more promotions in the mail, more telemarketing calls and more unsolicited commercial email, or "spam." This is because many prize promoters sell the information they collect to advertisers.
Worse yet, contest entrants might subject themselves to a bogus prize promotion scam.
And The Winner Is...
Everyone loves to be a winner. A recent research poll showed that more than half of all American adults entered sweepstakes within the past year. Most of these contests were run by reputable marketers and non-profit organizations to promote their products and services. Some lucky winners received millions of dollars or valuable prizes.
Capitalizing on the popularity of these offers, some con artists disguise their schemes to look legitimate. And an alarming number of people take the bait. Every day, consumers throughout the United States lose thousands of dollars to unscrupulous prize promoters. During 1999 alone, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 10,000 complaints from consumers about gifts, sweepstakes and prize promotions. Many received telephone calls or postcards telling them they'd won a big prize - only to find out that to claim it, they had to buy something or pay as much as $10,000 in fees or other charges.
There's a big difference between legitimate sweepstakes and fraudulent ones. Prizes in legitimate contests are awarded solely by chance, and contestants don't have to pay a fee or buy something to enter or increase their odds of winning. In fraudulent schemes, however, "winners" almost always have to dip into their pockets to enter a contest or collect their "prize."
Skill Contests
There's one notable exception: skill contests. These are puzzles, games or other contests in which prizes are awarded based on skill, knowledge or talent - not on chance. Contestants might be required to write a jingle, solve a puzzle or answer questions correctly to win.
Unlike sweepstakes, skill contests may legally require contestants to buy something or make a payment or donation to enter.
It's important to recognize that many consumers are deceptively lured into playing skill contests by easy initial questions or puzzles. Once they've sent their money and become "hooked," the questions get harder and the entry fees get steeper. Entrants in these contests rarely receive anything for their money and effort.
Consumer Protections
Several consumer laws help protect consumers against fraudulent sweepstakes and prize offers promoted through the mail or by phone.
Telephone Solicitations
Telemarketers frequently use sweepstakes and prize contests to sell magazines or other goods and services. These telemarketers make an initial contact with consumers through "cold calls," or take calls from consumers who are responding to a solicitation they received by mail.
The Telemarketing Sales Rule helps protect consumers from fraudulent telemarketers who use prize promotions as a lure. In every telemarketing call involving a prize promotion, the law requires telemarketers to tell you:
the odds of winning a prize. If the odds can't be determined in advance, the promoter must tell you the factors used to calculate the odds.
that you don't have to pay a fee or buy something to win a prize or participate in the promotion.
if you ask, how to participate in the contest without buying or paying anything.
what you'll have to pay or the conditions you'll have to meet to receive or redeem a prize.
The Telemarketing Sales Rule prohibits telemarketers from misrepresenting any of these facts, as well as the nature or value of the prizes. It also requires telemarketers who call you to pitch a prize promotion to tell you before they describe the prize that you don't have to buy or pay anything to enter or win.
Written Solicitations
Many sweepstakes promotions arrive by mail as a letter or postcard that instructs the consumer to respond by return mail or phone to enter a contest or collect a prize.
The Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act helps protect consumers against fraudulent sweepstakes promotions sent through the mail. The law prohibits:
claims that you're a winner unless you've actually won a prize.
requirements that you buy something to enter the contest or to receive future sweepstakes mailings.
the mailing of fake checks that don't clearly state that they are non-negotiable and have no cash value.
seals, names or terms that imply an affilia-tion with or endorsement by the federal government.
Skill Contests
Skill contests also are covered by the new Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act. The law requires the sponsors to disclose in a clear and conspicuous way:
the terms, rules and conditions of the contest.
how many rounds of the contest you must achieve to win the grand prize.
the time frame for the winner to be determined.
the name of the contest's sponsor.
an address where you can reach the sponsor to request that your name be removed from the mailing list.
Just Say "No"
Another way to protect yourself is to request that your name be removed from mail and telephone solicitation lists.
The Telemarketing Sales Rule requires telemarketers to keep a "do not call" list of consumers who have asked not to be called again. Calling a consumer who has made this request is illegal and can subject the telemarketer to a hefty fine.
The Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act requires companies that use direct mail to maintain a similar "do not mail" list for consumers who call or write and ask that their name be removed from the mailing list.
This new law gives caregivers the right to have the names of the friends and loved ones under their care removed from the mailing lists of undesirable solicitors.
Another way to reduce mail and telephone solicitations is to contact the Direct Marketing Association to request that your name be placed on its "do not call," "do not mail" and "do not email" lists. Association members agree not to solicit consumers who have requested that they not be contacted.
To have your name removed from direct mail marketing lists, write: Direct Marketing Association, Preference Service Manager, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036-6700. To have your name removed from telemarketing lists, write: Direct Marketing Association, Preference Service Manager, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036-6700. To "opt out" of receiving unsolicited commercial email, use the DMA's form at www.e-mps.org.
A Dozen Ways to Protect Yourself
The next time you get a "personal" letter or telephone call telling you "it?s your lucky day," the Federal Trade Commission encourages you to remember that:
Legitimate sweepstakes don?t require you to pay or buy something to enter or improve your chances of winning, or to pay "taxes" or "shipping and handling charges" to get your prize. If you have to pay to receive your "prize," it?s not a prize at all.
Sponsors of legitimate contests identify themselves prominently; fraudulent promoters are more likely to downplay their identities. Legitimate promoters also provide you with an address or toll-free phone numbers so you can ask that your name be removed from their mailing list.
Bona fide offers clearly disclose the terms and conditions of the promotion in plain English, including rules, entry procedures, and usually, the odds of winning.
It?s highly unlikely that you?ve won a "big" prize if your notification was mailed by bulk rate. Check the postmark on the envelope or postcard. Also be suspicious of telemarketers who say you?ve won a contest you can?t remember entering.
Fraudulent promoters might instruct you to send a check or money order by overnight delivery or courier to enter a contest or claim your "prize." This is a favorite ploy for con artists because it lets them take your money fast, before you realize you?ve been cheated.
Disreputable companies sometimes use a variation of an official or nationally recognized name to give you confidence in their offers. Don?t be deceived by these "look-alikes." It?s illegal for a promoter to misrepresent an affiliation with ? or an endorsement by ? a government agency or other well-known organization.
It?s important to read any written solicitation you receive carefully. Pay particularly close attention to the fine print. Remember the old adage that "the devil is in the details."
Agreeing to attend a sales meeting just to win an "expensive" prize is likely to subject you to a high-pressure sales pitch.
Signing up for a sweepstakes at a public location or event, through a publication or online might subject you to unscrupulous prize promotion tactics. You also might run the risk of having your personal information sold or shared with other marketers who later deluge you with offers and advertising.
Some contest promoters use a toll-free "800" number that directs you to dial a pay-per-call "900" number. Charges for calls to "900" numbers may be very high.
Disclosing your checking account or credit card account number over the phone in response to a sweepstakes promotion ? or for any reason other than to buy the product or service being sold ? is a sure-fire way to get scammed in the future.
Your local Better Business Bureau and your state or local consumer protection office can help you check out a sweepstakes promoter?s reputation. Be aware, however, that many questionable prize promotion companies don?t stay in one place long enough to establish a track record, and the absence of complaints doesn?t necessarily mean the offer is legitimate.
To File a Complaint
Consumers who believe they have been victimized by fraudulent promotional offers also should contact their local postmaster or the U.S. Postal Inspection Service by phone, toll-free, at: 1-888-877-7644; by email at: www.uspsoig.gov; or by mail at: U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Office of Inspector General, Operations Support Group, 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60606-6100.
If you have a problem with a sweepstakes or prize promotion after participating, and you are unable to resolve the problem directly with the company, contact:
The Direct Marketing Association, ConsumerLine, 1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036-3603; phone 202-955-5030; fax 202-955-0085.
The Better Business Bureau where the company is located.
Call for Action, a network of radio and television station hotlines that offer resolution services for consumers. Call 301-657-7490 or write: Call for Action, 5272 River Road, Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20816.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
July 2000
| cck 2009-08-20 16:57:56 Unknown |
august 20,2009
i just got a message: debby says my name was in a drawing in january for cool car cold cash drawing and that i am one of the finalist for top 4 prizes. due to the value of the prize there is a deadline. she called from 219-944-2279 and left an 800 number to call back 877-306-9111. i'm not even calling since clearly it is a scam. seems like they have since changed their phone # and 800 # but they are still plugging away at gathering people's personal info or whatever they do.
i just got a message: debby says my name was in a drawing in january for cool car cold cash drawing and that i am one of the finalist for top 4 prizes. due to the value of the prize there is a deadline. she called from 219-944-2279 and left an 800 number to call back 877-306-9111. i'm not even calling since clearly it is a scam. seems like they have since changed their phone # and 800 # but they are still plugging away at gathering people's personal info or whatever they do.
| John 2009-05-27 14:38:31 Unknown |
I just revieved a call from the cool car cold cash prize center informing i have untill 9:00 to night to call them lol give me a break.
| JM in SF Bay Area 2009-05-22 00:18:51 Telemarketer |
They called this morning to quote me on some life insurance. Seemed legit on my end.
| mdjanz 2009-03-21 19:10:26 Unknown |
I received a call and it came up private, My wife answered it and a man said his name was Eddy and that I had entered a contest for cold cash car giveaway. She thought I had picked up the phone also and she hung up.
The male Eddy called back and this time I answered. He was very rude. He asked me who just hung up on him. I told him it was an accident and he said that I was lying. When I try to explain that she thought I had picked up the phone, He said "what you do not have her trained and hung up"
Unfortunately for him, he used his own phone number (219-488-3865). Of course this made me very upset, and I am a police officer, so I called the number back and just got a recording saying it was the awards claim center.
This is a fraud, I am doing further investigation
The male Eddy called back and this time I answered. He was very rude. He asked me who just hung up on him. I told him it was an accident and he said that I was lying. When I try to explain that she thought I had picked up the phone, He said "what you do not have her trained and hung up"
Unfortunately for him, he used his own phone number (219-488-3865). Of course this made me very upset, and I am a police officer, so I called the number back and just got a recording saying it was the awards claim center.
This is a fraud, I am doing further investigation
| Mike 2009-03-16 12:04:23 Unknown |
Have some fun with the stupid scammers - Call them back at all hours of the night and day! Here's the home phone of the woman who claimed I entered the contest and won a prize...
219-844-1277
219-844-1277
| Ashley 2008-11-14 21:36:13 Unknown |
A woman named Charisma called saying that I had been selected for the cool car cold cash giveaway. She seemed legit and i am debating whether or not to go and claim. the address she gave me was legit also. the only thing is i do not remember signing up.. fishy
| Silver Smith 2008-05-06 16:49:25 Unknown |
Ashley apparantly has too much time on her hands or she works for this SCAM of a company. It is our responsibitlity to report these problems and put an end to them. If you continue on with the call they ask you to come into their office and that is when they try to sell you on other things. It is all a bunch of bull. What contest asks how much you make before giving you the prize. Beware and everyone please take the time to report them, or even better Ashley why dont you call them and get your free cadillac because your the only naive person that deserves to be put through the bs and apparantly you have the time!
| CBass 2008-04-11 13:31:09 Telemarketer |
As expected, once he found out my wife could not be there with me he never calle me back. Honestly, I am in sales and if you are speaking with someone who cannot buy even if they are interested you are still wasting your time, so I don't really blame him. I hope everyone who tries this gets something out of it!!
| Chris 2008-04-09 22:24:44 Unknown |
Hey CBass,
I just returned the same call to this guy And he told me the same thing. Like you, I'm going to go check it out. If I don't at least get the tv I'll be pretty pissed. I figure if it get the tv it was worth my time to drive down there and listen to some speach about a timeshare I have no desire to buy into.
I just returned the same call to this guy And he told me the same thing. Like you, I'm going to go check it out. If I don't at least get the tv I'll be pretty pissed. I figure if it get the tv it was worth my time to drive down there and listen to some speach about a timeshare I have no desire to buy into.
| CBass - Pompano Beach, FL 2008-04-09 21:33:41 Telemarketer |
Ok Here's the deal. I Just got a call from Eddie. Same story, Lincoln Navigator is the top prize blah blah blah. I do remember entering a contest at my local mall (although I thought I would get a call from a car salesman looking to sell me a car, but I was in the market anyway so I entered). I have to say that he was not rude and he answered all of my questions. I asked if I had to sit through a presentation, he said yes it will not exceed 90 mins and this is marketing for a company called Westgate who will likely try to sell me a vacation package or something IF I show up. He gave me the address in Miami Beach (I haven't looked it up yet). I asked if my wife had to be there, he said yes. I told him she is out of town for a week. He said he would call me back and let me know what they do in that situation. I'll let you know if he ever calls back. Either way, I do agree that telemarketers can be annoying, but I wouldn't really call this a scam yet. Now if I show up and do not win at least a TV as I was assured I would, I will be PISSED and I will let you all and my local authorities. By the way, I recoreded the call between Eddie and I just to be sure. And no, I am not a telemarketer posting some long message just to try and get people to call back (like I saw mentioned in earlier responses). Stay tuned and I will tell you straight up what is going on here, legit or not.
| Phyllis Siegert 2008-02-02 03:38:53 Unknown |
I received a call from this prizecenter. I went to a 90 minute presentation and I won the $2,500 when I scratched the ticket. What is the big deal with the 90 minute presentation ? I spend that much time in Wal-Mart three times a week. And yes they told me the truth.I never gave any imformation out that was personal. Stop making assumptions that areso far fetched
| Kimberly-CO 2008-01-20 00:01:38 Unknown |
That definitely is not the Disney Store-that address is for the Chapel Hills Mall, I should know I work at the mall. So wait it is the addresses for multiple businesses-it's a mall duh!!
| Pyre 2008-01-18 00:14:21 Unknown |
Same thing as the others with the "I entered a contest and I'm the big winner but, if you don't call back in 48 hours, we have to give your prize to a runner-up" story. Not planning to follow up.
| Chey, WY 2008-01-16 17:30:35 Telemarketer |
I got a call from 1-800-779-6164 ext 103 that said I was one of the 100 finalist to win a new Cadillac Escalade or $50,000.00 in cash. Jennifer told me that I was guaranteed to win 1 of 5 prizes. 1 was the Cadillac Escalade, 2 was a 10 day Trip to Hawaii, 3 was $,2500 in cash, 4 was a cruise and 5 was a 32" flat screen tv. She said that this company was a new travel agency in Ft. Collins CO, on Harmony. She also told me about the scratch ticket and the it would take 1.5 hours of my time to listen to them tell me how I could save money on my travel expenses. I told them that my husband was unable to attend and they told me that I could not go by myself due to tax purposes in case we won the big prize. Now why would that be???? If I did win, couldn't we fill out tax info the next day????
| monique 2008-01-11 17:46:38 Unknown |
This is totally a SCAM. DO NOT GIVE THESE people your information.
I have reported them to the 9 news investigators. The phony address I was given was 1710 Briargate Blvd. This is actually the Disney Store!! I spoke to Breezy who when I questioned too much - hung up in my face.
I have reported them to the 9 news investigators. The phony address I was given was 1710 Briargate Blvd. This is actually the Disney Store!! I spoke to Breezy who when I questioned too much - hung up in my face.
| hwolery@yahoo.com 2008-01-07 18:56:22 Unknown |
STACEY With all due respect to you as a human being, I believe wholeheartedly that you are either a shill for the company using this "giveaway" as a trumped- up disingenuous marketing tool or you are delusional and need to get back on your MEDS.. and oh, if you think I'm nuts.. by the way ..WHAT DID YOU WIN !! ??
| hwolery@yahoo.com 2008-01-07 18:53:59 Unknown |
STACEY With all due respect to you as a human being, I believe wholeheartedly that you are either a shill for the company using this "giveaway" as a trumped- up disingenuous marketing tool or you are delusional and need to get back on your MEDS.. ,
| hwolery@yahoo.com 2008-01-07 18:52:20 Unknown |
With all due respect to you as a human being, I believe wholeheartedly that you are either a shill for the company using this "giveaway" as a trumped- up disingenuous marketing tool or you are delusional and need to get back on your MEDS.. ,
| Christine-AL 2008-01-06 21:27:42 Unknown |
Matt,
How do you know these are false reports unless you posted some of the false reports, hmmmmm??? Makes one wonder.
How do you know these are false reports unless you posted some of the false reports, hmmmmm??? Makes one wonder.
| Troy-CO 2008-01-06 21:24:23 Unknown |
Thanks Matt I am out to protect all of God's children, even Evil telemarketers.
| Kim Matthews 2008-01-06 21:22:01 Unknown |
You know that they did not call you and do that because the office closed on Sundays, you said they called you today. That's a crock and you know it but nice try at again critcizing and making telemarketers look bad.
| DP 2008-01-06 15:45:03 Unknown |
I got a call from a 1-800-779-6164 stating that i had won a cadillac. i called the number, left a message for them to call back. well, they called me this morning and started talking in a vulgar language saying stuff like "Hey Baby" and breathing hard. It was awful! What can you do to report numbers like this?
| anonymous 2008-01-05 04:25:04 Unknown |
we telemarketers have a real job. we are not asking you to buy anything. you are entiled to your opinion but least we have a job you should not judge us by our job we are good people and you do not know who we are. amy you need to stop judging people.
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