"Awards & Claims Centre" and this telephone number have been referenced
on internet

Recieved a phone call to my personal cell phone number (set as private number, rarely give the number out to anyone).  I was clearly able to hear my cell phone, but I heard no ringtone for this "call".  Recieved a voicemail a few moments after walking through my door.  The contents of the voicemail were as follows:  

"Hi, this is Jessica, I'm calling from the Award Claim Center for Cody Coy.  This is regarding the entry blank you filled out for a 2010 VZ Lincoln Navigator or $45,000 cash giveaway.  If you can please give me a call back, your name was selected for one of our top 4 gifts this year.  I'll be happy to go over all of the information with you so you can go pick that up. You can reach me at 1-866-259-1671.  Thank you and congratulations."

 I am unsure if this was related to the 3-4 sweepstakes that I truly did enter at work, but I am certain that I refuse to give my cell phone number to just anybody.  I have been calling this number back and get this legitimate answering machine:

"Hi, you've reached Jessica at the Awards Claim Center.  I'm sorry that I missed your call, but if you will leave your name, number, and a brief message I will return your clal at my earliest convenience.  Thank you."

Anybody know if this could be a possible scam?

Got several calls from this number,877-237-9457.  The message said Holly was calling from "Awards Claim Center" and, congratulations and I had won a 2010 Lincoln Navigator or one of three other prizes. I called them back and the line has been busy ever since.  This appears to be a time share telemarketer.

I got exactly the same claim on vm.  SCAM!

i had someone else call them with a fake name, fake number, fake age, etc. etc. guess what... they were a winner too!!! I asked holly for a b*** j**, she said no.

Called today - when I answered, there was nothing - as if it was auto-dialed, and the rep did not pick up.  After 15-30 seconds, the call disconnected.

Holly, Awards Claim Center, Claimed I entered a contest to win 2010 Lincoln Navigator at a mall, sweepstakes or online. She had great news that my entry had been selected. I was instructed to call her back.

As a habit I take down the information and search this database. Having read the entries mad previously, I attempted to contact "Holly" at the number and extension she provided to investigate further.

I placed several calls each time there was no answer. My caller ID would display on there end as U.S. Government.

Numerious internet searches were made to identify the caller via free reverse lookup websites. Business information could not be found related to this phone number.


lamet - 5 Nov 2009 post on this website provides very good information about how to avoid telemarketing scams.

THIS APPEARS TO BE A INVALID OR MISLEADING OFFER.

I won a 2010 Lincoln Navigator!! WOO HOO-- uh not!  Classic Telemarketing scheme.  The funny thing is that I work from home and Holly called my home office number.  Mind you, I just moved to Richmond, my numbers are brand new.  I've never put my home office number or my house number (which are two separate numbers) on anything as to which she claimed I did in the message.  It's funny that she said my name in the message, but that's only because my name is on the voicemail for my business line, LMBO!

Everyone please becareful about these things.  Granted we all know that there are real sweepstakes, but you have to be smart about this stuff.  So many new cybercrimes and phone crimes are arising.  I just want to see how far I get with these people, lol.  I get a kick out of this so I can report it to proper authorities like I always do.  Thank God for my degrees in Criminal Justice and Paralegal Studies and most of all common sense :-)

YEAHHH...  WE ALL WON A 2010 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, THANK YOU HOLLY!!!

So glad this string is out here!!  Saved me a lot of time returning a bogus call.  It is interesting though....when I checked the message it was all distorted and difficult to hear.  That sent more red flags!!

Thanks for all you do!!

Holly wasn't there when I returned her call, but I did speak to Eric Collins - asked if he would just send me the keys and title to the Navigator - no joy.  Asked if Holly was one of the prizes, got a chuckle.  Couldn't understand why they wanted my wife to come along to sign the forms so I could pick up my prize - but heck,  the wife might enjoy having Holly for a prize, too, heh, heh.  Folks these are just telemarketers with a new pitch - NEVER expect something for nothing - no pal, you really didn't win a drawing - hell, you didn't even enter a drawing!

I have gotten about 4 voicemails on my work phone over the course of 3 weeks from this Holly chick saying my name was drawn "last night" for a chance to win a 2010 Lincoln Navigator. Well, I never entered a contest and if I did I would never write my DIRECT work number on anything I fill out! I wouldn't put a phone number at all! I called back to tell them to STOP CALLING my desk and spoke to a polite woman named Beverly Fox.

I told her what I wrote above and she said it was for some travel company call global something in Northern Virginia and I was 1 of 50 people receiving prizes.  I repeated what I said before then she told me to call back in 30 minutes when Holly gets back from lunch... I do not plan on calling them back.

I have gotten calls from this number before.  Other times not home, but a couple times I answered, but no one says anything.  I would like to know where there coming from.

Bimbo cheerfully says "Hi this is Holly, you've won....."  Tramp didn't get a chance to finish, I quickly responded "I didn't order anything, buy anything, register for anything, need anything, want anything, and this is a DO NOT CALL NUMBER, so don't call again!" Then I hung up on her.

I also got a call from Holly for a Lincoln Navigator. You would figure that if you truly entered something, that they would use your name or some kind of identifier. It's just BS!

Hey Everybody, that 2010 Lincoln Navigator is mine! I won it fair and square! All I need to do is call Holly back to get it. My wildest dreams have come true!

lastest ploy by telemarketers to violate the do not call laws.

they claim you won something - which implies a previous business relationship where none exists.  Then they try to sell you something

If you are registered on the donotcall list - you must report them for this illegal call.  WWW.DONOTCALL.GOV - Click on File a Complaint

You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel17.shtm
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:
1.    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.
2.    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.
3.    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.
4.    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.
5.    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.
6.    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.
7.    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."
8.    Agreeing to attend a sales meeting just to win an "expensive" prize is likely to subject you to a high-pressure sales pitch.
9.    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.
10.    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.
11.    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.
12.    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

Someone named Holly said I won a 2010 Lincoln Navigator in a drawing (which I haven't entered).  This is related to a group called Sunshine Promotions which sells Vacation Club memberships out of Washington DC.

Got a cqll from holly global adventures secretary, said I entered contest 1.5 yrs ago in a mall.  I was a 1 and 50 finalist for a 2009 Lincoln navigator.  Started fishing for info.  Marketing scam for sure.

I recieved a phone call stating I was entered into a contest and could win a car a paid trip to Las Vegas $2500 or a 32 inch flat screen tv. The contest will take place out in Crystal lake and was with some company called Global somthing... They said I would not leave without a price of those 4. There wouldnt be any substitue prices and w/e. They kept calling me and hanging up. They wanted to know if I was between the age of 28 and 70. And if not to bring 2 Id's and a parent with 2 Id's and a major credit card. Doesnt seem right to me at all!

Got a call today, called back and was told to bring my wife, no kids, be on time. Claimed they were just giving away prizes - no time share, no obligations. Got a hold of Danny - he said Holly was his secretary. Good voices.

Apparently not a problem for me <smile>.

called my work number 2 days in a row and when i answer, they hang up

Woman named "Holly" called from the "Awards Claim Center" and left a message that I had won a shopping spree or something at a local mall. I don't do malls and I don't enter contests of this nature. This was to my cell phone, which really ticked me off. I called the "Awards Claim Center" and informed them that I was on the Do Not Call Registry. The guy I spoke to said they didn't use lists and did not have to check the Registry before they called anyone. RIiiiiiiiiiiiiight. I have filed a complaint with http://donotcall.gov

Got several calls from this number,877-237-9457.  The message said Holly was calling from "Awards Claim Center" and, congratulations and I had won a 2010 Lincoln Navigator or one of three other prizes. I called them back and told them I had not entered anything and the guy said he was certian I had won and I told him I didn't want what ever I had won and give it to someone else and he hung up with out further word.  This appears to be a time share telemarketer.

I answered and they hung up...

In the last two days I have gotten 4 calls from this number. I didn't answer and there was no message left.

got a call saying I had entered a sweepstateks (which I cannot say I remember) . I told I was a finalist in in a sweepstakes for the grand opening of a company called "Global Holiday" in Vienna, VA. they called to verify my age that I was over 28 years of age. That had my address and my wife's name. I was given a claim # and told to bring 2 forms of ID and a credit card. I cannot locate name of the company on the web. I was guaranteed to win one of 3 prizes (1) 2008 FORD EXPLORER (2) 2-AIRLINE TICKETS to one of three destinations (3) 27 inch flatscreen TV.

Some guy who didn't identify himself asked for Gertrude something.  I Politely told him that he had the wrong #.  He then asked if my mother was there(I have been an adult a LONG time :)), and I told him he had the wrong #.  He then said, "But is your mom there", and I told him I was an adult.  He then asked if my wife was there, and I told him I was single.  He then asked about any sisters, and I told him I lived alone.

Afterward I felt kind of bad that I gave out so much personal info, as he could have been mining for it.  Either that, or this scam involved a female recipient only, which I haven't seen mentioned on here.  I finally told him, "Take me off your list, sir", and then he hung up without any acknowledgement.  I am tempted to call back and find out what this is all about.

I recieved a call from this number today. I called back and it said it was a prize claim thing and just automated voice I have no clue what its for I was annoyed because I've entered ALOT of contests lol. but I guess its fake??

This number called me and told me I won a car. I never entered to win a car.