I always check the phone number first!
Just as I thought "SCAM"

Just got an e-mail awarding us the Freight Forwarder award.  We obviously thought is was a great award, plague and design.  Decided to order plague but thought I would google the 888-731-3985 number.  Glad I did.  Trying to cancel the credit card order now and may be out the $199.98.  Thought it was..."to good to be true."  Shouldn't have to buy an award as previously stated.  Try as hard as we may, some scam artists get through.  Guess that is why we call them artists.

SCAM SCAM SCAM

I got the same message about an award in Fayetteville, AR, the phone number was at the bottom of the email. Thank you all for posting your experiences. Looks like they've gone from scamming individuals to scamming companies. Did not and will not participate.

They wrote saying I won the award in a town I have not lived in for 7 years.

Got the same sort of email about a local award with this number to call.  The links are sketchy (didn't' click them).

They keep sending me this email and list the same phone number as mentioned above:

Fourth Notice: *** Receives ?2012 Best of Anaheim? Award

Earlier this year, I sent a notification email to you recognizing that *** has been selected for the 2012 Best of Anaheim Awards in the Computer Repair Services category by the Anaheim Award Program committee.

Our selection of your company is a reflection of the hard work of not only yourself, but of many people that have supported your business and contributed to the subsequent success of your organization. Congratulations on joining such an elite group of small businesses.

In recognition of your achievement, we offer a variety of ways for you to help promote your business. You automatically receive the complimentary digital award image from this email and a copy of the press release publicizing the selection of *** which is posted on our website. The Anaheim Award Program hereby grants *** a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, distribute, and display this press release and the digital award image in any media formats and through any media channels.
Additionally, as a winner of the 2012 Best of Anaheim Awards, you may select a customized award which has been designed for display at your place of business by following the simple steps on the 2012 Best of Anaheim Award order form.

Simply copy and paste this link into your browser to access the order form:
http://anaheim.awardprogram2012-b.com/ADBS7-NBA4-XKMM

The Anaheim Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the Anaheim area. Each year, we identify companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

In order to provide you with the best possible service, you have been assigned an award code that can be used on our website for quick access to your award information and press release. If you have any questions or comments, please include this code with your correspondence.

Your Award Code is: DBS7-NBA4-XKMM

Click here to receive your award


Questions? Please call us at: 1-888-731-3985 and select option 1.
Changes? If any of your business information is incorrect please let us know.


Sincerely,

Kelly McCartney
Award Committee
Anaheim Award Program

The intended recipient of this notification is the Marketing Director for ***. If you do not wish to receive further advertisements from Anaheim Award Program, please mail a written request to: Anaheim Award Program, 5042 Wilshire Blvd #13854, Los Angeles, CA 90036 or simply click to opt-out. If you have received this email in error please forward it to the intended recipient.

Thanks Alan and everyone else on here. I was suspicious and I am glad that I googled the number which took me to this page. You all have just confirmed my suspicions and of course they contacted the company I work for as well talking about we won an award. Just like you Alan, I was like, if  we won the award, why do we have to pay for it....DUH! Any way thanks again and I appreciate the info.

They attempted to scam the Humanists of Washington with a phony business award. Don't give these people any information.

Received two e-mails, original and second notice, that our company has won a Best of Santa Ana (California) Award for Building Maintenance Services; our company doesn't provide building maintenance services!!  It has this number on the bottom to call; I didn't.

I got this award to.  I'm glad I google.  Wow the Power of the internet.

Our company got the email that we won an award too. I am so glad I googled their phone# and found this website and all of your comments before I clicked anything!!! Our government needs to do something about these people, RIDICULOUS!!

I googled the domain names in the "Awards" email and guess what? They were registered "today".... what does that tell you?

Also got an "Award Notification" - very suspicious - glad I Googled this discussion to confirm my intuition. Scammers should die.

We too received an email saying we've won a "Best Of" from a Colorado Springs Award Program. The parent company, however, is "The Los Angeles Reward Program", so WTF they're doing promoting this in Colorado Springs escapes me, other than the obvious ... it's a scam. Click on their link and they give you the privalege of ordering either an overpriced plaque or an even more overpriced "crystal" award. We've never won an award where those awarding it didn't provide the award or plaque for free, so, if it looks like poop, smells like poop, and makes you gag like poop, it's probably poop!

Received their bull crap email.  Links obviously to give us a virus or what have you.  Do not call them assuming the number is even valid.  1-888-731-3985 they are a scam and spammers.

I recieved an email today saying I won a "2012 best in pittsburgh" award, this phone number was inthe email for me to call to accept the award.

I received an e-mail stating I won a 2012 business award.  What a croc of s_____.  Scammers!

The told us our company had won an award for 2012! What a joke. Do not call back, email, or click their link.

got calls a year ago from kessler/freedman, and now getting calls from "the bar group" is this the same co. just with a different name? im really tired of this bulls#!t.

If they stated that you were "served" over the telephone, that is just a scare tactic.  A person/company/entity cannot effectuate "service" over the telephone.  Do not return their calls.  This is a scam to get your private information and money!

Do NOT return their phone calls or provide any information. They are running a scam.  They have just enough information about you to be dangerous!  When I advised my aunt to let them know that she'd contacted her attorney and the police about the call(s), they hung up on her and she hasn't heard from them since.  Get as much information from THEM as you can if they catch you on a call and then file a police report.

they called me and i didnt return call i actually got served and im still trying to pay for it

They called me couple days ago looking for my wife, for something that happens two years ago, before we even got together...I want to understand how they know of me and got my number...we called the company she actually got the debt from and everyone just keeps sayin that they sold her account to a different company, and she mentioned who called her "Jerry Vanpelt" and they said she doesn't work for them anymore...she gave them her account number and social...and I have no idea what to do

So is there a reason for worry

complaint need to meet up to discuss details or can call 888-731-3985 ext 334 to make arrangements to settle complaint.

This # called my ex wife looking for me.  Said they were looking to serve me papers.  Funny thing,we havent been married in over 8 years.  We don't even live in the same area.  Who knows.

woman called my job in reference to a phony number about a bad check had no idea what she was talking about

Lady called from this # looking for someone else - referred to a "plaintiff and a case #", these people are hilarious thinking everyone else in the world is a bigger dumbass than they are and will fall for t9A7is!!

does anyone know who this nubmer belongs to?