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I get a call about 3 days ago. It correctly identified my DOB and under a username that was a sub account on AOL YEARS AGO. My daughter must have entered me in some contest. Remember this was YEARS ago.
The guy on the end in IL handled all the bases. This wasn't a "you qualify to win" ..nope. I'll be walking out with one of the following.
A Lincoln Navigator or $45k certified check (my choice)
$2500 cash (certified check)
Air fare and accommodations for a 2 week vacation to LA, LV, Orlando, and one other location. Two years to use
A 32" Toshiba flat screen retailing for $599 (voucher good at Best Buy).
Allegedly all the selection process is done via scratch off tickets.
Naturally, there's a 90 minute sales pitch for this travel broker ..probably a travel club.
The oddity was that we had 3 days to pick to attend in Reading PA. Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday and two sessions on each day. Saturday was the only one that worked. So, I call him up on Tuesday and leave a message. No return. Wednesday I call and leave a message saying that we can attend Saturday ..but if I don't hear from him I'll assume that the offer is no longer valid and make other plans. He returns the call yesterday. All I needed was an address. He gives me a confirmation number ..and just as he's pulling up the address ...he says he has to reboot his computer and that he'll call me back. No return call until way later in the day. Finally get the address.
He really emphasized that it was couples only ..no kids and no uninvited strangers. He also said that two forms of identification would be required and that debit cards would not be accepted ..also stating that a major credit card with the numbers covered up would be valid (spider sense is tingling).
At one point I told him that this sounded an awful lot like one COPS or other LEO show where they had a bunch of people who either had bench warrants or were behind in child support and they awarded them all fake prizes if they would be at a certain place at a certain time. After they had enough of the scoff laws in the corral ..they sprung the trap. He said that he recalled the episode (more tingling
) it was almost like he had to hold back some laughter.
The thing is, I fall into no such category.
I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop here. I wouldn't really bother except we just had one of our antiquated tube televisions go south. A 32" (cheaper) flat screen would come in handy.
We see the hook. Where's the snare?
The guy on the end in IL handled all the bases. This wasn't a "you qualify to win" ..nope. I'll be walking out with one of the following.
A Lincoln Navigator or $45k certified check (my choice)
$2500 cash (certified check)
Air fare and accommodations for a 2 week vacation to LA, LV, Orlando, and one other location. Two years to use
A 32" Toshiba flat screen retailing for $599 (voucher good at Best Buy).
Allegedly all the selection process is done via scratch off tickets.
Naturally, there's a 90 minute sales pitch for this travel broker ..probably a travel club.
The oddity was that we had 3 days to pick to attend in Reading PA. Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday and two sessions on each day. Saturday was the only one that worked. So, I call him up on Tuesday and leave a message. No return. Wednesday I call and leave a message saying that we can attend Saturday ..but if I don't hear from him I'll assume that the offer is no longer valid and make other plans. He returns the call yesterday. All I needed was an address. He gives me a confirmation number ..and just as he's pulling up the address ...he says he has to reboot his computer and that he'll call me back. No return call until way later in the day. Finally get the address.
He really emphasized that it was couples only ..no kids and no uninvited strangers. He also said that two forms of identification would be required and that debit cards would not be accepted ..also stating that a major credit card with the numbers covered up would be valid (spider sense is tingling).
At one point I told him that this sounded an awful lot like one COPS or other LEO show where they had a bunch of people who either had bench warrants or were behind in child support and they awarded them all fake prizes if they would be at a certain place at a certain time. After they had enough of the scoff laws in the corral ..they sprung the trap. He said that he recalled the episode (more tingling
The thing is, I fall into no such category.
I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop here. I wouldn't really bother except we just had one of our antiquated tube televisions go south. A 32" (cheaper) flat screen would come in handy.
We see the hook. Where's the snare?
