Said they were from Publishers giveaway Dreams of a lifetime sweepstakes i am entered to win a car 25,000 a boat or all expense trip Dec 31st first of all i would received magazines free of charge.Never asking which i wanted. Then proceeded to be friendly and Ask couple more question. Meanwhile, I got on computer and looked them up. I ask "Well why is it stating not to give out any personal information?' They cut the call short so I figure this is a scam. Watch out for them go to your computers and look them up. Beware she did say they'd been in business umpteenth yrs and gave credit to themselves. Like they were ready for the calls. From California said she loved where she lived beside all the stuff that goes on.
Prize Offers: You Don’t Have to Pay to Play!
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel17.shtm
excerpt from FTC CONSUMER ALERT
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.
They have called repeatedly the past few weeks. Every time I answered the caller would hang up. I just received a call where the caller actually introduced himself. He said he was with Central Publication Services giving me a courtesy call for a Sweepstakes I had been entered in. When I said that I was not interested he hung up. In my experience, this is what information fishing looks like. Beware of this caller and do not release any information.