"Annabelle" from the "Awards Claim Center" left voice mail on my work number claiming that I'd won either a Ford Explorer or $25,000. Requested that I return call at 1-800-918-4224 and reference claim # FNTP3112. Call came in at 10:13am EDT on Saturday, 8/4/07.
I got a call on my cell phone(I have Verizon too) and fortunately I couldn't answer because I was at work. The lady left a voicemail for me to call 1-800-918-4224 as soon as possible and gave me a "claim" number. Oh, she also advised this would be the last and final notice. I called the number and after a while I got a busy signal. I'm glad that I decided to google the number to find out what was going on. I hope these people phone lines were shut off b/c it is very annoying to get calls like these on the cell phone now.
This number (386-538-7515) called me at my office with the same voice message about winning a Ford Explorer, and that I needed to call their "Claim Center". Don't know how they got my direct office number, since I rarely give it out. Feels like they've bought/stole a database of working phone numbers and programmed an automated phone dialer to call. Phishing for personal info, just like email scams. There's a special place in Hell for all of these evil people.
My experience was exactly the same as above. "Alexis" left a voice mail for me at work saying that she had some very good news for me regarding winning a Ford Explorer or $25,000. She said that they'd been trying to reach me for a while (a lie), and that this was my final notice (probably also a lie). The claim number she gave me was FNAU3112. I called the number she left (800-918-4224), but was put on hold forever with muzak playing in the background. Finally I hung up and Googled the number. This is almost certainly a high-pressure time share sales scam.
Same call. Same script. Same Carmen. I would not return the call because I knew it was a scam. In an attempt to find out who these people are, by entering the 386-538-7515 number in Google, I was able to reach this site and the reports provided by so many others. Some further research identifies these people as Quincy Marketing, Palatka, Florida. A Google on Quincy Marketing will offer additional complaints and further information as to exactly what the Awards Claim Center is up to. Third call over a span of about 5 days came in at 1:15 this afternoon. By 2:30, I had lodged a complaint with the National No Call Registry, which could result in legal action being taken against Quincy Marketing/Awards Claim Center. For those of you on the No Call Registry, I suggest you lodge a complaint as well. It's a very easy process. If you are not on the No Call Registry, you would be wise to register. You will have to be registered 31 days before you can turn in a violator. However, the more of us who complain, the sooner these people will be out of operation.