I work for this company as well. And if you actually listen to what people are saying when the call you you would understand. There is NO obligation to buy anything, it is simply a courtesy call. We get our numbers from the major list brokers who provide us with the number of those who carry one or more of the major debt or credit card holders.
We are not asking for your credit card information - simply if you HAVE one of these cards. In addition to your entry into the sweepstakes, we do offer you some magazines - which is not a bad offer, you get 4 magazines, a catalog which allows you to CHANGE these magazines as often as you wish, plus a free diamond watch which is real. You're basically getting all this for the price of ONE magazine. So why wouldn't we offer it to you.
The majority of people who I speak to accept this offer, and have had no complaints and have even extended their services after the 60 months.
As for not calling from Draper Utah - I'm pretty sure I know where I live ...... We call from a local number so that you do not get charged long distance fees. The long distance fees are purely on us. Not you.
I worked for this place. They are total scammers, I didn't work for more then 3 days with quitting! I could NOT scam people like they wanted me too I always said thank you if people said no I was never persistant and I felt bad everytime someone was about to buy!
They start with
Hi I'm _____ with CPS in Draper, Utah, This is just a call to let you know that you've been entered into our dream come true sweepstakes, so congratulations! Now the sweepstakes are held every year for preferred customers of Visa, Mastercard, American Express and discover, and you do still carry one of these cards correct? ETC
It's horrible, check this page out, it's from a man that worked there
i have in fact worked there and while to most people we seem to be ripping you off, we aren't forcing anything and legally are sound in what is taking place during a call... however having said that i completely agree that it is TOTALLY invasive and RETARDED, but what you need to understand is that even if you go through with the first part of the interveiw you are actually helping that person out in a very very small way, even if you don't 'close to deal'.
I wish you guys would just go through with the first part so we can get a lead this does help us out a lot and even if you don't want to give any of your information out just going through to the transfer part and talk to the supervisor it helps us out a lot
Legally you are sound? What does that even mean? In fact what the company does is ILLEGAL. Calling people and repeatedly hanging up on them is Harassment.
New Jersey's Harassment law is set forth at N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4. In this regard, a person is guilty of a petty disorderly persons offense of harassment if he:
a. Makes, or causes to be made, a communication or communications anonymously or at extremely inconvenient hours, or in offensively coarse language, or any other manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm;