Some extremely stupid female called from that number. Identified herself falsely as Debra Smith. Sounded like a 50 year old 8th grader, typical of Portland Maine. Mumbled something about how she was calling in regards to my office moving in the next couple of years. I told her she hadn't dialed a business she dialed a residence. You could hear the silence of severe confusion on the other end of the phone and then she says "Oh so don't you even have an office?". She was so stupid she didn't even understand that she wasn't calling a company. They must be buying the cheap company listings because my number used to belong to a business about 12 years ago.
Entertainment for the day, that's for sure
Someone called me and said that my husband and I won 1 of 5 prizes, but we had to go to New Orleans to claim it . We would need provide a check stub, debit card, and/or a blank check with our information whited out.
yes i did today promising i just need to show up get scratch ticket for early chance to win jeep i signed up for in auburn mall and a def winner of 2 big prizes off the guarenteed scratch ticket a 25.00 gas card for my travel or one night lodging at HJohnsons for$1 if i dont have lucky jeep ticket my name goes back in at 190 riverside st., Portland Me
recieved a call stating that i was a prize winner. i have to attend a 2 hr. seminar, and bring a credit card(not debit) along with a checking acct. check. My self working with law enforcement ran this Co. and came up with 8 hits in Rip Off reports. This is a Co. that wants you to sit for 2 hours in a deal. I asked what if we did not want to hear it, then your out the door with no prize. I stated to them that you can give ANY form of I.D( Govt., drivers licence). to be legal. credit cards and check book do not qualify as a form of I.D. Now in a search, they transfered me to someone else, who has the same phone number as the origional number? two people in the same number? one more check, it is a promotion for a Co. hang up when you are told that you won any thing.!!!!!!!!!!!
I filled out a card to enter a drawing for a chance to win a Mini Cooper or $25,000. These entry forms were displayed in the waiting area of a local tire company I do business with. The next thing I knew, I started getting multiple phone messages from "Rose" at Festiva Dev 207-347-3023. I thought perhaps I might be a winner, so I answered her latest call. She started out by asking me for personal information about members of my household ("Are you married?" "Is he your boyfriend?") I told her I thought her questions were way too personal, invasive, and had nothing to do with my entering their drawing - in other words, not her business. She persisted, saying she needed to get more information from me. I asked "why" and asked if I had won the drawing which she evaded answering. I told her not to call again. I Googled both Festiva and the phone number she called from. The results were eye-opening and scary to say the least! Rose even used the name of the tire business I entered the drawing at. I will be calling them tomorrow to ask if they are aware of what can happen when their trusting customers enter this drawing. I'm not usually this naive. I won't be again. Festiva is a telemarketer. DON'T GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION TO PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW!!!