SCAM outfit.... been getting calls from them for over a year, from all kinds of different phone numbers... they spoof numbers and call from numbers within your own area code... and they call from FL and NY area codes
they try to tell you you've won or earned a reward because you shopped at one of their "partner stores",... it's all bullsh#t... they want you to give them your CREDIT CARD number so they can CHARGE YOU 4.95, or 5.95 or 9.95 or as much as they think they cam get out of you for "processing and handling" to send you your "reward card" .... if you're really dumb, they'll get you for 20 or 30 or 50 dollars, and probably get you signed on for recurring monthly charges for some worthless bullsh#t
pro tip: ask them how they can know you earned a "reward" when they don't even know who you are, they don't now your name or address or anything unless you tell them,...
... duh.... pretty dumb premise for a scam when all it takes is simple common sense logic to unravel their entire sham... but i guess there must be an awful lot of stupid people out there cause they're still at after a year or two.. must be getting something out if it to be going this long with same story....
btw... all you people that are afraid to answer your phone, and afraid to call back an unknown number... what's the problem ?.... hide your head in the sand and don't answer these calls and they just keep calling... DON'T BE AFRAID of these people... no reason to fear answering your own phone...
I answer, and I mess with them and WASTE THEIR TIME... toy with them and play along, give them first 4 digits of your CC number and make up the other 12, then when they say there's an error, apologize and give them another set of fake numbers and act like your vision isn't good and number are hard to see.... after 3 or 4 rounds of that, tell them, "ohhh... i forgot, the CC company cancelled that card cause some scam telemarketer got hold of the number and made unauthorized charges... then tell 'em you're going to get your new CC and make 'em wait 4 or 5 minutes.. then come back on and give em another fake set of numbers or ask if you can send them a check for the processing and handling"... they wont like that one cause they can't give out a valid address because they're criminals...
so ANSWER those calls, and for ones like these people where the robo-dialer hangs up after one ring, CALL THEM BACK... and FU*K with THEM, and waste THEIR time,.... then finish up your game by asking them how they like getting trolled....
personally I like the slow reveal... I act like I'm 85 yrs old, play the fake CC number game for a bit, keep asking them to repeat what they said "because I'm hard of hearing" (cause I'm 85 you know)... then answer questions they didn't ask and ramble on about unrelated nonsense..(because I'm 85 yrs old and maybe a little senile ?).... then after a good 10-15 minutes of waving the carrot just out of reach, ... slowly start to reveal they've been wasting their time by working into the conversation stuff about how how frustrating it is when someone wastes a bunch of your time when they could have told what you needed to know in the first 10 seconds...
finish up by asking them for their business "address of record", and when they refuse, inform them that telemarketers are required by federal law to provide a physical address where the business is located (ie: PO box or drop centers don't qualify) they must provide the "Address of Record" as it is on their articles of Incorporation or LLP or LLC in the state their company is based... ... providing just a PO Box or drop center address (like a "mail boxes ect") doesn't cut it, anything less than an actual, physical address where business is conducted is a violation in and of itself.. just that and the Robo-Call makes 2 offenses.... then when they lie stating "because you recently shopped at one of their partner stores" they are offering you a "reward", that's a 3rd offense,... then, just the attempt to obtain access to your finances in an attempt to mislead and defraud you is a 4th offense... and if you're already registered on your states, and/or the federal do not call lists, that makes the 5th offense
that's 5 FTC regulatory offenses... 5 FCC offenses, and depending on your jurisdiction and/or the telemarketers, at least 2, and as many as 10 CRIMINAL offenses
only way to stop these crooks is go after them... record the calls if you can... keep a record of the call (download call logs from your phone, or from phone service provider and save all the telemarketer and scam callers date, times of calls... a simple phone call and email to your states Attorney Generals office WILL get action... especially if more than one person reports the same scam, same telemarketers, same phone numbers.... YOU CAN'T sit back and ignore the calls AND HOPE SOMEONE ELSE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT.... YOU NEED TO DO YOUR PART TOO... TAKE THE 10 LOUSY MINUTES IT TAKES TO LOOK UP YOUR STATES ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE PHONE NUMBER AND MAKE A QUICK CALL TO REPORT YOU'VE GOTTEN MULTIPLE CALLS IN VIOLATION OF A MYRIAD OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS... then ask them for an e-mail address to send all your pertinent call logs with the ph numbers and dates/times they called and add in any helpful notes for each number like what they were selling or trying to get from you ect....
IF YOU, YEAH YOU reading this don't do it... then don't whine when you keep getting annoying calls or cry about how "the do not call list doesn't work" wahhhhhh.... a few minutes of your time a few times will make all the difference