i had a young woman knock on my door asking if i was the home owner and suffered from asthma. then she asked a simple 3 question survey and said i could win $500 or canucks tickets. the next evening i get a call saying i've won a daily draw prize of a slap chop, or a discount on a vacation. i asked what a slap chop has to do with asthma. she says it's their marketing strategy instead of spending money on advertising if they give out prizes then customers will recommend them. word of mouth. so i say i'm not interested. anyway i go looking for the company online and find a whole string of this scam. apparently it's been run in other parts of canada and now on the north shore. need further evidence, check out the phone number 250-380-0029 and see if the scam sounds familiar. this is the number they've been using in victoria. the company is advanced air systems. their address in north van is Suite 120-445 MOUNTAIN HWY, NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, V7J2L1. avoid at all costs
i had a young woman knock on my door asking if i was the home owner and suffered from asthma. then she asked a simple 3 question survey and said i could win $500 or canucks tickets. the next evening i get a call saying i've won a daily draw prize of a slap chop, or a discount on a vacation. i asked what a slap chop has to do with asthma. she says it's their marketing strategy instead of spending money on advertising if they give out prizes then customers will recommend them. word of mouth. so i say i'm not interested. anyway i go looking for the company online and find a whole string of this scam. apparently it's been run in other parts of canada and now on the north shore. need further evidence, check out the phone number 250-380-0029 and see if the scam sounds familiar. this is the number they've been using in victoria. the company is advanced air systems. their address in north van is Suite 120-445 MOUNTAIN HWY, NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, V7J2L1. avoid at all costs
Same as above, door to door survey, then asking for phone number. When I refused to give my phone number the girl claimed it was only to call in case I won the draw which is to be held in Sept. 2012. Agreed to give office number, then of course get the sales call the following week. Also asked if I was married and I refused to give out this info. I was stupid and should have known this was a scam, but the young girl seemed sincere, probably gets 25 cents a phone number! Free tip - Do not give your personal information to anyone who shows up at your door...