I received a call from Christopher at Mitchell Comm....same thing as all the other posts. I supposedly entered a contest and won a car or other top prize and it would be in my best interest to call back. Also said that they were aware of the DNC list and they were not a telemarketer. Of course I did not call back. Said he made numerous attempts to reach me but I never received a call from them before. I also never entered any contest. I don't answer any call that I'm not familiar with. Glad I checked it out on this website though.
Supposedly I won some contest I entered within the last 18 months. Man on phone said this is not a telemarketing or time share offer. It is so hard to resist not calling back.
Same as Fran....I supposedly had my name entered in a contest sometime during the last 18 months and "it would be in my best interest" to call back re: winning a new car, or other top prize. This is obviously a phising scam. Thank God for answering machines!
Caller read Michells Commu The only listing I could find was Mitchells Communication Group, but I dont know if that was the actual company or not.
708-898-2613 showed on the caller ID as well as Mitchells Commu. I googled the number and saw the other posts from Larry and Fran. The caller left a voicemail implying that I entered a contest during the last 18 months and that I was chosen as a finalist. The caller "Dave" also said he is aware of the DNC list but since I entered a contest, it was okay for him to call. "Dave" said it was in my best interest to call back as soon as possible.
I do not enter contests so this has SCAM written all over it. Don't answer the phone if this number appears!
They left a message on voice mail telling me this was my last chance (yeah, right!) to claim the prize I had won. I haven't entered any contests, so this is bogus. I'm beginning to think the do not call list is bogus, too. These scam calls are increasing.
this is ridiculous. I have same story as the rest. Dave from Mitchel Communications saying I entered contest and won. Isn't there anything we can do to stop these crooks. Even though I'm registered on DNC I would say about 25-50% of the calls I recieve are from telemarketers or scam artists. Only my parents and my wife's parents have our number so I realize my % is high considering we don't get a lot of personal calls, but still. There isn't a week that goes by that we don't recieve numerous calls from charities & scammers alike. We don't give our number out online and we aren't involved in any shady businesses. I just graduated from Medical School and have started my residency and my wife is a 4th year med student. I just don't get it, and wish the government could regulate this. If anyone knows of an effective way to report these con artists please let me know.