I got the same call tonight...this time the number was 905-552-2509 and the call back number I was given was 905 754 5163 x112. The Sr. Manager I was apparently talking to was a "Paul Stevens" ..Indian accent and I could also hear the chat in the background. Normally I would hang up the phone after telling them off but I wanted to hear what kind of stuff the were spewing for some reason.
It was the same info as above with the 42' plasma except I swear the "prize money" has gone down to $300 LOL!! Funny thing is the call was for my mom and even though I told them half\way through the rambling that I wasn't who they asked for they kept going on...I acted as if I was her confirming sarcastically that i am married and btwn that vague age bracket 27-65...hope this wasn't a bad thing even though it was done sarcastically...I don't think they understood I was mocking them.
I'm kind of glad I didn't hang up since according to the others they would have just called back. I made an appointment for tmw afternoon which I do not intend to show up for or tell my mom about. The address they are using this time however is 6175 Hwy 7 Unit 6 Woodbridge Ont...major intersection being Hwy 7 and 27 and their new company name is Grand Ontario Corporation...how original! I am supposed to speak with a lady named Linda Gilmore...I swear they find everyone's name, address and phone # in the phone book...along with their "names" too! SCAMMMMM!
Also I tried calling back the number they gave me after googling and finding this thread and tell them I was going to contact the police but of course the number was not in service/busy ..same thing with the number they called from.
I wish I had googled them while on the phone so I could've told them where to shove their prizes. :)
I was checking out this consumers award centre, I had received a call the guy talked a good talk. I always know a scam, but not this time, I actually believed him
A man with a thick Indian accent whose name I didn't catch. Very poor quality phone connection. I could barely hear him. He called me back, but the connection was no better. He quoted all my information like my mailing address and phone number. He told me I won 1 of 5 prizes... from a 42" Plasma HD TV, to $1500.00 cash in CAD, and 3 variations of trips with everything included. He assured me that I would not have to spend any money at any point, and I would not have to sign anything. He transferred me to his senior manager who also had a think accent, who said his name was Shawn Marsh. He said I had filled out a coupon in a store back in the summer of 2007. Anyway, he told me that I had to go to Mississauga(1510 Drew Rd Unit #6 Mississauga ON, L4L 8S5). I asked him what was the name of the company he was representing, and he said the name of the company was "Consumer Award Center", based out of Buffalo, and they are expanding into Canada. One of the trips was 8 day 7 nights Alaskan cruise,3 days 2 nights Las Vegas. He seemed to get rather irritated when I couldn't accommodate him to book an appointment on the spot. I told him I don't have a car, and that I live about 2 hours from Mississauga so getting there would be a big deal and I had to ask my friend if he could do it first. He hung up saying he'd call me back tomorrow. He also mentioned I would have to bring ID. Anyway... my boyfriend, when I talked to him later, said it sounds like a scam and he wouldn't believe it. I guess he was right. Thanks to all for posting your stories on here. Without them I wouldn't have found out this was a scam. I'm embarrassed that I fell for it. The bad guys just keep getting more sophisticated all the time.
I just received this exact same call a few minutes ago. I didn't really have any intention of going into their office but I kind of wanted to keep them on the phone to see how much information that they had about me...which eerily they had our household income, age group, marital status, address and phone number (obviously). I spoke with one gentlemen at first who had a very very thick accent and told me I had filled out a coupon at a store sometime last year and that I had included this information on the ballot (which doesn't sound right, I would never fill out this information at a store and have no memory of it at all). He wanted me to confirm the information (which at this point it seemed innocent enough and I did confirm the info) he then described five prizes: 42" Toshiba TV, $1500CAD, 7 days Alaskan Cruise including flight, 3 day stay at Cancun including flight, and 3 day stay at Las Vegas including flight. All I had to do was come to their office to draw one of these prizes and then he gave me the address of: 1510 Drew Road Unit #6 Mississauga L5S1W7.
After this he transferred me to his 'senior manager' who also had an accent but was easier to understand. I asked this person my questions about the name of the company he was calling from (to which he answered "Ontario Grand Center") and then I asked him when he got my information and how long he has had it, to which he replied that he didn't know exactly, they had nine thousand ballots from last year and that I must have filled out a coupon from Wal-Mart or K-Mart (K-Mart?? I haven't seen one of those in years....) and out of 9000 ballots mine was one of five chosen for these prizes. He assured me I would not have to spend anything and told me not to bring one dollar with me cause I wouldn't need it. At this point it started sounding very suspicious and I wanted to know more about the company so I started asking why their company wants this information and what was the purpose of collecting it, why do they need to confirm certain demographics etc to which he just said they are advertising their company name and I wouldn't be obligated to buy anything but they are giving away prizes to get their name out there and at some other point in the future may try selling stuff to us (I think he may have mentioned electronics, but I am not completely certain)
He wanted an appointment for either today (Tuesday), or Wednesday or Thursday evening for us to come in and draw this prize. I turned him down right away and asked for something next week at which point he became very hesitant and after a few moments said he would call me back on Saturday to make an appointment for next week. I then said that I don't actually like receiving these phone calls and would rather cancel the whole thing. He immediately hung up after this remark. I had a hunch it was some sort of scam and hopefully me keeping them on the phone for so long also inconvenienced them.