A woman called from this number late last night asking if my husband (whose name does not appear on our phone bill) entered a contest to win a tractor. He said he didn't, but I vaguely recalled submitting an entry about 3 years ago... in MY name. The woman said "Congratulations, the drawing will be September 1st... " (4 years from time of entry?) & then proceeded to tell me about a home security plan which I could get free... I asked how she got my number, she said it was on the entry form... I told her it was definitely not. I used the number I had 3 years ago, not the one I just got... very suspicious considering my numbers have been unlisted & nonpublished & my husband's name should not have appeared anywhere... reported to DoNotCall.gov
I got the same type of call regarding an entry of a lawnmower at a mall. I will no longer enter any type of contest at a mall. Don't do it. It's not worth the hassle!
I did the same thing at the mall, thinking since it was at the mall, it would be safe. I've gotten tons of calls from 1-540-300-2851 and 1-740-200-5503, saying it was regarding the lawn mower giveaway. She said she was losing signal and would call me back but didn't. When I tried to call it said the same thing, no mailbox for this extension. Felt odd and then I found this webpage. Cant trust the mall anymore. If it's too good to be true, it probably is.