Yesterday, several unknown number showed up on my phone. I wasn't home then, but I was this morning and answered. Gal with nasal, southern accent said she was calling from Publisher's Sweepstakes Centre and my name had been entered into a draw for $25,000.00. Immediately asked for my year of birth. I asked her what comapny is this? She replied that she had told me what company she was calling from! I asked her where this company was from and she exhaled and told me they had offices in the US and Canada and what was the year of my birth. I told her no thanks but to have a nice day. As I was putting the phone down, I could hear her quite loudly saying "mam, I just asked for your year of birth!" She needs to take a course in customer service.
I just got a call from these folks and she started asking be personal info right off the hop. I thought it seemed fishy from the start so I made her wait on the phone while I checked them online. Couldn't find anything credible and she also said they are from Montreal but their company was listed in the US, very fishy. I made her wait about 2 minutes while I checked. I told her I'm not interested in giving any personal information and to please remove my name from their calling list, she responded rudely "Well you should have told me that in the beginning!" I just hung up.
GOLDEN RULE: If it sounds too good to be true it is! People....don't give these snakes your info, they are the ones with the giant yachts in Miami Harbour making zillions for bugging people. Just hang up on them.
I don't have caller ID So I'm not sure if it's the same number, I wouldn't doubt it. I just received a call saying that because I have been actively using my Visa and paying it off, which I have been doing, that I have been entered into a draw for $25,000, now I let her talk for a few minutes, I heard she's with the Publisher's Sweepstakes Centre, but that's about it. She proceeded to tell me she needed me to state my age to be entered, and this is when I told her that I'll pass. If I'm entered, I'm entered. If it's through Visa, they should know my age, and it should all be alright. I won't give info like that when it's easy enough to access as it is.
Just got a call from these guys, seemed super sketchy. They call from the USA and had my address and everything. I kept asking them what they were and how I'd never heard of them before, never entered a contest with that name and they said it's a referral program through either Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover card.
I told her I was looking them up online and couldn't find anything legitimate about the company and did not want to participate. She said thanks and hung up.
I just received a call at noon. Exactly as others have been saying. I missed calls from them all last week, and when I would pick up they would hang up. Again, $25 000 sweepstakes and a free watch. They asked for my year of birth and I told them I didn't want to give out personal information, but they said all they needed was the year. I gave it to them. I know this was stupid. They also had my address and asked me to confirm it. Again, for a watch. They also tried to send me magazines, which I said no. They tried to get me to do other things so I told them I was too busy and hung up. I called my credit card company, and they said as long as I did not give out my number I am ok, however, I am still worried. Did anyone else give out their birth year and confirm their address and if so did anything happen?
I got the same phonecall today about winning on behalf of mastercard visa and discover card... could win $25,000... and for getting this call today i won a diamond watch... which she Then read me my address ?! (How does she already have it..!?) and i said im not giving you any information. and then she proceeded to offer me a FREE magazine supscription.. for 3 magazines.. and then a second one blah blah that was 3.99 for 3 years... i said no i dont want that.. and she said "Oh you dont?" no.. and said well for us calling today we have entered your name into the final draw. and hung up... fml.