Received a phone call from EZ1Rate explaining that I was 1 of 3 in my state selected to receive a $300 gas card to try their services for free, which included some sort of long distance calling card and a health insurance card for discounted rates. I became skeptical when the man on the phone said that I would have to give him my credit card number to pay the shipping fee of $4.80 (because, seriously, if you can give me $300 in free gas and other free services, you can afford to pay the shipping). When I told him I wasn't interested he had a whole line-up of things to say to attempt to calm my concerns and assure me that it wasn't a scam; he was very persistent. When he said his name was "John" I grew even more suspicious because English was obviously not his first language. I wrote down all the information he gave me and told him to call me back in an hour. A quick search on the internet revealed a number of complaints regarding this company. He hasn't called back but if he does I might mess with him a bit just for fun. "John" said his employee ID was 4312; the number he gave me was 1-800-923-8939 (EZ1Rate, Carson City, NV). He also gave me a website that didn't check out (www.viphealthcard.com) but I found another website with a similar address so there may have been a miscommunication due to our language barrier.
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