When you get the letter that looks like a check and claims that Pat Haines is trying to reach you go ahead and call if you want a good laugh.
There are about 500 people working for this outfit and nobody there goes by the name Pat Haines. I was told that she does not exist by a sales rep and if you call 1.800.762.4723 after 11:00 P. M est time you will hear a recording of the mysterious "Pat" on the line telling you to call her back after 9:00 A.M. The follwing day.
There is no "Pat" but yet she's loud and clear after the company closes for the day.
Now to have a little fun tell them that you got the letter claiming you have won but you can't make out the last (2) numbers in the ID. They will tell you that's no problem and just generate you another one. So I guess the original winning ID is no longer valid?
After you give or get your ID# they will ask you what you would do with the money. That question is a lead into what's about to happen next. Many people will say "buy a new house", "purchase a new car", or "I would like to travel".
Now the rep can throw at you some magazines that are along this answer. Travel, Car and Driver, Home & Garden, and so on.
They want to know if you have a credit card and after saying yes they will tell you about $40 in gasoline and some watches they want to give. Pick out two magazines.
Now, just to make sure your happy they will throw in an additional magazine. Making it (3) all for a 1.29 a week! They tell you to hold. (It's time for the super to close the deal).
The rep stays on hold with you and ask "how is the weather?
I told her it was snowing and she said I was lucky because it was so hot in Florida. Keep in mind she is suppose to know that I am in south Texas and I think the high here today was 101!
Super comes on, throws in 2 more unwanted magazines bringing me to (5) and a electronic organizer. All that she needs is the exp. Date on my card. She lets me know that it is only 1.29 a week for all five. They don't bill weekly because it would be a headache for their customers. That's nothing of the headache you will get if you fall for this scam
First off none of these magazines are weekly issues. Next why can't she bill me $5.16 a month. (1.29 x 4)
When it was all said and done those 5 mags are going to cost you close to 300.00 plus 8.95 and 9.95 a month for more junk. Magazines are cheaper when you order from the magazine itself at this rate.
Ask them for popular mags like SI, Time, People, GQ, Vanity Fair to name a few and they will tell you they don't cary those but have something better.
Anybody who works for this company for more than a day is a low-life. I figure it would take about 10 minutes to realize that you where scamming and many of your hits were against the elderly.
If you really want to have some fun try this call again and go through the whole deal. Have them generate a new ID number and when you make it all the way to the "super" tell him or her that the rep told you your chances of winning were better if you bought the magazines.
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