I received a telephone call from a telemarketer saying I had won $400 worth of air line tickets and $100 for free gas because I banked in Burr Ridge. I asked what the catch was, she said no catch. I asked her what the charge was, and she said no charges, that the gas and airline tickets were free. I asked her what I had to cancel and she said nothing.
They had my address and wanted to know the name of the bank I banked at to see if I qualified. I told them the name of the bank and then they told me the routing number that I needed to confirm that it was correct once they started to record my confirmations. I told them I didn't have my check book with me to confirm it.
Then they wanted me to give them my checking account number to confirm that they had the correct one. I said I wouldn't give it to them and she wanted to know why. I kept asking her why she needed me to confirm it since nothing would be charged to me or deducted from my account. She kept asking for the checking account number. When I told her I would not give it to her because she called me, that I did not call her — she hung up the phone on me.
I got her phone number because I have caller ID on my phone. I don't think that my checking account is in trouble because I never gave it out.
How can organizations do this? How can they get away with this? Isn't there a law to protect us? I feel fortunate that I didn't fall for their ripoff or scam but what about the people who did? What can we do to stop this?
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