Talented! These girls almost had me!
I was woken up by a phone call with a friendly southern voice congratulating me on my entrance into a Million Dollar Sweepstake. Her enthusiasm was beyond me and so I became excited with her. She mentioned that since I was a mastercard holder, I would be eligible for countless prizes. She was able to tell me my home address and everything and began asking me harmless questions about my hobbies and job and whether or not I like doing what I do. It seemed normal and again, this lady was so polite... Southern polite.
Just for answering some simple questions about my hobbies, I was given a trip for two to my choice of either Florida or Las Vegas. Hard to believe, I thought, but possible! She continued to tell me that she would be sending me 60 months worth of free magazines and blah blah blah and all I would have to do would pay for one magazine for a year (or something like that) and that it was a piece of cake.
She then mentioned that she was a brand new worker and that she would need to me to speak to her supervisor to confirm everything. She asked me to put in a good word to her boss and of course, I did.
Her supervisor sounded like a much older woman with a more mature tone. She didn't mention my prize (to Florida or Vegas) but she began trying to confirm my order. It was then that I paused everything and mentioned that I didn't even know her company's name. Once she mentioned that it was AREA CIRCULATION INC., my brother checked the name to discover that it was a scam (courtesy of this website) Of course, by that time I had given my Mastercard's expiration date.
My brother showed me this website while I was still being wooed by this woman. She had just finished asking me for my 16 digit card number when i mentioned to her that I just was not getting a good vibe from the phone call, nor from THEIR website (a shabby two paged site with no information at all). It was right then that she hung up on me.
I later called my friend to tell her this story and she began to laugh, explaining that she experienced the EXACT same thing a year back, only she was promised a diamond watch. To this day she recieves magazines and was not able to stop the billing. She had to close down her account and owes a load of money to her bank. She said that there was no way of getting in contact with Area Circulation Inc.
It was a close call for me. Be careful!
Christina
Bronx, New York
U.S.A.
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