I received a telephone call indicating that I had definitely "won" one of three prizes; all I had to do was go to a location 30 miles from my home to attend a 60-minute "dog and pony show", then collect my prize (#1: a Ford Explorer, or $25,000 cash; #2: a paid trip for two to some location — options included Cancun, Jamaica, Las Vegas, Orlando, FL; #3: a 27" HD TV). The location turned out to be a travel-agency ("Pulaski Tickets and Tours", out of upstate New York), and the presentation culminated in a HARD SELL, one-on-one, to buy a tour-guide membership for (in excess of) $7,000. The "prizes" were based upon 'scratchers' that appear to be predetermined according to the sucker's interest in paying the membership fees; my impression is that nearly everyone "wins" the travel/trip — because it is, after all, a travel agency — and I suspect that trying to collect on the travel/trip certificate will prove fruitless, one way or another (either choice locations are not available, no connected airline for the package, hotel/accommodations promised are no longer participating, etc.). I also received a "Gift Certificate" for $1000.00 of "free" tools from keshoppingonline.com — all I had to do was pay S&H.
Searching the Internet, "keshoppingonline.com" appears to be a SCAM operation; I would encourage on-line reports and condemnation.
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