In early
May 2012, a Mays Pond resident received a phone call from a woman who said she
had "won" a Cadillac Escalade in a contest she had entered and to
please call a number to talk to a “prize manager.” The resident had not
entered any such contest. The call back number was 866-770-8762. When the
resident called back, she had to leave a message. The same woman, who
left the original message (the resident recognized her voice), called back to
ask a "few questions." She wanted to know if the resident was
married, in a relationship, or living with a partner. She said the
resident would receive a notice in the mail and said goodbye (rather abruptly)
when the resident said her partner didn't live with her.
Comment: It’s
difficult to know just what the caller was up to. The caller did not try to
pressure the resident for credit card or other personal information or pressure
an immediate decision to buy a product or service or ask for money to receive
some fantastic winnings. The pressure and demands could come with the “notice
in the mail.”
This
could be some sort of telemarketing scam, although that is not certain. For
more information on telemarketing schemes including where to report them, go to
the Washington State Attorney General’s web site:
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