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From: becky@cylixd.UUCP (Becky Bates)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Telephone mailing lists
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Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 12:36:06 EDT
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> > The sales pitch is usually disguised as a survey of some kind.
> 
> I won't answer questions for phone surveys; I wonder if the legit
> survey operators are aware that the "population" they reach has
> been altered?
> 
> In case someone hadn't heard yet... certain unscrupulous folks claim
> to be making surveys when in fact they're filling in a credit card
> application with your name, address, job and credit data, and *their*
> post office box number.  You can probably guess why :-(     Don't EVER
> give out job and credit information in response to a "survey".
> -- 
> Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {calcom1,savax,seismo,decvax,ihnp4}!terak!doug

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Doug I don't subscribe to this news group but a co-worker showed me
your article and I thought I would tell you all about a few of the 
crack calls I have gotten.

CASE #1 -

We recently had our Mid-South Fair and I entered several of the contests
for free (anything).  Well as I did this there was this little voice in
the back of my mind, (Remember Rosanna Rosanna Danna? on SNLIVE?), like
my mother always said you need to be careful what you sign up for and
what you sign !!period!!  Well about 3 weeks later I got a call from
this Vacation travel agency out of Boca Rotan, Fla. , they always seem
to be out of Boca Rotan or close to the coast so the FBI can't find 
their boat or operation.  They told me I had won a free vacation, in 
fact 3 that I could take in the course of a year.  One to Disneyworld,
one in Jamaca or Bahamas (sp), and one, guess where, Accupulco (sp)
Mexico.  By the way this call came the week of the earthquake happened
and the guy insured me that his hotel was still standing, can you 
imagine? You would have to pay air fare and everything else except
the hotel fee.

Case #2 - I received a call from a gentleman with a British accent
again from the Florida area.  He wanted me to invest in art pieces
at a cost of only $900.00 dollars and guess what it was as easy as
giving him my credit card number.

Be careful people, never give your number over the phone.  If it is
something you really want get their name,number and address and tell
them you will call them back.  Then call the Better Business Bureau,
FBI, or whatever is necessary to insure that you will not have a 
$0.00 balance in your checking account anytime soon.

Just some helpful hints from a potential victim that did not become
one.

	RCA - Cylix (part of Globecom now!) big whoop
	Becky Bates
	Memphis, TN.
	!ihnp4!akgub!cylixd!becky