okay. so last Tuesday, my nice summer nap was interrupted by a fone call with an area code of (678). i asked them where they are located, and they said Georgia. i Googled it and they weren't lying. Atlanta, Georgia.

in the fone call, the dude told me i was picked in a raffle or some type of lottery from all the visa, mastercard, _(and some other card)_ users. and i had won 400 dollars worth of Gas. which will be given to me every month for 16 months. 25 dollars in value. they said they'll also add some magazines which i could care less about. and they read this long list of crap i had to listen to, in order to participate

then Today, i was driving with my Pastor around SF in his STi, and received another call from a (352) area coded number and said i had won from a raffle of visa, mastercard, and someother i forgot again.... but this time it was a 1000 dollar gift card to some selected websites.

they'd send me the stuff in the mail. the only thing they Asked was my age. but they knew my address and such.

i kno this isnt normal. i think im being scammed. anyone get these calls?

 

if ur not giving info then how can you get scammed?

sounds hella shady though

 

when they start asking for your credit card.. you'll know what to do

 

there is no such thing as a free lunch

 

scam. there is no way to win a raffle/contest/lottery you didn't enter.

 

i wouldnt worry. some website that you put your cell number on sold your info. as long as you dont give them anymore info you will be cool.

but more importantly......

your Pastor drives an STi? thats just awesome.

 

In fairness to the CC companies they do offer a lot of random drawings and things. Ever see those commercials from MC that say every purchase over a certain period qualifies you for a drawing? Someone has to win those.

 

a pastor with an STI. how awesome is that??

call your CC company and ask them what's up, maybe see if they have promotions like this or if they are selling your address/cell phone number. it always helps to be informed as possible with this stuff.

 

haha yeah, your Pastor is cool!

 

haha he's definitely an awsome pastor.

he grew up in LA with the illegal street racing community, and realized how stupid it was. wanted to change ppl's lives but fulfill his teenage dream so yea. he's saving lives and pimpin an WRB STi.

i did some research on the numbers, there are TONS of complaints of these guys calling ppl. they called me during school again today. im not sure what they want but wtv. they're going on my block list forsure.

God Bless. Drive safe.

 

I won the Spanish lottery? Awesome. I didn't even know I entered the Spanish lottery.

 

^ how much did you win?

 

haha economics 101.

IDENTITY THEFT?

 

i was smart enough to not give my social security number. infact the only thing i said was i was born on year 1990.

others i talked to who received calls from the same number gave ssn, and other private informations...

 

w00t Pastor Jason Haven't seen him for days.