Jan 23, 2009
I received a call from this person today. They asked to speak to "Dorothea," which is not my name. I told them they had the wrong number, and the man on the other line said that it was ok, and that this was the number entered into a "dream sweepstakes" of some kind for $25,000. He asked me a few questions (a "survey"), and I played along just to see where this was going. AFter a few questions about my hobbies, and asking me my age group, and which was my favorite credit card provider, he started some spiel about a good deal on magazines, like three different ones weekly, for "only $4.95 for all three." He then asked for my address and "assured me" that he was from a reputable company called "Best Publishing Services" based in Draper, Utah. I refused to give out any personal information, and he told me he could understand that, but he was not asking for credit information, just an address. I said know, and he continued trying to pressure me into giving out my address. He proceeded to ask if I lived in (city) in (zip code) and also asked if my address was (address). I told him I had never heard of any of these places, and he again asked for my address. I found this funny, after telling him I had no way of knowing where this call was from, he suggested that I google "Best Publishing Services." I didn't feel like it at the time, but I just now did, and could not find the company name, or anything in Draper, Utah. After he knew I was serious about not giving out my address, he frustrated said "thank you," and hung up.