I think my friend and I just won a new Mercedes
11-11-07, 08:00 AM
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I think my friend and I just won a new Mercedes
A couple months ago my friend and I were at a mall. I saw this sweet E-class sitting on the ground level and I said "Lets go enter in the contest". When we get there, we filled out the forms and said that if either of us won, we would either split the car or the money, whatever they offered (I think it was between an X5, E-class, or $40k or something). So, yesterday, my friend calls me up and he says "Remember we entered in that contest in the Mall? Well, Did you receive something in the mail about winning?"
"No"
"Wow, i think i just won then."
He goes on the read the letter over the phone, it says something along the lines of contacting some phone number immediately, you've won a free vacation, an X5, an E-Class, or $40k to spend on a new car.
I'm just like, holy S***, because i am going over there today to call the people or whatever. I think i might have just won 20 thousand dollars......
"No"
"Wow, i think i just won then."
He goes on the read the letter over the phone, it says something along the lines of contacting some phone number immediately, you've won a free vacation, an X5, an E-Class, or $40k to spend on a new car.
I'm just like, holy S***, because i am going over there today to call the people or whatever. I think i might have just won 20 thousand dollars......
11-11-07, 09:01 AM
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Have a feeling that you are going to find out that you won the "vacation" and I doubt it will be worth 40K. This of course will depend on you buying a time share or joining a club or some other such thing. An of course filling that little slip in you void the do not call list and put your name and info on whatever they decide to use it for. Hope I am wrong.
11-11-07, 10:21 AM
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I would be very carefully. The called my parents to tell them that they "won" a vacation but there were a bunch of hidden fees involved. They actually kept calling them, even though they never entered any more contests.
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11-11-07, 12:21 PM
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Also, make sure it is the SAME contest that the E-Class you saw at the mall was featured in. You could be comparing apples and oranges....the "winner" notification your friend got could be for a different contest......one that requires you to go sit through real estate or some other promotion. Most people consider that junk mail and don't even open them.
11-11-07, 12:41 PM
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Also, make sure it is the SAME contest that the E-Class you saw at the mall was featured in. You could be comparing apples and oranges....the "winner" notification your friend got could be for a different contest......one that requires you to go sit through real estate or some other promotion. Most people consider that junk mail and don't even open them.
11-11-07, 03:25 PM
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There's a lot of these letters about. They get you to ring a premium rate phone number and then you find out you've won a "free" holiday - only it's either timeshare or with loads of add on costs.
11-11-07, 03:36 PM
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Guys, I just won Euro 1.1 million!
NEW MEDIA LOTTERY SERVICES PLC
('NMLS' or 'the Company')
AUDITED PRELIMINARY RESULTS
The Board of New Media Lottery Services PLC, the AIM traded supplier and white label operator of lottery systems and games for government approved lottery programs and charities, today announces its preliminary results for the year ended 30 October 2007.And your email address emerged alongside with two other as the first category winner.
Consequently you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
Euro1.1 million, Commenting on today's announcement, Lord Mancroft, executive chairman is pleased to present New Media Lottery Services PLC's preliminary award price of the sum of Euro1.1 million.
To process the release of your winning claims you are required to provide the following information’s to our financial officer Nick
Rome:
1.Name in full:
2 Address:
3 Age:
4 Sex :
5 Occupation
6:Phone/Fax :
7 Country of residence:
8 Current email address:
Contact our financial officer Nick Rome with this email address:nmlsdept@myway.com n.financialdesk@yahoo.ie
Tel: +44 704-571-6877.
FAX: +44707-576-7547
The financial officer will draft a cheque in your favor upon the verification of your information’s under Section 150 of the Companies
Act 1963.
Sincerely,
John Carson
New Media Lottery Services PLC
____________________________________________
This information is provided by RNS of the London Lottery Council
('NMLS' or 'the Company')
AUDITED PRELIMINARY RESULTS
The Board of New Media Lottery Services PLC, the AIM traded supplier and white label operator of lottery systems and games for government approved lottery programs and charities, today announces its preliminary results for the year ended 30 October 2007.And your email address emerged alongside with two other as the first category winner.
Consequently you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
Euro1.1 million, Commenting on today's announcement, Lord Mancroft, executive chairman is pleased to present New Media Lottery Services PLC's preliminary award price of the sum of Euro1.1 million.
To process the release of your winning claims you are required to provide the following information’s to our financial officer Nick
Rome:
1.Name in full:
2 Address:
3 Age:
4 Sex :
5 Occupation
6:Phone/Fax :
7 Country of residence:
8 Current email address:
Contact our financial officer Nick Rome with this email address:nmlsdept@myway.com n.financialdesk@yahoo.ie
Tel: +44 704-571-6877.
FAX: +44707-576-7547
The financial officer will draft a cheque in your favor upon the verification of your information’s under Section 150 of the Companies
Act 1963.
Sincerely,
John Carson
New Media Lottery Services PLC
____________________________________________
This information is provided by RNS of the London Lottery Council
11-11-07, 04:26 PM
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sounds like some time share scam.
But if it is real, I know a guy that won a Jaguar at a Lakers game for hitting a half court shot. Lakers are more trustworthy than some mall kiosk, but he didn't really WIN the CAR. He did win a Jaguar lease, had to turn the car in at the end of the lease.
But if it is real, I know a guy that won a Jaguar at a Lakers game for hitting a half court shot. Lakers are more trustworthy than some mall kiosk, but he didn't really WIN the CAR. He did win a Jaguar lease, had to turn the car in at the end of the lease.
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