Here's a new one

[baerish]

So I got a call from an 815 area code (Crystal Lake-ish area, IL) and since I was at work, I let it go to voice mail. Later I checked it and OMG I WON A FREE TRIP AND FREE GAS BECAUSE...me or a family member filled out a contest form? Wait, my family hates contests (well at least my parents don't usually enter them) and I only enter stuff for

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[aiden_raccoon]

It's probably a sales call. I've gotten that before too from this area. Mine was an 847 area code. Anyway, the 866 number is probably somewhere in Florida offering a free 2 night stay somewhere to come look at some timeshare property or something like that.

Of course it is unsolicited and the "America West" is probably just some generic name the individal made up to call what he is doing a business.

Of course, could be a scam. My business I run for Ambit Energy requires a Social Security number for a discount on natural gas usage but its not a scam.

[baerish]

...which is funny because they were insisting "this is not a timeshare!"

[aiden_raccoon]

hehe.. I just used that as an example.

Honestly, timeshare demonstrations are the way to go if you want a cheap trip somewhere nice. You just gotta devote half a day out of your week to take a tour of some property that, sure is a little high pressure, but you just gotta say no a bunch of times. No excuses, just no. Then again, some timeshare deals nowadays are for deed ownership so it actually holds some value that you can resell or trade with somebody for whatever week you want to use.

[siraris]

Um I got the same call last week. It's a scam.

[dainslaif]

If it makes you feel better I knew it was sarcasm, but it was kinda poorly worded for what you were trying to convey.

[baerish]

I know, it's hard to convey tone in computer text =/

[dainslaif]

Oh yeah, it's SO hard. >_>

(see what I did there?)