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Is This A Scam?
melbury
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Today I received a letter from a company called W. Anderson attaching four scratch cards giving me the opportunity to win some wonderful prizes. I am always very sceptical about things like this and normally bin them immediately. As expected, I won a prize on three of the four scratch cards!! However, one prize is for £1000, which certainly sounds very attractive. As usual you have to phone a premium rate number charged at £1.50 per minute, but it doesn't say how long the call lasts. It does say that the prize is guaranteed though!
Has anyone heard of this company or had such a letter themselves? On the back in the small print it says "Anderson games is a Morgan Import Dominica Company" whatever that means!
Would appreciate some feedback if possible before squandering vast sums of money on the telephone.
Thanks
Has anyone heard of this company or had such a letter themselves? On the back in the small print it says "Anderson games is a Morgan Import Dominica Company" whatever that means!
Would appreciate some feedback if possible before squandering vast sums of money on the telephone.
Thanks
Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:
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I bet 2000 to 1 on it's a scam !!!!
buy a lottery ticket, you probably have more chance that way of see £1000 for you moneyEx forum ambassador
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I believe Dominica is a country so I guess these guys are registered there, out of reach of UK law. Ask yourself why.melbury wrote:On the back in the small print it says "Anderson games is a Morgan Import Dominica Company" whatever that means!Eh?? I give up!! Towel is getting thrown in here!
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My fiance got one of these today, your post reminded me as I hadn't given it to him to scratch off lol
He's just scratched them off and he has 'won' £1000, a villa and cash advance of upo £100K
Obviously a scam!Tank fly boss walk jam nitty gritty...0 -
Thanks, I will rip it up.
I also had the villa and other cash prize - the £1000 was certainly tempting - but as you say, too good to be true!Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:0 -
greenwich wrote:I believe Dominica is a country so I guess these guys are registered there, out of reach of UK law. Ask yourself why.
Dominica being one of only three countries in the world beginning with D!
Can you guess the other two? No googleing!Reassuringly expensive0 -
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Dominican Republic (does that count???)0
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Snap - I had one too! Gave to kiddies to play with and they 'won' £1000 and villa I think. Anyway we binned it!
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