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"Exposure Photographic" Competition???
Mellika
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I just got a call on my mobile which was unrecognisable (completely blank, no "unknown" or "witheld" number), it was a woman telling me I'd won a competition for a makeover and photoshoot down in London.
Now, I entered a similar competition a while back so thought nothing of it.
The lady went on to describe what the experience would entail etc etc. This call went on for over 20 minutes, until she told me that to secure my attendance on the day I needed to make a deposit of £49 right there and then.
At this point both my husband and I became suspicious and he ran to the computer to check out the address she'd given me: https://www.exposurephotographic.co.uk which doesn't look like the real thing...
When I told her I would call her back to make the deposit because I was unable to fetch my card, she said she would wait for me because the lines were very busy as "everyone is going home for the day" and so I wouldn't be able to get through to her.
So I put her on hold, talked about it with my husband and eventually disconnected the call (and turned my mobile off just in case).
I am now wondering if on top of wanting £49 off me, they were actually charging me for the call. 20 minutes was a long time...
Has anyone received a similar call?
Now, I entered a similar competition a while back so thought nothing of it.
The lady went on to describe what the experience would entail etc etc. This call went on for over 20 minutes, until she told me that to secure my attendance on the day I needed to make a deposit of £49 right there and then.
At this point both my husband and I became suspicious and he ran to the computer to check out the address she'd given me: https://www.exposurephotographic.co.uk which doesn't look like the real thing...
When I told her I would call her back to make the deposit because I was unable to fetch my card, she said she would wait for me because the lines were very busy as "everyone is going home for the day" and so I wouldn't be able to get through to her.
So I put her on hold, talked about it with my husband and eventually disconnected the call (and turned my mobile off just in case).
I am now wondering if on top of wanting £49 off me, they were actually charging me for the call. 20 minutes was a long time...
Has anyone received a similar call?
GC March Wk1 £28.72/£30 Wk2 £28.4/£29
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"Life is too short to float Coke cans..."
Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, or do without!
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You didn't win a competition - they were trying to sell you a photoshoot where you would be given the hard sell to try to make you purchase the overpriced photographs."You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"0
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Thank you for your reply.
It was actually https://www.exposurephotographics.co.uk
And yes she didn't mention that I would have to pay for THAT part...GC March Wk1 £28.72/£30 Wk2 £28.4/£29
"Life is too short to float Coke cans..."
Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, or do without!
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i keep getting these calls after entering a competition on pigsback.
as soon as the guy said £49 deposit i was like no thanks, he replied ok fine well give it to someone else haha.
i get a call from them every week so im guessing no one else wanted my prize either.0 -
jad ther same thing...
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=889159&highlight=supermonkey0
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