Comments on: Scam Targeting The Elderly

By: Chad & Stacey

Chad & Stacey — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:35:34 +0000

We did not know that these “raffle” boxes were used for such purposes until now. Thank you both for posting your experiences so that other people would be warned. It is just plain ignorant for companies to use such deceptive practices and absolutely unfair to the people that are trying to hang onto every penny they have.

By: AngryJed

AngryJed — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:51:52 +0000

it is also similar to the raffles: “Get $5000 in free gas” I signed up for one in North Conway, NH three or four years ago and I still get spam/junk mail that I can trace back to that booth. I got a phone rep to actually admit they get lists from raffles at county and state fairs.

By: DruU

DruU — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:01:08 +0000

This is like what the Time Share companies are doing around here. They are placing the Raffle boxes at local shops with signs like, “Free Weekend Getaway”
Of course they call you and say, “You won a weekend get away to (insert someplace here”
Although I am not sure but I do not believe this is a Scam, I think you get a weekend at one of these places but you have to sit though a sales pitch for buying a time share.
I am starting to treat everything like I do with the internet. I do not give my name or phone number to anyone unless I know that they are using it for a real reason.
There are way to many people out there that want to scam me out of the few dollars I have. They could atleast aim for someone that has money.