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- From: minor@rtsg.mot.com (Kevin Minor)
- Subject: Re: Sweepstakes
- Message-ID: <minor.719250623@coal8>
- Sender: news@rtsg.mot.com
- Nntp-Posting-Host: coal8
- Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
- References: <1992Oct13.194459.8701@iti.org>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 15:50:23 GMT
- Lines: 33
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- jls@hela.iti.org (Janet L. Smith) writes:
-
- |>I just received a notice that I had "successfully completed the
- |>first two stages of the All-American Sweepstakes and Promotion"
- |>and I am ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED to receive at least one of the
- |>following 5 items
- |> o Chrysler LeBaron of $10,000 cash (they pay sales tax)
- |> o 2 round trip airfares to Bahamas (hotel as low as
- |> $27/night)
- |> o Sony 32" color tv
- |> o Sony camcorder/VCR
- |> o $1,250 cash
-
- |>Now, I know I have never entered a sweepstakes and they say the
- |>mailing list was drawn up from "credit and other criteria to target
- |>people most likely to be interested in this offer." They say you
- |>are guaranteed to get something and then give odds for the awards -
- |>the vacation being 249,969:250,000. Is this a time-share scam?
- |>They don't mention this anywhere in the "Certificate of Award" but
- |>require you to call an 800 number for more details.
-
- |>Anyone else get one of these?
-
- Yes, my wife did. I'd never consider one of these before, but the
- fine print says something like no purchases necessary or something.
- (I need to reread it.)
-
- If anyone actually knows what the catch to this is, post it.
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