905-158-1543 - could not call this number back
8 July 2010
12:30PM
Claimed to be "Ontario Centre" a new company.
Prize pickup address: 6175 Highway 7, Unit 6, Woodbridge Ontario
(in Google Maps, it looks like an unmarked rental space next to Showdown Sports and GD marble)
Manager's name was "Steve"
They called asking to speak to a Mr. or Mrs. ... I didn't get the name of the first man. In a thick East-Indian accent, he tried to explain that I had dropped a "coupon" (later a ballot) at a WalMart or other such store and it had my address.
Informed me that I had won one of five prizes:
Big screen TV
Bedroom/Dining room set
Alaskan Cruise
$1500
3 Day Vacation
Attempted to confirm the details on the ballot, which I subtly avoided by asking my own questions. This got me passed to the manager, Steve, well-spoken compared to his counterpart with what sounded like an East-Indian accent disguised by a fake North American accent.
Steve tried to give me a password/code to come by to retrieve my prize at select times during the day. Offered me two times for today, Friday or Saturday. Emphasized that this was not a time share and I was not required to purchase anything. However, Steve indicated that there was something like a time share offer there if I wanted to view it.
Steve offered me the two dates and added a Saturday possibility too, but I told him I wasn't available for those dates and I would like his phone number to call him back when I had a day or two free. I really just wanted his phone number to look him and his company up. He hung up.
905-158-1543 - could not call this number back
8 July 2010
12:30PM
Claimed to be "Ontario Centre" a new company.
Prize pickup address: 6175 Highway 7, Unit 6, Woodbridge Ontario
(in Google Maps, it looks like an unmarked rental space next to Showdown Sports and GD marble)
Manager's name was "Steve"
They called asking to speak to a Mr. or Mrs. ... I didn't get the name of the first man. In a thick East-Indian accent, he tried to explain that I had dropped a "coupon" (later a ballot) at a WalMart or other such store and it had my address.
Informed me that I had won one of five prizes:
Big screen TV
Bedroom/Dining room set
Alaskan Cruise
$1500
3 Day Vacation
Attempted to confirm the details on the ballot, which I subtly avoided by asking my own questions. This got me passed to the manager, Steve, well-spoken compared to his counterpart with what sounded like an East-Indian accent disguised by a fake North American accent.
Steve tried to give me a password/code to come by to retrieve my prize at select times during the day. Offered me two times for today, Friday or Saturday. Emphasized that this was not a time share and I was not required to purchase anything. However, Steve indicated that there was something like a time share offer there if I wanted to view it.
Steve offered me the two dates and added a Saturday possibility too, but I told him I wasn't available for those dates and I would like his phone number to call him back when I had a day or two free. I really just wanted his phone number to look him and his company up. He hung up.
Caller type: Telemarketer
Caller: Steve
Company: Ontario Centre
Number: 905-158-1543
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