My Very First Scam!

How exciting!

I got a little postcard thing in the mail yesterday, telling me to call this 1-800 number to claim my prize. Although it's in such unclear words that I really haven't won anything. I have a Claim No. to NDI "Prize Redemption Center." Before calling the number, I decided to Google them to see if there was any information I could glean from the internet as to whether or not I should bother wasting my time calling them.

I was pleased, and a little disappointed, to discover it's a scam - kinda. Apparently the deal is that you call up, get told to go to a hotel or somewhere to attend an "informational meeting" where they try and sell you on membership to their buying club (at a fee in excess of $1000). And then, after the 45-minute to (one) hour long presentation, you might be lucky enough to have the Claim Number on your card match one of the (not-all-that-impressive) prizes they're giving away.

Meh. And I was hoping it was a Plasma Screen TV.. Oh well. At least I will get to enjoy the sound the card makes as I toss it down the shredder at work (on Monday)!