In article <B7405F8E.69B7%trunnell@earthlink.net>, Glenn Trunnell
<trunnell@earthlink.net> writes
>Hi,
>
>Recently I was reading a copy of some british car mag (classic cars ,
>maybe?) and I found this contest card with a scratch off the circle type
>game called treasure island. Anyway it say that if you have 2 matching
>symbols you win a prize and if you have three you win a major prize up to
>50,000 pounds (I had three). It gives a number to call and find out what
>you have won. I have tried calling the number, but can't get through, I
>don't know if it is a number that cannot be called internationally or what,
>but if anybody in the UK is interested in playing along please e-mail me
>back.
There are a lot of these things about, and most of them are cons. If
the number you are trying to call is a premium rate number, I suspect
that you will mostly likely have "won" some piece of tat that is worth
less than the cost of the 'phone call. What is the dialling code? If
it is a premium number, chances are that you'll end up regretting having
won. What does the small print say? If it includes a range of prizes
from "fashion watches" and "beautiful pendants in genuine imitation
gold" up to the GBP50,000, you can bet anything you like that you've won
a piece of junk jewellery.
ATB
--
Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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