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Expert: Scottgem - 3/21/2005

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Thank you for ur reply

But I speaked with the company , and it seems to be a recpected company , So Is is scam or not ?
And they demand my full name and my telephone number ,,, why this ?
And in this cases is it required the credit card numbers or not ?

Awaiting .. TIA
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I won a prize while I was suffring the net ...
How can I be sure if this is true or not .. By the way I called the Company and I gave them the Confirmation Number , and they asked me for my credit card number so I don't know what to do ... plz help me if you have any info about that ..

plz reply ASAP
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This is a scam! If you truly won a prize they have no need for your credit card number.

HTH
Scott<>

Answer
You asked my advice. I'm telling you that no reputable company would need your credit card number to award you a prize. These scams are common all over the net.

Do some research on "phishing" or "internet scams" and you can confirm what I said. Plug the company name into Google or your favorite search engine and see what comes up.

Scott<>

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