Same thing... The guy said his name was Sean (had a heavy Indian accent, though - first clue) said we won in a contest based on a coupon we filled at Canadian Tire. Wifey called CT and they said this phone is not listed with them, I researched it and that's how I got to this site. It's all a scam.

I had a call the same the other day and told them i would call them back on tuesday to arrange a time to pick up my "prize"...i did not call and received a call at 930 tues evening grilling me and not allowing me to talk and finally i said..please remove me from your ballot as im no longer interested in reciving this prize as i feel you are being intrusive and harassing me.  He continued on demanding further explanation as "he was going to get in trouble" and his supervisor would be calling me etc.  after a full 5 minutes and my hands literally starting to shake ( he said "this is the most ridiculous conversation i have ever had") i had to hang up.   I tried to point out that he called me and that i did not wish to speak to him any longer and he kept going on like an abusive controlling partner.  I literally felt nervous and disturbed as they people have my phone number and therefore my address.  This group has been the most insistant and threatening telemarketers i have ever encountered.  Why do they think its okay to phone up someone and solicit and then bully when they are told "no".  In future ALL telemarketers calls will be told "no" immediately followed by my hanging up.  Ridiculous!

Why this is a scam:1) although they say you get one of 5 prizes, the only prize they actually have is the 2 days getaway in a few places in the states and Canada. Interesting enough, we knew someone who had won this "prize" with the same prize company and they ended up never going because apparently, they never had any spaces. Moreover, you have to pay 50 USD in advance and oh, right, that money was never given back2) they get you there with a prize for a ballot you didn't enter. The guy on the phone actually said that we entered it from dec 17 - 31 last year in one of 75 malls. What he didn't know was that in that period, we were not even in north america. 3) when you go, you learn quickly it has nothing to do with winning a prize, it is about you paying a lot of money for some club that provide you apparent financial benefits, but the paper they want you to sign only states you membership of the club, not the actual services provided4) they want you to pay *the night you are there*. (lots of money btw, initially about 10000, when you kept saying no, it went down to 3000) When I told them, I'll think about it, go home and do some research, they were not interested anymore. In other words, they probably don't really offer anything as long as they get your money.5) aggressive sales people, wow. No kidding. Slick like hell, like trying to be your friend and all thatI recommend anyone who actually went to the place to keep an eye on credit ratings. This is a primary scheme for identity theft

I posted this earlier in the wrong place, but here goes again.

Just got back from our trip to Grand Ontario International. I got the same call everyone here got, spoke with Mr. Stevens and all. At first, I read the entries here, but decided to go check it out. I sat through a short presentation about the company and the future plans they have for furniture sales. I picked my prize- a Toshiba 42 inch plasma screen. I am very happy and will only say good things about them.

Eveyone here asumes it is a scam, and didn't go. We did and it was ok! Let's just say, we are very pleased to have taken advantage of this promotion.

Paul

so, we get several calls a day from this number... funny thing is our number is a brand new land line(new for us)  So, my spouse who has worked in tele-sales is not only annoyed but decieds to play back to them.   This company is a scam targeting people who dont know any better.  After being transfered to several "managers" we were assured we wont be called any longer... but they had no reference to which number (we called them back from a cell)I would recommend anyone who recieves calls from this number to ask to be removed from their call list.

Why this is a scam:

1) although they say you get one of 5 prizes, the only prize they actually have is the 2 days getaway in a few places in the states and Canada. Interesting enough, we knew someone who had won this "prize" with the same prize company and they ended up never going because apparently, they never had any spaces. Moreover, you have to pay 50 USD in advance and oh, right, that money was never given back

2) they get you there with a prize for a ballot you didn't enter. The guy on the phone actually said that we entered it from dec 17 - 31 last year in one of 75 malls. What he didn't know was that in that period, we were not even in north america.

3) when you go, you learn quickly it has nothing to do with winning a prize, it is about you paying a lot of money for some club that provide you apparent financial benefits, but the paper they want you to sign only states you membership of the club, not the actual services provided

4) they want you to pay *the night you are there*. (lots of money btw, initially about 10000, when you kept saying no, it went down to 3000) When I told them, I'll think about it, go home and do some research, they were not interested anymore. In other words, they probably don't really offer anything as long as they get your money.

5) aggressive sales people, wow. No kidding. Slick like hell, like trying to be your friend and all that

I recommend anyone who actually went to the place to keep an eye on credit ratings. This is a primary scheme for identity theft