888-301-0702

Just got the same call this morning!

I got my call from Ellie last week informing me that I won a $50,000 home makeover! Since my Grandma always told me if something sounds to good to be true it probably is I decided to Google the phone number and I am so glad I did. This is such disgusting behavior. We really need a new kitchen floor as I am walking on old thin set on top of subfloor.

I got a call yesterday.  Luckily, I couldn't reach them. They said I had won a $50,000 Home Makeover. [***].  I had entered the HGTV contest, and was hoping it was real.

Guess what - me too! Yesterday, funny how they didn't leave my name on the message.  My name was just pulled for a 50K home makeover for an entry that I filled out at a mall or movie theater.  Thanks to those that post these for me to confirm it's a scam!!

Prize Offers: You Don’t Have to Pay to Play!
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel17.shtm

excerpt from FTC CONSUMER ALERT
A Dozen Ways to Protect Yourself
The next time you get a "personal" letter or telephone call telling you "it’s your lucky day," the Federal Trade Commission encourages you to remember that:

1.Legitimate sweepstakes don’t require you to pay or buy something to enter or improve your chances of winning, or to pay "taxes" or "shipping and handling charges" to get your prize.


If you have to pay to receive your "prize," it’s not a prize at all.

Just got the call from Ellie at some "verification center".  She had "good news": my name was "pulled" for a 50,000 dollar home makeover too, supposedly from a sweepstakes I entered online or at a theatre or at a mall.
scam.  Glad I didn't call.

Just got the call from the same number.  Mine was for a 50K home makeover.  Thought I would check the number.  I agreee - SCAM.

Got the message this morning (7/10/12) from 'Ellie'.  One of the other people posting on this site mentioned Direct Buy which I remember contacting sometime ago.  You have to listen to a sales pitch before they tell you where their showroom is.  What honest company operates this way?  Even if they are honest, it sounds so crooked to today's shoppers only the foolish would deal with them.  Maybe that is the point.

07/10/12 Just got the same call about the $50K makeover.....   Great that you all post your comments so that others don't waste their time in calling back these kind of calls.

Got the same thing here. I called back @ 4:45 and talked to Anthony. Elli was in a meeting. He gave me a confirmation # and set up an appointment for this Saturday at 3:00 to come in and claim my prize.They don't know that I'll be a NO SHOW !!

I got the same message today! 7/10/12

UPDATE: this is a http://www.directbuy.com/ marketing scam. To them, a finger in the air with a fist to the sky. :-)

Ellie sounded kinda hot. Had she offered me a BJ, I might have showed up................

Just received the same type of call, Wednesday July 11, 2012. Msg said that it was Ellie calliong with great news. My name had been pulled last night for a $50 000 Home Makeover, which I had entered at a Mall or online. Phone number to call back was 1 888 301 0702 with ext. 421. My caller id said 1 888 323 5162.

This stuff should not be legally allowed.

You-all didn't win the $50K home makeover, I did! Ellie said I did, so I must have!

I got the same call and same message.  I didn't call back and won't.  Very sad that people fall for that crap.  I am reporting it to the FCC since we are on the do-not-call list.

I received the same message from "Ellie", July 11th.  Same story, same number, same extension #421.  Even though I figured it was a scam, I tried to call back on the number she left (888-301-0702) but my call was disconnected after 2 rings.

I had the same call about a $50K home makeover, congrats, it was due to filling out some kind of sweepstakes entry at mall, movie theater, etc.  I haven't done any of these things, either.  It's a scam, I'm sure.

I got the same message yesterday.  I had entered on-line for a home make-over, but I am glad that I didn't call since this definitely sounds like a scam.

I got something all of you didn't!!!  I not only won the $50,000 home makeover, but I also won a free trip or a cruise to anywhere in the US including Hawaii!!!!!  Woo hoo!!!!  Same phone number....these people need to be stopped!

Just like everyone else on this report we recieved Ellie's message today at 1:05 PM.  Being cautious we realized that this was going to be a scam. The FCC should investigate these calls.  This is an infraction of our freedom and our privacy!  We should not be harrassed by such calls.They are an entrapment.