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From: woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: You may have already won...
Message-ID: <1582@hao.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 13:18:47 EDT
Article-I.D.: hao.1582
Posted: Thu Jun  6 13:18:47 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 8-Jun-85 02:12:47 EDT
References: <136@mecc.UUCP>
Organization: High Altitude Obs./NCAR, Boulder CO
Lines: 38

> A resort trying to sell various sites recently sent me a missive
> which included:
> 
> "... What this meant was you had either won the Oldsmobile Cutlass or
> one of the other gifts listed below:
> 
> GIFTS				ODDS			RETAIL VALUE
> 1) OLDS CUTLASS			1/130,000		$10,977.00
> 2) MEXICO LUXURY VACATION	1,300/1,300		$688.00
> 3) GRANDFATHER CLOCK		ALREADY CLAIMED		$149.95
> 4) $2,500 CASH			3/130,000		$2,500
> 
> ...
> Please note that the 5 foot Grandfather Clock has recently been claimed.
> ..."
> 
> 3 nights ... One round trip airfare included."  The gift to married couples
> includes one airfare?  They don't mention the hotel cost for a second person,
> either.

  There is *always* a catch to these things, no matter *how* impregnable it
sounds. There *has* to be, or they couldn't stay in business. Remember they
send out thousands of these. They use language that makes you sound special,
and then point your attention to the wrong thing so you won't see the catch (in
this case, they have you trying to figure out how you're going to get stuck
with the clock).  Just stay in touch with two things: 1) This is a form letter
and there is nothing "special" about you; and 2) they are making money off of
those who respond.

--Greg
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