Kathleen Alexander, of Dallas, knew the offer was too good to be true.
She wants to make sure other folks don’t fall for the same scam that came to her via postcard and telephone this week.
Alexander got the card in the mail Tuesday. It didn’t list a company name but promised a prize if she would call a toll-free number.
The “representative” who answered that number told her she’d won a $100 gift card to Wal-Mart or Target, along with a $25 gift certificate to the restaurant of her choice.
She’d just need to pay $1 — by giving him her credit card or bank account numbers.
Alexander hung up, only to have the man call her back and make his pitch a second time.
If she’d handed over her information, there would have been nothing to stop the group behind the offer from racking up more charges on her account.
The N.C. Attorney General’s office says the scam is cropping up inside the state. Consumers who gave their account numbers reported being charged up to $100 or finding small charges appear on their bills every month.