A caller with a very heavy accent asked for me in name to inform me of my winning a sweepstake submitted during December 2008. Since I don't participate in sweepstakes, I promply asked him to remove my name and phone number from his list and hung up the phone.

He called me back right away to push further... For verification purposes, I asked him for his company's name again(Sunshine Promotions), phone number (7186736170), and address (901 31st St., NW Washington, DC 20007), web site (didn't give any), and his name ("Joe Shafer"). After he mentioned the winning number (03458) and the condo., I had enough. I told him to stop calling and that I'd be reporting him/his company right away; I hung up for the second time.

He had the audacity to call back again. I didn't pick up that last time. He didn't leave any verbal message--the answering machine had only recorded loud S-S-S/equipment hissing back ground sound (just like in the beginning of his previous phone calls); I wonder if he/company will call again... I hope no one falls for this bold conartist/scam.