Can’t Blame Me Right?

*phone rings*

Me : Hello?

Lady : Hi, may I speak to xxx?

Me : Speaking. If you are selling me anything, I am not interested.

Lady : No Sir. I am from xxx. You ordered delivery from us between xxx and xxx.

Me : I don’t remember.

Lady : It’s alright. I just want to tell you there was a contest going on, and you have won xxx.

Me : Right <sarcastically>. And I have to attend some talk with you all before I can get it right?

Lady : No Sir, I just need your particulars, and we will send you a letter to claim your prize.

Me <skeptical again> : Wait a minute, I used my house phone to order, not my handphone.

Lady : Yes, and your house phone is xxx. We have your handphone number on our records.

Me : Ok, so what you need from me?

Lady : I will need your particular, name, IC number and address.

Me : My name is xxx, IC number is xxx, and address, <skeptical yet again> hey, wait a minute. If I ordered delivery from you, won’t you have my house address?

Lady : Yes, but we only have your block and street, not your unit number. Your address is xxx right?

Me : Ok. Here is my house address xxx.

Lady : Thank you Sir. You should receive a letter within 1 week. You will need the letter to come and claim your prize.

Me : Ok, thanks.

Lady <trying to convince me fully>: Please go to this website xxx to find out more about the contest. Thank you.

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Well, you can’t blame me right? Considering the kind of scams going around all the time, not to mention I hardly won anything before, and with all those irritating MFs, I can’t help being skeptical.

I must say the lady was very patient, though I bet I was not the first person to react like this when she made these calls.