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We had a hunch that no one ever actually wins those mall car giveaways. But we had no idea how deep the rabbit hole went…
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We had a hunch that no one ever actually wins those mall car giveaways. But we had no idea how deep the rabbit hole went…
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In the middle of the Great Mall in Milpitas, California, a shiny, brand-new, blue 2018 Acura TLX (MSRP $33k) sits ready for the taking.
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Surrounding the vehicle are 10 screens, where mall-goers can enter their personal data — full name, phone number, income, credit card type — for a chance to win the “grand prize.” In the course of an hour on a Wednesday afternoon, 22 hopefuls fill out the digital form.
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Who runs these sweepstakes? What do they do with our information? Does anyone ever win the damn car?
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These seemingly simple questions led me down a vortex of shady marketing tactics, timeshare salesmen, and third-party resale markets — and exposed the dirty underbelly of how our information is brokered.
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The company behind the curtain
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First thing’s first: the mall isn’t behind these giveaways; they merely rent out the advertising space (for around
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After 4 calls to the Great Mall, a receptionist finally relinquishes the name of the firm running the car giveaway:
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Great Destinations
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A giveaway at the Great Mall in Silicon Valley strongly implies that the prize is a 2018 Acura TLX (The Hustle)
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I call them up and a guy named Patrick answers. When I ask for the odds of winning the car, he turns hostile:
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Patrick:
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Zack:
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“Zack.”
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Patrick:
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“Last name?”
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Zack:
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“Why do you need my last—”
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Patrick:
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Zack:
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Patrick:
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“Don’t play me, okay? Thank you!” [Abruptly hangs up]
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So, I pass the torch to our managing editor, Lindsey, who sets up an untraceable number and calls under the alias “Katie Sanders.”
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Patrick collects a rolodex of her (fake) data — full name, age, marital status — then tells her she has to be at least 28 to enter the drawing. “Tell your parent to call me,” he says, and hangs up.
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Her “dad” (our writer, Conor) gives it one last try. Patrick tells Conor that in order to win the car, he has to go to a local Great Destinations office and attend a 90-minute timeshare presentation. For good measure, he offers to throw in a “free vacation package to Disneyland.”
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“But what about the car? Does anyone ever win it?” asks Conor.
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“Not yet!” replies Patrick. “You’re probably the one! We’re waiting for you!”
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The car is a loaner from local dealer, Acura of Fremont — and despite what the sweepstakes’ marketing may suggest, it’s not up for grabs. (We called the dealer and they confirmed that the vehicle on display isn’t part of the giveaway at all.)
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Here’s what actually happens: 1) You enter the sweepstakes; 2) You have to attend a 90-minute timeshare presentation; 3) You get a scratch-off lotto ticket; 4) If you’re a “grand prize winner,” you get to play a game for a chance to win $100k.
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That’s the absolute best-case scenario of entering one of these contests. Other aren’t so lucky.
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Days after entering to win the car, Maggie Nicholson received a call informing her that her name was drawn. After sitting through a 2-hour timeshare presentation with
<em>
Boiler Room
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“[When I declined], they proceeded to tell our 12 year old daughter, ‘I guess your parents won't take you on your dream vacation!’” she says. Then, they handed over her “prize:” a $25 restaurant voucher that required a $100 minimum spend to redeem.
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In short, nobody wins the car in these telemarketing schemes.
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There are other types of car giveaways run by more legitimate parties (charity raffles, event promotions) that
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To enter a car contest at the mall, you have to enter a sweeping range of your personal information:
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In simple terms: when you enter one of these contests, you’re allowing telemarketers to not only use your data to make robocalls in perpetuity, but sell it and share it with any “subsidiaries” it chooses. Conveniently, it also renders void any “do not call” lists you might be on.
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From there, telemarketing calls are placed and the data is split into two “piles:” those who express interest, and those who don’t.
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As an ex-telemarketer tells us, parties who express interest are hounded with up to 5-7 “follow-up” calls per week. The “repackaged” into a new data set and sold to
<em>
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In essence, when you sign up for a car giveaway, your personal data is sucked into an neverending maelstrom of call lists which can be bounced around between data brokers and telemarketers for years.
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The system is like quicksand: once you’re in, it’s incredibly challenging to dislodge yourself.
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In today’s digital economy, the practice of offering a free service, product, or opportunity in exchange for data is widespread.
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Companies like Facebook and Google give free access to their platforms in exchange for a wide, sweeping range of your personal information, which they analyze and use to sell targeted ads. Other free services, like Unroll.me,
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Next time you see that shiny new sedan at the mall, just remember one thing: if an opportunity or service is free, the product is probably you.
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