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I answered the phone which had a recording playing with a man's voice. He announced that I was eligible for a free $100 shopping voucher that could be used just about anywhere. He said to press 1 to speak to someone that can help you claim the voucher or press 2 to be placed on the Do Not Call list. I pressed 2 with no response to that, but the recording started replaying the original message. The female voice on the other end was in a noisy location--maybe a . He spoke with an accent not indiginous to the United States--if I were guess, it sounded Middle Eastern, perhaps from India. I was told that the free $100 voucher could be used just about anywhere---named Walmart and Target specifically. Then I was told that certain people qualified for an extra $50, so it would be $150 total. They took my address information. Then they said in order to get the extra $50, I needed to pay a shipping cost of $3.49. So, I said I didn't want the extra $50 and to just send the $100. They said that they just needed my account information so they could get the shipping fee. I said, "No, thank you. To send a letter it is only $0.73, so why did they need me to send them so much. And why do I have to pay for a 'free' voucher???" I hung up.