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    Default I filled out a new vehicle customer survey and won $1000. (w/pic proof)

    tl;dr. I filled out a new vehicle customer experience survey after I got my Genesis and ended up winning $1000.

    Dec. 27 I got an email in my inbox from someone claiming I had won $1000 thru a sweepstakes. It wasn't in my spam folder. I didn't even open it, I just deleted it and moved on.

    Dec. 29 I get another email that was entitled "MaritzCX Canada Automobile Info PAPERWORK". I also went to delete this email but stopped short of doing so. I opened it and it was personalized to me by name in the message body. It went on to say that I had won a secondary prize of $1000 thru the 2021 MaritzCX Canada Automobile Survey Sweepstakes.

    There were two attachments in the email. An affidavit I had to fill out and a skill testing question.

    I was like ........ wtf is this? I decided to dig into it a bit.

    #1 Ok, what even is MaritzCX? I did a google search it is some customer experience data analysis company. I saw some folks also mentioning it on a tesla forum thread seeing if it was legit. Turns out MaritzCX was bought by InMoment, another customer experience company.

    #2 What's the connection between them and me? I started to think about any surveys I had filled out. I remember filling out some, but for a car? Had to be my Genesis and it was done online. That survey had long been deleted. HOWEVER, I had another survey in my inbox from Genesis over a recent maintenance experience. I opened that email and just looked it over to see if it mentioned InMoment or MartizCX anywhere. Sure enough, at the bottom it mentions Genesis is working with InMoment for their customer satisfaction surveys. At this point I have some decent evidence for it being legit.

    #3 Who emailed me saying I won? The email claiming I won a prize came from a woman within a company called Innovative Processing, Inc. A google search of that shows it's an independent party for fulfillment of stuff like contests based out of Minnesota. This woman had her phone number in the email so I did a reverse phone lookup which resulted in it matching the company and location.

    At this point, I was like... alright I'm just going to call this number and see what happens.

    Woman answers. (Gist of convo)

    Me: Hi I'm looking for (insert name here).
    Her: yes that me.
    Me: Hi, this is (my name). I got an email from you this morning claiming I won some sort of contest... MaritzCX sweepstakes?
    Her: Hold on a sec, let me just bring it up...... yes you won a $1000 secondary prize.
    Me: Yah so I'm sure you can understand that sending an email saying I won a bunch of money is a little phishy.
    Her: Yes, we get that a lot, but it is 100% legit.
    Me: So I actually won something for real?
    Her: Yah the MartizCX Canada sweepstakes. You would have been entered into the contest when you filled out a customer survey... looks like it was for a 2021 Genesis G80 3.5 Prestige?
    Me: Yah! That's my car!
    Her: Yah so when you filled that out online, you were automatically entered into the contest when you submitted it. I sent you some paperwork that needs to filled out. Don't forget the skill testing question due to Canadian law. It will take 8 to 10 weeks for the cheque to arrive.
    Me: Ok I'll fill it out and send it back via email to you.


    So, I filled out the affidavit. Name, address, phone number, age and employer (can't work for a sponsor of the contest). Did the BS skill testing question and sent it back and started waiting. Lol, 8 to 10 weeks... like c'mon. Nothing moves fast anymore.

    I got the cheque today! $1000! Deposited it and I'm pretty happy! Pretty cool!

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    Congrats! Enough for a full tank of gas and a utility bill!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clever View Post
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    Congrats! Enough for a full tank of gas and a utility bill!
    Haha, pretty much!
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    I guess we all gotta look at these emails a little more carefully now considering I also delete them without looking.

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    Haha nice

    Yeah, I fill out those sort of surveys all the time cause I figure most people won't bother. My most recent big score was in September during an organized bike ride/race. It was a survey that came with the registration package. I'm looking around and everyone's doing their stretching and pre-ride routines and I'm thinking, nobody's going to fill this out! I quickly fill it out and submit it. After the ride, they announce I've won the $500 gift card prize haha

    One time I got a random phone call (before I started screening them for India scammers) and they were asking a survey about my internet usage and would send me some money to cover using my cell phone minutes (back when daytime minutes weren't free). I got a crumpled 10 in the mail a week later haha

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    How is it that skeptical me links this to your identity theft issues lol
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    guessing who I might be, psychologizing me with your non existent degree.

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    How is it that skeptical me links this to your identity theft issues lol
    hahaha, yah when I posted this, I thought of you and what you would say. This was the real deal tho.

    The identity theft thing was just some local chick who had some info on a few other locals from mid-'21 so way before this. Still don't really understand what went on there. All I know is the cops busted her.
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    Cash it in the US and then convert to CAD = Profit???

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    A good buddy of mine a few years ago one a new BMW 3 series from the CoOp fill and win things they always do. He almost toasted the e-mail too but decided to call and find out and sure enough he won a car. Nice to get lucky sometimes!

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    Quote Originally Posted by haggis88 View Post
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    Cash it in the US and then convert to CAD = Profit???
    That's not a thing. Cheque is Canadian Dollars.
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    You realize you are talking to the guy who made his own furniture out of salad bowls right?

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    Hey I filled out one of those too. Didn't win anything.

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    Try your lucky with World Health Club membership contest

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    Congrats.
    Good on ya for looking into it so thoroughly.

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    I almost filled that survey out for the vehicle we bought but that survey is fucking huge/long lol, I gave up immediately.

    Congrats on the free dollary doos

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    Quote Originally Posted by ExtraSlow View Post
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    That's not a thing. Cheque is Canadian Dollars.
    Just saw Bank Of America and wanted to make fake news

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    Quote Originally Posted by haggis88 View Post
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    Just saw Bank Of America and wanted to make fake news
    You fecal disruptor
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    You realize you are talking to the guy who made his own furniture out of salad bowls right?

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    Congrats...

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    Thanks everyone.

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    I almost filled that survey out for the vehicle we bought but that survey is fucking huge/long lol, I gave up immediately.

    Congrats on the free dollary doos
    Yah. When I was doing the research into this, I came across some online threads where new owners were mailed their surveys, so it was all done on paper and they were long as hell.

    This Genesis one was all online and seemed to be alright in length. I also got one from RAM for my new truck but didn't bother with it. Got this one and just like the Genesis brand and wanted to support them. I had no idea I was entered into a contest tho. I'm sure it was said somewhere on the survey but I must have missed it.
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    Hey, a grand is sweet, but wouldn’t you rather win a Viper alarm system from Quinn security?
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