Vacation dupe!

[beerbaron105]

My gf and I went to sexapalooza the other weekend, we both filled out vouchers for a vacation lottery for an 8 day trip to the bahama's.

i get a call today saying i won, wowee, so the girl starts fillign in all the details of the trip over the phone, confirms my info, then says its a $3500 package but the only fee is 299 a person to hold the spots for 18 months and kept referring back to the $3500 package deal.

im like ok whatever, then she brings up my visa and asks for the number, i stop and question why i need to give her my visa over the phone, she goes back over the massive savings ill have

so once again i say no, she becomes very rude, and questions why i wouldnt want to have such a nice vacation, then ends up hanging up on me the 3rd time around me saying no!

so just a warning...if its too good to be true it is! lol

[beerbaron105]

this is the number and 411 info i could pull up

(212) 741-7606 is a land line based in New York City, NY
The registered service provider is Verizon**.
Detailed listing information is not available.

[ullyeus]

I'd say this is so common it's right up there with nigerian princes.

[midnightskulker]

I got the exact same thing. They take all the ballots and call every person that filled one out in hopes of getting some suckers. I called the Director of Sexapalooza and she said she was sorry and that they'll make sure it doesn't happen again.

I posted my thoughts in the Travel forum and people said "if they say it's free but costs ANY amount of money, then it's not free", in other words, "not legitimate".

[ji2o0k]

actually I find most the vacation contests at large exhibit shows to be a scam.

Exact same thing to my gf and I when we went to the Autoshow (I think it was the Auto Show).

We each filled out some ballot for a vacation contest and we both received seperate calls at our home claiming we won. My gf was excited (as was I at the time) but once they started mentioning the fees (like taxes and airplane fees), we wised up.

So yeah, watch out.

[goobelygoop]

I'd say this is so common it's right up there with nigerian princes.

Hah no kidding -- I think I heard of this scam for the first time when I was 10 years old (and I'm 22 now LOL)

[najibs]

Hah no kidding -- I think I heard of this scam for the first time when I was 10 years old (and I'm 22 now LOL)

Yet there's still hundreds of people lining up at those ballot boxes at car shows giving all their personal info to try to win a 'free' car or a vacation :rolleyes:

[beerbaron105]

ya ill never do that again!!! at least im not alone!

[Grassgreen]

I have been getting calls lately from the Bay (allegedly) saying similar things, but it is all automated.

I just hang up, but I get this call at least 3 times per week.