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XanD43
January 14, 2010
Vacation scam
My 24 year old brother just received the call from amazontravelclub.com about a half hour ago, and was offered an all inclusive vacation to the bahamas. Being that he constantly applies for contests online, he easily was taken in by it. My mom and I walked into the room right after he had given out HER credit card number for "verification that he was a real person". I immediately googled the company to see if it was a scam, and many people said so online. Freaking out, my brother told them it wasn't his credit card, and that he had not authorized any payments to be made with that card, and they hung up. My mother called her credit card company, and they had already made a $398 dollar charge on the card, despite telling him that the card number was for verification, and not saying there would be an charges made. My mother called amazon travel club for a refund, and they said they would give her one, but the charge has not yet been removed from her card. This is a complete scam, do NOT be taken in by it.
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JacR07
November 8, 2009
Scam
I got a phone call from a daytona number saying i was won the grand prize of the trip to all these places and cruise and arabian nights dinner show etc. i did enter my name at the edmonton snowboard show along with a whole bunch of other contest. i could hear another person in the background telling someone else about their 'won trip'. they transferred me to verify my info, everything sounded good until they asked for my credit card. $249 for me + $249 for my 1st guest and my 3rd and 4th guest were free. guy tried to reassure me they can't charge me without my consent, that they've been in the business for 15 years, that they're not a scam, that the show i went to wouldn't allow scam businesses to operate there, etc. but my question is, if i won the grand prize, why would i have to pay up front and why can't i get a summary package sent to me first before getting my credit card number authorization?? what a scam. don't trust it. my boyfriend was smart to tell me to say no. wasted 20 minutes of air time on my phone..
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