ALERT New Scam? 2 or 3 days cruise offered for my opinions on the economy

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Old Gray Mare

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There was a robo-call offering a 2 or 3 days Caribbean cruise, provided by their generous (unnamed sponsor) for my opinions on the economy. IMHO if something sounds too good to be true it probably is. I hung up. If they had someone on the other end with a pulse just asking I probably would have answered for free. Has anyone else gotten a call like this?
 
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teefleur

teefleur

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I got that same call and also declined. Having "won" a similar "prize" in the past, there's a lot of cost involved that you don't realize until you take the trip. You will probably find out the unnamed sponsor is actually a travel agency... They WILL be selling SOMETHING other than the free cruise, resort vacation, time share vacation, etc...

In my case, it was an "all expense" paid 4 day vacation to a resort in Miami. It did NOT include the cost for travel - which in my case was from New Orleans - or hotel/tourist taxes.
 
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TerryK

TB Fanatic
This was on Clark Howard radio.
The other posters are right.
You get a small thing for free but have to much more for the attached services and programs that go with the offer.
Stay away from it.
 
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Richard

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there is no such thing as a free lunch, no-one ever gets anything for nothing unless:

they win the lottery or similar (when they've bought a ticket)

they're entitled to Government "Benefits"

they are given proceeds from a charity


no private individual or company will GIVE money to anyone
 
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Double_A

TB Fanatic
Richard said:
there is no such thing as a free lunch, no-one ever gets anything for nothing unless:

they win the lottery or similar (when they've bought a ticket)

they're entitled to Government "Benefits"

they are given proceeds from a charity


no private individual or company will GIVE money to anyone
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Oh don't be so cynical, why just the other day I received this, I'm waiting for my money which should arrive any day now....

This is to inform you that we have received your email contact as one of the successful claimants of{ 4.7million u.s dollars worth of package} for the UN-HABITAT compensation payments.

For your information, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council. Its mandate is to process claims and pay compensation for losses and damages suffered by beneficiaries.

We were officially contracted by the Governing Council of the UN-HABITAT to convey the delivery of Check payment to your resident address.

I think it's related to that african princess I met back a year ago on a Lagos dating site ;)
 
Hansa44

Hansa44

Justine Case
Double_A said:
Oh don't be so cynical, why just the other day I received this, I'm waiting for my money which should arrive any day now....

This is to inform you that we have received your email contact as one of the successful claimants of{ 4.7million u.s dollars worth of package} for the UN-HABITAT compensation payments.

For your information, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council. Its mandate is to process claims and pay compensation for losses and damages suffered by beneficiaries.

We were officially contracted by the Governing Council of the UN-HABITAT to convey the delivery of Check payment to your resident address.

I think it's related to that african princess I met back a year ago on a Lagos dating site ;)
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Hey DA...are you married? I could live with almost 5 million.:spns:


By the way...I just got an offer for the free trip "drawing" if I gave a review of a place I buy from. All I'd have to do is pay $2.00 each (one time shipping charge) for the free 4 magazine subscriptions. All I would have to do for this $100 gift is sign my life away. Wish I had copied it for you folks. You would have been shocked and yet I suppose a lot of people get roped into this without reading ALL the fine print.:rolleyes:
 
Dux

Dux

Veteran Member
I went to a time-share presentation in exchange for a trip to FL. Turns out it had to be a 3 day, 2 night, and the flight out was in the afternoon, the flight back in the wee hours of the morning. That leaves you with one big day. The hotel was something like the Clarion. LOL! Didn't go.

I actually liked the presentation. The arguments were compelling: there is only so much quality time with your family, then you die; it's for the children; you deserve it!; offer only good until you walk out the door, etc. Used some of it for my own business. Never got the limited time offer down, though, for property management. I like to say come back whenever you're ready: we'll still be here ready to serve you.
 
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imaginative

keep your eye on the ball
When I got married- I did a Caribbean cruise for our honeymoon; it was completely first class. Actually elegant. That was 1990. Fast forward to 2002- my wife and I took another Caribbean cruise for a relatives wedding. It had completely changed. The "guests" were all ghetto people it seemed. Everything was 'pay-as-you go'; every drink, every party, every event. It was actually a relief to get off of the boat.

(Maybe these were people who responded to this survey?)
 
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tanstaafl

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Yeah, you really have to watch that fine print ... the details could be important!

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7,500 Online Shoppers Unknowingly Sold Their Souls

FOXNews.com
April 15, 2010

A computer game retailer revealed that it legally owns the souls of thousands of online shoppers, thanks to a clause in the terms and conditions agreed to by online shoppers.

The retailer, British firm GameStation, added the "immortal soul clause" to the contract signed before making any online purchases earlier this month. It states that customers grant the company the right to claim their soul.

"By placing an order via this Web site on the first day of the fourth month of the year 2010 Anno Domini, you agree to grant Us a non transferable option to claim, for now and for ever more, your immortal soul. Should We wish to exercise this option, you agree to surrender your immortal soul, and any claim you may have on it, within 5 (five) working days of receiving written notification from gamesation.co.uk or one of its duly authorised minions."

GameStation's form also points out that "we reserve the right to serve such notice in 6 (six) foot high letters of fire, however we can accept no liability for any loss or damage caused by such an act. If you a) do not believe you have an immortal soul, b) have already given it to another party, or c) do not wish to grant Us such a license, please click the link below to nullify this sub-clause and proceed with your transaction."

The terms of service were updated on April Fool's Day as a gag, but the retailer did so to make a very real point: No one reads the online terms and conditions of shopping, and companies are free to insert whatever language they want into the documents.

While all shoppers during the test were given a simple tick box option to opt out, very few did this, which would have also rewarded them with a £5 voucher, according to news:lite. Due to the number of people who ticked the box, GameStation claims believes as many as 88 percent of people do not read the terms and conditions of a Web site before they make a purchase.

The company noted that it would not be enforcing the ownership rights, and planned to e-mail customers nullifying any claim on their soul.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/15/online-shoppers-unknowingly-sold-souls/
 
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