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| Scam Averted |
| 05.11.07 (7:57 pm) [edit] |
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So for some reason my husband gets called by telemarketers all the time. So he's been letting me screw with them. Apparently, my husband won a cruise...
You are probably thinking, "Yeah, right. How? What's the catch?" Which, after I told the guy that I didn't know if my husband lived there, having just broken into the place and answered the left behind phone that just happened to be ringing, is what I was thinking. First off, he didn't win, he was "selected to receive" a Bahamas cruise out of Ft Lauderdale, FL on the Imperial Majesty, which is owned by the Ramada. After not too much Googling, I found out that this was a scam where first off, they insist on taking your credit card info over the phone, but you can't contact them. They don't pay for your airfare to Florida, then you pay a bunch of taxes for what turns out to be a two night, second-rate cruise. After further Googling, I discovered he also probably never filled anything out as was claimed. Armed with his information, I hope they call back! |
posted by: TheRockSays (reply)
post date: 05.11.07 (8:22 pm)
Funny, just the other day I experienced my 2nd telemarketing scam in 15 years. Someone called and offered me a promotion on DSL service. I told her I don't accept telephone solicitations and I'm not interested. I was being curt, but not rude. Nevertheless, this telemarketer was too thin-skinned for that, and lectured me on being rude.
A few seconds after I hung up, I started to recall similarities between this incident and the time when someone called me up representing some charity and asked for my credit card number right then and there. When I didn't play ball right then and there he called me wicked.
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