800-221-3099

Number is to be called to claim "prize" from America's Airways.  Possibly a timeshare offer.  I did not call.

American Airlines accounting department discovered that I have been identified to win 2 roundtrip airfare tickets to most major international airports of my choice within the continental United States. Oh but wait! There is a * but no information for the *. Yea! Right! I don't think so.

i just love people that come on here and post comments on something they have no clue about. Nowhere on the piece of mail does it say FREE or WIN or WON. when was the last time you flew on Americas Airways?! Theres no such company. It says "Experience Americas Airways", meaning fly!!!! If you actually call and see what the promotion is all about you may not be posting comments like you do. Just because a company uses this method of advertising doesnt make it a scam. I can think of a lot of REAL scams out there. if your not going to call, dont post anything. if you dont like the piece of mail (heres and idea)THROW IT AWAY!!!!! Ive generally found that people that post comments were not qualified for the promotion to begin with.(that would be where your * is) certain restrictions and qualifications apply. So before you waste your time to post a comment about something you know nothing about, do the research first.

I received in the mail - 2 free tickets - America's Airways - never even heard of this airline - i smell scam....

On the envelope it states Warning - any person  who interferes with or obstructs delivery of this letter or otherwise violates provisions of Title 18, United States Code may be fined and/or imprisioned"

sounds so official - kind of scary

It's not a scam.  But, it is marketing. Clever marketing, indeed!

where on that piece of mail does it say FREE or TICKETS? did you bother to call and see what the promotion was all about? did you happen to read my last posting?(its obvious you didnt, maybe you should)The official "warning" is usually on a lot of mail, BUT, it is an implied law basically stating it is in violation of Federal law to open someone elses mail. Meaning if it isnt addressed to you than its none of your business.

Um - the problem is that they are using a mailing format that the government uses which could cause some serious problems for you if you just "throw it away".

This is akin to someone dresses as a police officer in a car painted like a police car pulling you over -- and then trying to sell you something.

That's a crime.

So is this.

That's the problem we have with it.

You are a very bitter person

if you actually look at your mail when you go through it, then you will also see that the government will also put THEIR return address on the mail as well as clearly mark that it is from the government. Im refering to throwing it away AFTER you open it. If you throw away your mail without reading it or sorting it then thats your fault.

yes, it says complimentary which means free therefore a scam.

yep no where on my letter says free win or won but that word complimentary leads me to believe FREE so don t waste your time toss it and don t get ripped off

I got one too and am happy boards like these are around. Yes, it DOES say "complimentary" (which means "free"; someone-who-does-not-matter!!) and it says "your vacation package" and "special gift" so in that it is a scam and implied fraud.

OF COURSE I would never call, if you call they have a reason to harass you! They'll be on your [***] forever and have a reason to, as soon as YOU contact a co. like this, you can not get them on the do-not-call-list anymore. So, "someone-who-does-not-matter" is probable an ally of these low lifes and I hope my two cents helps a few people not being taken for a ride here.

Best suggestion: open it, identify the above phone number and put it in the recycling bin. That way you're making sure their letter is not a total waste. LOL! Keep this happy, people, there are too many bitter people in this world, let's help each other out!

I bow to nobody, never did, never will.

"complimentary two roundtrip airfares" is the same thing as free airfare tickets

I got the same mail with boarding pass and called this number for curiosity. Got connected to some telemarketer in Texas. She said to receive the promotion we have to attend a session for 90 minutes at our choise in our city.
It all sounded as timeshare promotions and possibly scam. They become more inventive to bring people in.
I am not going.
We've  been there ones in Orlando. Very pushy people.

Steve V

Didn't get a call; got their "official" piece of junk mail instead. Called them to see about their junk! Gave the "Offer number" and it required me to travel to Pittsburgh, PA to listen to 90 min. of garbage.  Wanted a credit card # and a spouse/significant other's name.  Hello?  They got my name from the caller ID--remember, we can't block 1-800 numbers!  Asked why she would work for such a scam producing company.  Operator did NOT ID herself; company is "reservation services"; flying is with Global Presentation Companies. Not a scam company. Yeah, right!  I plan to fine with the postal sytem about the scam attempt.  So, Mr/Ms. it.matters.who.I.am, that can't ID yourself with even a first name, would you like me to mail you the papers where YOU can participate in this stupid program?  This is NOT marketing, it is fraud.  Their paper even states that "this offer is not valid in states where prohibited."

Didn't get a call; got their "official" piece of junk mail instead. Called them to see about their junk! Gave the "Offer number" and it required me to travel to Pittsburgh, PA to listen to 90 min. of garbage.  Wanted a credit card # and a spouse/significant other's name.  Hello?  They got my name from the caller ID--remember, we can't block 1-800 numbers!  Asked why she would work for such a scam producing company.  Operator did NOT ID herself; company is "reservation services"; flying is with Global Presentation Companies. Not a scam company. Yeah, right!  I plan to file with the postal system about the scam attempt.  So, Mr/Ms. it.matters.who.I.am, that can't ID yourself with even a first name, would you like me to mail you the papers where YOU can participate in this stupid program?  This is NOT marketing, it is fraud.  Their paper even states that "this offer is not valid in states where prohibited."

And who exactly asked you for a credit card #???!! When i called, and yes i have called. No im not interested in the promotion, but im also not one to bash someone for actually having a job in this type of economy either. Noone asked me for my credit card #'s. They DID ask if i was a major credit or debit card holder. Have any of you ever been to a sales presentation before? By your postings the answer is no. And i sure as hell wouldnt call someones company just because i disagree with their marketing approach and tell them how to do their job! They dont call you and tell you how to do your job, do they? They dont get names off the caller ID either. Your names are floating out there for a lot of people to get a hold of. If you do any business on the internet, sign up for stuff, enter contests, refinance you home, own a credit card, etc. Do you realize that unless you are signing a privacy statement,when you give your info out, that says the company you are giving the info to is not going to sell to a third party, GUESS WHAT??? Then you receive stuff like this in the mail. Im still not sure why people get so bent out of shape over "junk mail". If you dont like it, dont call, dont respond. Is it that hard? How many of you have opened your junk e-mails and found all sorts of ads about FREE this and FREE that. Did you respond to those?! I bet you did and then you were pissed because it wasnt free! How is it those arent scams and people arent gripping about those? And just to clarify one last thing: I have been to a timeshare presentation before and received my complimentary vacation certificate (and used it) when you are all bent out of shape because you thought it was free, heres the defenition of complimentary(free as you like to call it):                3. something given or supplied without charge, as lodging, transportation, or meals, esp. as an inducement to prospective customers.
 Guess what? Your CERTIFICATE you receive at the presentation is FREE you didnt pay anything to receive the certificate did you? no. Now once you have the certificate, THEN you must pay refundable desposits and taxes on the gift you receive. IF you can avoid paying taxes, please let everyone here know how you do it, I know we all want to know how. Im still very unclear how everyone wants to call it "fraud" Is it fraud because you dont like the promotion or how you have to go about getting the vacation? Or is it fraud because you didnt qualify for the promotion? could you clarify that as well please. :)
P.S no i dont work for the company.

OK.. so i got the mail and came here to see what it was all about. Thanks to the couple of posters who actually called and had some input. I am not going to call myself, but I don't understand why everyone is so worked up about it. My understanding is that you WILL get the free tickets if you go listen to whatever they are selling. I just don't feel like being pressured and saying "no thanks" a bajillion times for a couple of free plane tickets - not a good enough reward for the PITA. Good luck folks, and remember - they do have to honor the promotion, if you don't mind being strong-armed. If you really want plane tickets somewhere, it's not that bad a deal.

I didn't bite on this one, but just for yucks my wife and I decided we'd "play along" on one of these pitches, just to see if we could get the "incentive".  I won't go into the details, but let's just say it's not "impossible" to get the incentive, but you've got to want it pretty bad, and it's never "free".  

For instance, you probably can only fly on certain months and certain days in those months, to certain cities.  You probably would have to commit in advance and pay your taxes and fees before you even know exactly when you'll be flying, and things like that.  So the bottom line is that you will never collect on the incentive and you'll have suffered through the pitch for nothing.

If you can find the sales literature for the incentive fulfillment companies (as they are selling to the hard-pitch companies), you can see that the hard-pitch sales companies buy these incentives for really cheap because the incentive providers make it so inconvenient to collect on them that they almost never have to fulfill to anyone.