972-220-8594

Received a call from someone telling me I had used my credit card at their company in the past three years and I was now eligible for their $1000 travel rebate. When I asked what company he said he didn't have that record but I used my credit or debit card with them. The more questions I asked the less he knew but kept insisting I was eligible for the $1000 travel rebate. Told him I'd call him when I was interested and hung up.

Got a call last night(10-6-08) after 8pm from this number. The first man asked for me by name. Told me I stayed in a hotel room 4-years ago and so I owed $431 for a 4-year contract that had matured. He asked me "Do you deny?" several times. I told him I did not owe any money. Eventually he decided this was a denial and gave the phone to a second man who said I needed to "work out" a "rebate" for the "$431 debt." I have no idea what that means. I told them to send me the contract and to not call me. The second man said he would call everyday if he wants.

Got the same call - 2 guys asking about $431, when asked to send me the proof they started asking me why I don't have the agreement (???, which agreement??) I think FCC should be notified about this scam.

They're just foreign phone scammers. Tell them to send you their information by mail or you will report them to the authorities for harassment. The $431 is just some random number they fished out of a hat, you don't owe them anything they're trying to take advantage of people.

I got the call this week and it pissed me off big time. The law against this is very strict and known as "Operation Trip Trap". http://www.ftc.gov/opa/reporter/travel.shtm  I already filled a complaint against them and I strongly recommend you all to do the same.

got a call from 972-220-8594 saying i owed them $437 because I didn't complete a second tour of a time share within a four year period and they were going to take me to court....they referred to an old credit card by the last four numbers, so they really scared me, but they refused to mail me documentation that I signed...said they would only e-mail it or fax it.
very threatening...also they said they have tried to contact me by post card to collect....post card?  what a joke...when I said I never got a post card they said they could verify it by means of a private mail company...
histerical...but still scarey in their tone and they have my name, etc.

We experienced this earlier today, same thing as Lynnb posted. What can we do to stop this from happening? Can I just go to my local authority and file a complaint against them? but without any of their information(besides the phone #) is it legit enough to do so?

The guy that called from 972-220-8594 said his name is Mike Thompson.

I had the same thing happen to me on november 14th saying they would take me to collections if I did not pay over $400.00 for a vacation I took over 4 years ago.  they refused to send me any documentation and tried to bully me into being scared.  They read off my credit card number (luckily it was a old one) but how do they get that info from 4 years ago?  Hopefully nobody will fall for this SCAM!

got the same call from 972)220-8594 saying i owe them $438 because i did not go on a 90 minute tour for some time share. two men tried to bully me and force me to pay right away! they said if i paid this now, and i went on the time share later, they would refund my money! they would not mail the contract, only email! they said this is from 2003 5 years ago, i have never got a letter in the mail about this bill! i told them on the phone that it is a scam and my attorney would contact them. they said "get your big attorney, you will still have pay this bill, plus 11% interest!!! they wanted to send me email contract, i just hung up the phone
I will be filing a complaint

12/2/08 i just posted a message about 972)220-8594, i decided to call the number back with a calling card, it says" extension 972220859401 cannot be reached at this time, the users mail box cannot take any messages at this time! this is really bad, trying to scam people in such hard economic times! when the second guy "supervisor" Shaun spoke to me, he also gave me a number to call him directely 1(877)948-9000, I just called the number with my calling card, and you will not believe that it is a sex hotline number!!!

Recieved the same call a few minutes ago from 972 220-8594 saying we did not take the time share tour when we were in Vegas in 2003. They had the last 4 digits of my credit card, my home address, my email address. They wanted to know if I was willing to settle or should they have their lawyers take me to court. I told them to tell their lawyers to kiss my ass. I told him not to call again and he said by law they can call twice a day for the rest of my life. Hopefully they will not be in business much longer.

received a call saying i received a lower hotel price while staying in vegas because i agreed to tour a property within five years - since i did not take the tour they were going to charge my credit card for the difference.  file a complaint with the fcc, number 1-877-382-4357.  also report it to the attorney general in your state.

I posted this on another part of this site which came up from a Google search I was doing on ETC and timeshare.  That listing was for numbers called from 2167594482.  Doing a followup today for 972-220-8594 (which is the number that called me) I see all these listings for  the same scam so decided to share what I  have found since I got the call on 12/2/08.

My experience was almost identical to several already posted.  ETC (Executive Travel Consultants) for First Class Travel) called and said I owed them $433.88 from a trip I took a few years ago as I had not completed a required tour of a timeshare.   Of course I had no clue  what they were talking about.  These creeps fill you with self doubt because they have several pieces of info about the trip from SOMEWHERE.  They had my full Credit Card number, expiration date, mailing address, work phone, name and hotel I  stayed in.   One would think with that type of info it was a legit call.  NOT SO.  The  short story is I did NOT give them any money and I did NOT agree to anything.  They finally gave me  another number to call later that evening  877-948-8900.  

I reviewed my travel documents which I keep for all business trips and found: 1) they did not even have the correct year for  my trip 2) I did NOT use First Class Travel   3) NONE of the confirmation  info said anything about a tour (what a shock).  I also checked the internet and found the 2167594482 calls which were identical to mine.  After that I saw no need to call the 877 number.

I have filed a complaint  with my states  Attorney Generals  office and plan to do the same with Florida where I believe this is coming  from.   These snakes apparently are calling  from or  through a number of states so don't fall for  this crap,  don't give THEM any more info than they have and take notes of your own in order to file a complaint with your Attorney General  or other reporting agency.

Fortunately I have not been contacted again......but these types of people  need to be behind bars....ASAP!!!

they must be getting info from somewhere because they did have the year of my trip and where i stayed -  and they have called other people i was traveling with. we all stayed at the same hotel.  maybe someone in the reservation company is giving out information becuse my contact was not random.  besides filing with ftc and your states attorney general - i just called the dallas police since this is a dallas area code - report your experience to the swindle dept of the dallas police - 214-671-3513.  this is a scam but they are getting our information from somewhere and that is a concern for all of us. ftc number is 1-877-382-4357 - lets keep the pressure on these crooks.

Person called stating that stayed at a hotel resort 4years ago and that agreement stated that if time share was not taken in a this time frame, I would owe  $ 431.00. The individuals were rude and pushy and stated that if payment is not made , I would be reported to the credit bureau.

I urge you guys who have received this call from Travel Wise to contact the BBB.  There is one complaint out there already about this, so the more people to file, the more likely this will get stopped.

ALERT!!! WARNING!!! ALERT!!! WARNING!!!

INFORMATION FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE/BLOG IS FRAUDULANT, RELATIVE TO DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER, AND/OR SLANDEROUS. IT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE WORK OF A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT SHOW THEIR FACE, AND WHO’VE DONE WELL TO HIDE THEIR IDENTITY. *THERE IS A REWARD OF UP TO $10,000 FOR ANY INFORMATION LEADING TO THE IDENTIFYING OF PERSON(S) ON THIS WEBSITE/BLOG, OR LEADING TO THE IDENTIFYING OF THE PERSON(S) HOSTING THIS WEBSITE/BLOG— LEADING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL VIOLATIONS –AND- THE CIVIL CASE WE ARE PURSUING AGAINST THEM. THIS STATEMENT IS PUBLISHED BY FIRST CLASS TRAVEL

IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE AND/OR EVIDENCE WE HUMBLY ENCOURAGE THE PUBLISHER OF THIS WEBSITE/BLOG TO DELETE THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE/BLOG; OR REMOVE IT IN ITS ENTIRETY.

READ THIS INFO IN IT’S ENTIRETY AND “WE ASSURE YOU” IT WILL SHINE MUCH LIGHT ON THE “ACTUAL” SITUATION YOU MAY BE INQUIRING ABOUT:

NOTICE!!! THESE INDIVIDUALS ON THIS BLOG/WEBSITE DO NOT AND WILL NOT IDENTIFY THEMSELVES. A QUESTION YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF, CONSIDERING THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VACATION PACKAGE AND TRAVEL AGENCY AFFILIATE COMPANY (AFFILIATES OF OURS) SALES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY OUR COMPANY (AND JUST A FEW COMPLAINTS, AS WE HAVE SOME EVIDENCE THAT, AT LEAST, SOME OF THESE COMPLAINTS HEREIN ARE FROM THE SAME INDIVIDUAL(S)…

ANYWAYS!!! READ AND/OR PRODUCE THE ORIGINAL TERMS & CONDITIONS, OR; HOWEVER, BRING ABOUT YOUR CLAIM AND CASE AGAINST OUR CORPORATION IN THE OPEN PUBLIC OR IN COURT. OR, AT LEAST, IDENTIFY YOURSELF OPENLY SO THAT WE MAY ACCOMMODATE YOU.

WE CHALLENGE YOU TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF… THE PROMOTIONS WE SELL ARE REGISTERED, LICENSED, AND RELATIVE TO TERMS & CONDITIONS IN OUR SPECIFIC PACKAGES THAT DISCLOSE A.) HOW LONG CONSUMERS HAVE TO TRAVEL AND/OR TOUR, B.) HOW MUCH THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY IF THEY “FAIL TO TOUR” (which means our company would not be profiting from the sale, as we have the legal right to do), C.) ALL PARTS OF THE BODY OF TERMS & CONDITIONS OF OUR PACKAGE ARE DISCLOSED IN THE SAME TYPE SIZE (NO FINE PRINT).

PERHAPS THE TIMESHARE TOUR INDUSTRY HAS SOME TIMESHARE COMPANIES THAT HAVE MADE A BAD NAME FOR OUR INDUSTRY. “TRAVEL CLUBS” TO BE THE MOST TIME CONSUMING AND PRESSUREFULL. OUR COMPANY DOES NOT CONTINUE TO DO BUSINESS WITH ANY TIMESHARE OR VACATION OWNERSHIP RELATIVE COMPANIES THAT ARE UNETHICAL OR THAT VIOLATE “DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE” REGULATIONS--- OR HAVE ANY CONSISTENT COMPLAINTS RELATIVE TO SUCH.

NOTICE!!!  WE ARE THE “FULFILLMENT” COMPANY FOR TRAVEL, AND GENERATE TOURS THROUGH VARIOUS TOUR COMPANIES, AND WE USE VARIOUS BOOKING ENGINES TO ACCOMMODATE CONSUMERS’ HOTELS (SOMETIMES DIRECTLY WITH HOTELS, SOMETIMES THROUGH BROKERS). *FYI, WE’D LIKE TO OPENLY DISCLOSE THAT THIS IS HOW WE OPERATE.

NOTICE!!! FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE “NO” COMPLAINTS ABOUT US “NOT” FULFILLING THE HOTELS WE ARE SUPPOSED TO.  NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT US “NOT” REFUNDING ANY TIMESHARE TOUR PAYOUTS THAT ARE DUE TO ANY CUSTOMER/TOURER. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE HAVE MADE IT A CORPORATE POLICY TO WORK OUT A REFUND (AT LEAST WITHIN THE INITIAL RESOLUTION PROCESS) WITH ANY ONE WHO HAS A PACKAGE THROUGH US.  ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS, A COUPLE OR FEW (OUT OF TENS OF THOUSANDS), ARE DOING AND SAYING WHATEVER THEY CAN “HIDE” AND GET AWAY WITH. WHY WOULD THEY NOT TAKE US ON IF THEY HAVE SUCH CASES? WHY NOT IDENTIFY THEMSELVES? AND WITH THIS, PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THEIR TERMS & CONDITIONS, AND “SUBSTANTIATE THEIR CLAIMS”!!! THEY, LIKE THE UNWARRANTED “DAVID BUFFORD” CASE, SPEAK IN THE THIRD PERSON AND/OR ARE UNWILLING TO ADMIT TO YOU WHO THEY REALLY ARE. AND WHAT “THEY REALLY HAVE” TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR CLAIMS.

REALIZING PEOPLE WANT TO GET OUT OF PAYING SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS, FOR THEIR “FAILURE TO TOUR” BREECH OF THE TERMS & CONDITIONS IN EVERY CASE-- ESPECIALLY DURING THESE TIMES, AND ESPECIALLY FOR TOURING SOME TIMESHARE PROPERTY—EVEN SUCH MODERATE SIZE CORPORATIONS, AS WE ARE, HAVE DONE WELL TO WORK OUT A REFUND OPTION (IN OUR INITIAL RESOLUTION PROCESS), WHICH WE ARE “NOT” OBLIGATED TO DO. (ACCORDING TO THE TERMS & CONDITIONS OF “NONE” OF OUR PACKAGES)

*THE REASON THAT WE ARE STILL IN BUSINESS IS THAT ALL OF OUR PROMOTIONS “ARE” REGISTERED, LICENSED, BONDED. AND, FURTHERMORE,  WE FULFILL OUR PACKAGES! NO COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES WITH ANY REAL, LEGAL ISSUES! IF YOU HAVE A BALANCE AND/OR COLLECTION SITUATION WITH OUR COMPANY—AND ARE IN DENIAL, ARE UNWILLING TO RESOLVE, OR ARE TRYING TO DEFRAUD OUR COMPANY-- THAT IS JUST A BIT OF A DIFFERENT STORY!

REWARD!!! REWARD!!! REWARD!!! REWARD!!! REWARD!!! REWARD!!! REWARD!!! INFORMATION FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE/BLOG IS FRAUDULANT, RELATIVE TO DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER, AND/OR SLANDEROUS. IT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE WORK OF A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT SHOW THEIR FACE, AND WHO’VE DONE WELL TO HIDE THEIR IDENTITY. *THERE IS A REWARD OF UP TO $10,000 FOR ANY INFORMATION LEADING TO THE IDENTIFYING OF PERSON(S) ON THIS WEBSITE/BLOG, OR LEADING TO THE IDENTIFYING OF THE PERSON(S) HOSTING THIS WEBSITE/BLOG— LEADING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL VIOLATIONS –AND- THE CIVIL CASE WE ARE PURSUING AGAINST THEM. THIS STATEMENT IS PUBLISHED BY FIRST CLASS TRAVEL

WE ENCOURAGE ALL WHO BOLDLY GO AND COMMITT SUCH CIVIL OFFENSES AGAINST OUR CORPORATION, AND/OR ALL WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO BUILD AN UNDERSTANDING, TO ACTUALLY TAKE A MOMENT AND LOOK UP THE DEFINITION OF THESE TERMS—FRAUD, DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER, AND SLANDER. REFLECT ON YOUR MEMORY, YOUR POSSIBLE NEGLECT TO READ THE TERMS & CONDITIONS OF YOUR PACKAGE WITH US (WHICH IS “YOUR” RESPONSIBILITY), AND CONSIDER OUR APT WILLINGNESS AND GENEROSITY IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER.                   FURTHMORE, KNOW, OUR “ONE PHONE CALL CLOSE” POLICY IS RELATIVE TO THE EXTENSION OF THIS REFUND POLICY, AND CONSISTENT WITH “DUE DATE” BALANCES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN WELL OBSERVED (OR HAVE BEEN DISREGA RDED) BY CONSUMERS. WHICH IS “YOUR RESPONSIBILITY”…  DO TAKE CARE!

SINCERELY, THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF FIRST CLASS TRAVEL.

*P.S. CALL US AND REFER TO THIS STATEMENT (ABOVE) FROM FIRST CLASS TRAVEL, EVEN IF YOU HAVE ALREADY DECLINED RESOLUTION AND/OR THE REFUND OFFER WE MAY HAVE EXTENDED TO YOU (AND YOU MAY HAVE THROWN BACK IN OUR FACE), AND IF IT IS WITHIN A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF TIME FROM THAT DATE OF CONTACT WITH US (AND OUR RESOLUTION ATTEMPT) WE WILL CONSIDER MAKING AN EXCEPTION, AND MAY STILL BE WILLING TO RESOLVE.

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Just like everyone else I got the same calls.

What I wanted to know from the others who got this call was did you book a room for vegas thru a booking website like vegas.com?

I sent a email to vegas.com about this and they did not reply.  I did book a room thru a booking website like vegas.com  but did not agree to any presentation.

Nice NOTICE - the fact remains, I got a call, I did not even use FTC to book my hotel and someone stating they were representing your company tried to get money from me.   If in fact you are a legit company then you should want to either STOP trying to get money that is not owed to you OR stop the people saying they represent you.  If you do make such travel arrangements and do try to recover from people who do not do their part, it DOES NOT mean ALL calls being made are actually from YOUR company.  You may indeed be a victim here too and someone is just using your company name to misdirect the authorities.  This does not change the FACT that someone is making calls (stating they represent your company) to individuals who never agreed to anything related to a timeshare.  It just so happens I do have all the terms/conditions from my trip as well as the emails.  NONE mention  a timeshare tour or any other similar required action.

To nc, yes,  I used an online booking company based in Las Vegas.  Their  website is still active and to my knowledge is not even affiliated with FTC or ETC.