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Hi Anna:

From your replies I have to say you sound like you work for them? After several phone calls, my wife and I finally scheduled a time and date when we could go together as they require to pick up THIS Grand Prize! To confirm our appointment they put their Manager Justin on the phone. He then tells me that no children are aloud to attend this 90 min sales pitch. When respectfully explaining the situation to their Manager Justin he got pissed off said he would give it to someone else and hung up the phone!  Great Customer Service skills! If they are trying to sell something, he just turned us way off!!!!

I too stayed at Inn Seasons Harborwalk recently.  I have been getting calls non-stop, approx. 4-5 times per week for the past month or so.  How do I get my number off this scam telemarketing list again?  Or is it best to contact INN Seasons Harborwalk directly and let them know how annoying this telemarketing firm is???

We had filled out an entry form for a free trip at a recent home show (March 2012) in a hotel in Stamford, CT.  They left a message and I called back "Casey" at 603-718-1050 who said I won 4 free round-trip airfares. I could hear many voices in the background akin to a “boiler room” operation. I asked to see the contract in writing and she said the email they send once you set up an appointment has a confirmation number on it so they can't send it until you actually make the appointment (which is a few hours away in the next state to begin with!).  So I said to take the number off and then email me. She said the computer automatically sends it so she can't do that. Then I said to print it out, remove the confirmation number and either fax or mail it to me since they already have my address. She talked to her manager who said they can't do that.  I told her this is a big scam and they certainly know it since they can’t give me any details in writing prior to us attending a 90 minute (and some have said it lasted 4 hours) presentation.  Again she spoke with her manager who said they can’t send me anything in writing beforehand.  When I went to the website address she gave me, www.northeastgetaways.com, I only saw one page that doesn’t say very much other than AFTER you go through the sales pitch do you actually see the documents (at which time it’s too late to not do business with them).  I asked “Casey” why they’d give away something as high-valued as 4 R.T. airfares (she said it’s actually worth $6000) just to listen to a sales pitch when you could easily fill a room with financially qualified volunteers just by giving them, say, $200 (or even $50 in this economy).  She said that’s how the company does business.  Uh, huh.  Anyone have a bridge for sale?

They are also known as KWC Marketing LLC (category “Telemarketing Services” per the BBB), 32 Daniel Webster Hwy., unit #27 in the Harris Pond Office Park in Merrimack, NH 03054 (paying somewhere around $12 per square foot).  Their phone is listed as 877-819-5072 and the fax is 508-957-1808 (this is actually in their Mass. office).  According to the Better Business Bureau, the business was started 7/1/11 (a day earlier - 6/30/11 - per the NH Secretary of State).  In Feb. and March of 2012, they’ve had 3 complaints to the BBB (“Advertising & Sales Issues”) and all three cases have been closed.  The BBB lists these contacts: Kevin - kcurran@northeastgetaways.com, and the Marketing Manager Justin Theriault.  They have a “B-Minus“ rating from the BBB (on a scale of A+ to F).  They are not accredited by the BBB, but they might not have sought accreditation.  Now, if your company is on the up-and-up and going to be around for the long term, seeking and being granted BBB accreditation would be a feather in your cap.  BBB has criteria they use to determine if a business can even get accreditation.

When I checked KWC Marketing, LLC (which is also known as Inn Season Resorts) with the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office, I found their business Status is “Not in Good Standing”.  The principal office address is 17 Olde English Lane, Gilford, NH 03246, which is also the office address of the Registered Agent Kevin W. Curran.

The website registrant for Northeastgetaways.com is Curran Management Services, 212 Mid Tech Drive, West Yarmouth, MA 02673.  The Administrative and Technical contact for their domain is ajones@innseason.com of InnSeason Resorts at 508-957-1885; fax is 508-957-1818.  This domain was created on 7/14/2011.  InnSeason is listed in the Massachusetts Secretary of State records with these names: InnSeason Management, Inc. and InnSeason Vacation Club, LLC.  The president is William Curran at the Gilford, NH address.

It looks like you’re dealing with six companies here: Northeastgetaways.com, KWC Marketing LLC, Curran Management Services, InnSeason Resorts, InnSeason Management, and InnSeason Vacation Club LLC and all seem to be headed by the same person, William Curran.  Northeastgetaways.com’s Caller ID says “Gateways Northern” – yet another name (see a pattern here?).  Note that the fax listed for the NH office is actually in MA – probably at InnSeason Resorts since their fax number is almost the same.  The New Hampshire office is about an hour away from where William Curran lives.

As an aside, several times I’ve received (illegal) spam faxes from a company (I don’t know if it’s them or a similar outfit) that’s offered numerous round trips plus cruises and vacation stays.  You know the saying “If it’s too good to be true …” These companies rely on greed and ignorance to get people to fall for their pitches.  When I asked the company who faxed me the offer (and the fax was made to look like it came from a business’ travel department and being sent internally to their employees), I asked for something in writing.  They said they couldn’t mail it in time since I’d have to attend a presentation that evening or the next morning.  So I asked them to fax it to me but they said their fax was down.  And of course, they wouldn’t email me a copy of the contract either.  If you’re reading this do not think you will EVER get these benefits without shelling out money one way or another.  For example, to use the airfare, they may require you to stay at a preferred hotel where the rate would be many times higher than if you booked it yourself directly with the hotel.  There are many variations of this scam; hence, they will NEVER give you a copy of the contract in writing until it’s too late!  What legitimate company do you know that would refuse to show you the terms prior to making a deal?

When you look on the back of the entry form you filled out (assuming you did), there is language that says you agree to accept their calls even if you’re on a Do Not Call list.  Of course, once you tell them to take you off after that, they have to (if they follow the law).  If they keep calling even after you tell them to remove you, contact your state’s Dept. of Consumer Protection and the Attorney General’s office as well as those offices in their states: NH and MA.  You can Google this information.  Also send a complaint to the FCC and the FTC (again, Google this).  Please let your state and federal legislators know – give them the facts and how their calls are causing you grief even after you tell them to stop.  Ask them to pass state and federal laws requiring Full Disclosure right up front (which these companies do NOT want!).  I’ve done all of the above.  When enough people complain (especially during election season), the powers that be may listen and do something.

When I researched the two company names on the ‘net, I only saw complaints from consumers.  Many companies will do business, then shut down after enough complaints pour in to agencies, and pop up under a new name.  Notice how this one just started mid-2011 even though I was told they’ve been around for a long time.  There are some great consumer gurus on radio and TV – Clark Howard and Dave Ramsey are two you can trust and learn a lot from.  Christopher Elliott (the web, newspapers, and magazines) is another one.  Clark is my favorite for this kind of issue, however.  You’ll hear him (and the other consumer guys) repeatedly talk about what a horrible idea it is to purchase vacation clubs, concierge services, timeshares, and the like.   Just remember: Greed and Ignorance are how many of these companies get customers (“a fool and his money …”).  Stay away!

It seems the Marketing Manager, Justin Theriault, has a full-time job just answering the complaints posted here (“Anna” is another person associated with these businesses who posts rebuttals here).  Why won’t he allow the telemarketers to send out a FULL copy of a contract showing EXACTLY what you will get, what you need to do to receive it (where their presentation is and what is the maximum length of the program you have to sit through), what fees are involved, and what else do you need to purchase to make use of the so-called “freebies”.  Finally, BEWARE of anyone who wants to see your credit card when they’ve just told you that you needn’t pay any money. Your driver’s license is a legally valid photo-ID.  Why would they want to see your card as even people with poor credit have credit cards?  Are they going to make a copy of your card number?  Put duct tape over the card’s numbers if they really need to see it.  Instead of reading Justin’s blathering (and yes, I agree, his personality does come across as someone I would never do business with), I’d rather read a contract that PUTS EVERYTHING IN WRITING that we can see beforehand.  They’ll promise you the moon over the phone because in a court of law, you have no proof of anything they said.  Demand to see EVERYTHING IN WRITING beforehand, but of course, they will NEVER do this because no one would attend!  The people that do attend these, according to the consumer gurus I mentioned, are for the most part greedy and ignorant.  There are so many red flags being raised all I can say is educate yourself and tell everyone you know so they don’t fall into these traps.

Received numerous phone calls from these "telemarketers".  After a few weeks of them blowing up my phone, I had logged into my verizon account to call block their multiple numbers they were calling from.  Low and behold, not but 4 days later, I get another phone call from a different New Hampshire number, so I answered.  They told me I had won 4 free roundtrip airfare do some different destinations.  LOL, I let her speak for a while before I abruptly interrupted her, as I had already known, they were associated with the other numbers I had call-blocked.  I let her know that, and she assured me they were not associated.  [***]!!!!.  She said my phone number was given to them from The Cove Resort, on Cape Cod, where last summer my fiance and I had stayed for one night.  Unbelievable.  My next telephone call will be to them, asking them why they just handed out my personal information to these scumbags.................

It's not a scam if they give you the plane tickets.  Has anyone gone to the presentation and received (or not) what they were promised?  We went to a timeshare presentation in Mexico once and they were really, really pushy and mean once they realized we weren't buying, but we did get all the gifts they had offered us.

Always be scamming. Geez you crooks are persistent. Ineffective but persistent. Your scam is old and tired and isn't working any more, post all the lies you want you can't change that.

Too bad you're not qualified for a real job. Your family must be sooooooo proud of you and the money you're stealing!

You do get the free tickets, and yes they are trying to sell you a timeshare. Wheather your interested in a time share or not , you still get your tickets. The reason they are giving the tickets away is because once you have your free tickets you can only use them to stay at one of the resorts owned by the company. So scam no , you get free round trip tickets , the hotels are the only part thats not free for you.

Wow.  I am actually thinking about buying a timeshare but the employees on this thread, Justin and Anna, are such jerks I certainly won't be going with this company.  Given that you already work in a profession that is met with such disdain, you should consider adjusting your attitude in the public eye.

Oh how funny.  I just saw this post.  I guess I did sound like "one of them" since I was trying to find something positive about the situation.  Oh well.  Gotta love the Internet and the open access we have to info now.  I do have to wonder how companies like this stay in business if nobody seems to be buying it.

Follow-up: They called again and hung up when they got the answering machine.  Later that day, they called once again and my wife told them to remove our number.  Let's see if they really do! (I'm betting they won't.)  Fortunately, our phone service lets us block numbers so if they call again, I'll block it and notify the authorities they've engaged in an illegal practice.

I keep getting calls from this number saying that they have drawn my name after staying at INN SEASONS Harborwalk and that I have won a prize pack.  It sounds like a scam.  They will not stop calling me.  Should I contact the Hotel directly or is it best to keep telling the annoying folks at this number (603-718-1050) to stop calling me?

In early April 2012 they called me for the umpteenth time and I asked to be put on the Do Not Call list.  The telemarketer said he was not authorized to do it so he put someone named Justin on the phone.  WHAT A DICK! I couldn't believe this guy! Every time I said to stop calling me he just got ruder and ruder and kept on with his inane sales pitch, talking louder and faster as each moment passed. I can't believe the company owner keeps this jerk on (tells you something about the company owner)! REPUTABLE companies will POLITELY say that they'll remove you and let it go at that. RUN from these high-pressure, nonsense-talking idiots!

This is such a SCAM!!! I entered a sweepstakes to win Groceries when I visited Shriners Circus in Wilmington, MA...The next thing you know, I'm getting calls stating I won from a place called Northeast Getaways! They even used the Shriners name....Telling me I had won airline tickets....I didn't enter this sweepstake to have my personal info sold!!! They are harrassing and don't you the whole truth!!! They just want to get ya there so they can sell you vacation packages!!! I am totally ashamed at the Shriners for selling my info! Even if you do get the free tickets, this is NOT what I had entered!! I don't appreciate the calls or the deception!!!
SHAME ON THE SHRINERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've reported this number to the FCC, my cell phone number is registered under the national no call list and I've had a NUMBER of nasty run ins with callers. This number HARASSES me day and night at various hours. Each time they ask for someone of a different name and when I tell them that it is the wrong number they say it doesn't matter then try to tell me that I've won 4 tickets.... blah blah blah. IT IS A SCAM. I've talked to the manager a number of times also and he says that he cannot remove me from a calling list because they do not call from a list, that someone put my number down on a card..... it's all a gimmick. I'm so fed up that the FCC hasn't done anything about this number and its unwanted soliciting. Please report this number!!!!  I have finally blocked the number through my cell phone provider. Hopefully that will put an end to it.  To all of you others- GOOD LUCK!

I've reported this number to the FCC, my cell phone number is registered under the national no call list and I've had a NUMBER of nasty run ins with callers. This number HARASSES me day and night at various hours. Each time they ask for someone of a different name and when I tell them that it is the wrong number they say it doesn't matter then try to tell me that I've won 4 tickets.... blah blah blah. IT IS A SCAM. I've talked to the manager a number of times also and he says that he cannot remove me from a calling list because they do not call from a list, that someone put my number down on a card..... it's all a gimmick. I'm so fed up that the FCC hasn't done anything about this number and its unwanted soliciting. Please report this number!!!!  I have finally blocked the number through my cell phone provider. Hopefully that will put an end to it.  To all of you others- GOOD LUCK!

These people called me last november and i told them i wasn't interested and now they started calling me again six months later. I did talk to them and they do give you free round trip tix but you are forced to stay at least 4 days at one of their hotels.

Received my first call this morning, and was caught off-guard (I work at home). I took down all the details, which match those presented in previous posts (4 tickets, 32 locations, pick up in person, etc.). By the time the call was over, I hadn't yet found info on them -- they did have correct info about where I had filled out forms for drawings. Now I've checked and appear to have wasted time on the phone.

Thanks, everyone!

actually, i recieved the same phone calls. the website does exist you just have to get your confirmation number. i got 4 airline tickets (like they said) and just went to this thing at the harbor walk resort and i wasnt asked to buy anything. i mean obvioulsy they explained their time shares but its not like they locked me in a room til i bought one! they asked if i was interested, i said no and i got my tickets and the gift card, just like i was promised!

everyone here is kind of crazy! if they have ALL of your info, then how would they get it unless you filled out an entry form whereever they said you did? obviously if you fill out an entry form and put your number down your going to be called! DUH. i got these phone calls and i was sceptical. but i finally decided to answer. they said i had been SELECTED FOR A GIFT. i said ok what did i win? they stopped me and siad no, you didnt win anything, this is a  gift we give away because we own a travle agency. so i gave in, let the girl go thru describing how it works. and then i set up a date and time, she was very thorough and made sure to tell me her company DID OFFER TIMESHARES but i WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO SIGN UP FOR OR PURCHASE anything to get my gift, which by the way is 4 FREE AIRLINE TICKETS. please, ill let someone pay for me to fly somewhere! and Yeah you have to stay in their hotels, they are a company who just gave you tickets to go on vactation, obviously they want you to stay in their hotels people! DDUUUHHHHH. wow, no one understands how comanys make money these days huh? they give you a gift and in return they ask you to use their products. why is that such a big deal to every one? i would so use this company again!