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This is a scam, and I feel unbelieveably dumb for falling for it. Innocently enough, I entered my name into a draw two days ago for a chance to "win" a trip. They call you telling you that you've been selected, and smooth talk you into the free trip, which ends up being not-so-free. I was debating whether or not to do it, so I asked if they could call me back so I could call my boyfriend. The guy offered to three way him for me, and I thought that was perfect since I didn't know how to on my cell. My boyfriend was like "that sounds great, but" and all of a sudden they disconnected him and told me how he sure seemed up for it, as they sensed he was about to object. Luckily for me, my credit card was almost maxed out so they could only put $149 hold on it. So after I got off the phone, super pumped for my trip, I google it and the first thing that pops up is SCAM?!?! That got me feeling real good. I went talked to my bank today, and they told me they could not reverse it since I had given them my CC # so I called their customer service # and it took only half hour to get it completely reversed. You have to be stern though, they try to discount the trip three hundred dollars first, but I was persistent enought that they passed me onto the manager. He too offered the discounts, saying he could not reverse the charge. That's when I brought up the Alberta Consumer Protection Act.. and then he gladly reversed it. It was quite the hassle, but at least I learned to not be so stupid next time!

your an idiot it stated right on my registry ticket "THIS IS NOT A LOTTERY OR CONTEST"

So did you end up taking the vacation? How was it after all?

The package from Florida-Bahamas Cruise Vacations sounds fantastic, but if you log into their website to confirm the existence of the company there are not phone numbers or contact information, not even a way to conduct/pay the transaction online.
I got their call a few minutes ago and i hesitated to provide my private info over the phone. I still wonder if it is a real company.
Is there anybody who took the deal and enjoyed the vacation package?...It will be good to see more of those comments.. we cannot judge and call it an scan just because it is difficult to get the money back, it happens with most purchases made with visa (often, the bank itself refuses to reverse the payment because it is a lost of money for themselves)

My father had told me it was a scam, but I don't have a credit card, I told them that and I said I could use a family members. Can I call them back with it!

I recently attended a home show in Toronto and received a call a few days later from Florida Bahamas Cruise Vacations. They told me I was one of the 120 people out of 1000 to receive their promotional offer. They explained the trip details and cost - which was $598. I repeatedly asked if this was any type of scam or hidden fees and they assured me that was not the case. After foolishly accepting their offer and giving them my credit card number I googled the number they gave me - 1-888-582-8228. Every result that came up began with SCAM. I CAN ASSURE YOU THIS IS A SCAM. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY AND CANCELLED MY CARD - IF YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THEIR OFFER DO THE SAME ASAP! DO NO BOTHER TRYING TO CONTACT THE NUMBER THEY GAVE YOU. THEY WILL GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND. THE ONLY SAFE SOLUTION IS TO CANCEL YOUR CARD (YOU WILL NOT BE CHARGED ANY FEES). I am normaly a very cautious and skeptical person when it comes to matters such as this. They called around 9:30 p.m. and caught me off guard - I was on 4 hours sleep and finished a day of teaching Kindergarten = exhausted and not able to use my best judgement. I hope this advice can help anyone else who might have fallen for the same offer I did.

1. "You idiots who RIGHT this..." it's WRITE
2. "NEGITIVE" is NEGATIVE
3.  "THERE site " is "THEIR"

too many more to note.

It is a scam. Saying otherwise makes you an accessory.
If you respond to this email in any other than professionally, then it reinforces your involvement.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We invite you to the cruise Florida event 2011 that will be taking place in Miami Florida USA from December 20th to December 30th.All attendance can come with four (4) members of he/she family,You can arrive at Miami Florida 3 days before the start date prior to your travel visa.

The Organizer is responsible for the Travel ticket and other document you will need in obtaining a tourist visa.You shall be given a free Accommodation plus a free ride to cruise around the city of Florida the free ride is available to those with a driving license.This Event is organized by The Marseilles Miami beach Hotel.

The 1st day of the event all attended person's shall take a free tour at the Art Deco beach starting from 8am - 12pm after then all attendance shall move to the hotel and have free lunch and after then they shall move to the Marseilles hotel Theater hall for those with entertainment needs.

The 2nd day of the event all attendance shall be given a free ticket to cruise on a yacht to Bahamas beach where they will have fun for 3 days at the natural beauty of Bahamas.

The 5th day they shall move back from Bahamas to the Florida beach where they will be celebrating Christmas day,stars from Hollywood will be there to celebrate the Christmas day all attendance is require to wear a costume.


The 6th day of the event MTV will be organizing a Dance Competition  at the Marseilles hotel theater hall and any attenders who is interested can participate in the dance Competition  the dance competition is a 3 days Competition  which will be shown on MTV and other top Tv channels.The winner of the dance Competition  will be awarded a cash prize of $5,000.00 (Five Thousand United States Dollars).

The Last day (December 30th) they will be celebration of a New year at the Delray Beach, Florida Annual NEW YEARS EVE PARTY (DECEMBER 31st) it will take place at Cocoa Beach, Florida 401 MEADE AVE on that day they will be a lot of fun because top Hollywood models will be there to celebrate the New Year Festival and the organizer shall give at special gifts to all international attenders.

Now if you are interested kindly contact our registration office Via email:reg.cruise@rediffmail.com for registration purposes.

Please note:You shall be responsible for the registration fee, the fee most be received before registration process can be completed.All interested applicants should contact the the registration office as early as they can because they are limited spaces of attenders.

We look forward in welcoming you to Miami!

Kind Regards
Alan Dave
Information Manager
www.floridabahamascruisevacations.com
The Marseilles Miami Beach Hotel
Address:Art Deco 1741 Collins Ave

Proudly Sponsor by the United States government for travel and tourism Industries.

Please beware of such an email.  This is totally and obviously a scam.

we had three nice vacations with Carnival  2005/8 .

In 2009 my wife who was ( and is ) suffering from ill health was called by this coy " out of the blue " under some persuasion  paid the deposit for a Bahamas cruise as a suprise for us both .

 Once I learned what she had done , knowing she was unfit to travel I wrote to the company ( twice ) asking them for a refund and never heard back

I just came across their confirmation letter to my wife in some old correspondence and tried the password etc , which did not work .

I checked the Web and see from other folks that we too had booked a  somewhat illusory cruise  

I suppose this matter is now a cold case ?

B.