727-252-0516

I got phished for 149 by confirming my address

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I know this company very well b/c I use to work for them. Lasted about a year before I found out about their shameful business tactics. Many have got their money back but others were just taken.

If you are tired of the calls, send them a “certified” Cease and Desist letter (see sample below). Next, contact the Better Business Bureau and file a complaint with them b/c at least it assures you that Suntasia will have to respond. This is another thing they don’t like to do. It forces them to give a response to the BBB and thus give back the money owed if you were ripped off. Also contact your local media (IE new stations) and let them know about these crooks. They were exposed 3 times last year on tv by local news stations around the country.

Finally, whether you do or don’t get a response from Suntasia contact your local tv news station anyway. Most news channels in your area have a consumer complaint tip hotline. Go on the net and log on to their site. I know this would be a “juicy” story for them especially during the months of November, February and May b/c of the ratings period. They need unique stories to get their audiences attention.

I also suggest you file a complaint with your state attorney generals office and in Florida as well letting them know the situation. There was an active investigation which began in June of last year which I believe is still on going.

Below is a sample of the Cease and Desist letter you can use to make them stop calling you.

Your Name
Address
Date

Donald Booth
Suntasia Marketing
8751 Ulmerton Road,
Largo, FL 33771

Dear Mr. Booth:

I request that you CEASE and DESIST in your efforts to market your products to my phone (insert number(s) here). I am NOT interested in anything your company has to offer.

Also if you don’t comply with my request I will seek legal action against your company as well as contacting the local media and the Better Business Bureau. It is my personal policy not to deal with marketing companies that solicit over the phone without my consent.

You are hereby instructed to cease and desist any marketing efforts immediately by deleting my name, address and phone number(s) from your dialing system or face legal sanctions under applicable Federal and State law.

GIVE THIS LETTER THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IT DESERVES (scumbag is optional here)

Cordially

Your name here

End of letter

Note:

Make sure you sign the letter otherwise it is not legal. Also, make sure you certify the letter when you send it. This way you have proof they received it. One last thing, remember to list ALL the phone numbers in your home including cellphones so they don’t have a chance to slip through the cracks and call you.

PLEASE READ PRIOR POSTS SO AS TO NOT KEEP REPEATING EVERYTHING!

They actually did leave a voice message on my service, telling me that I had won several prizes and they wanted me to pay tax and "other gratuities"?? Right. I just deleted it and moved on.

This is the travel company that is under the umbrella of Suntasia Marketing. The "free" gifts are those crappy $100 gas and $400 travel vouchers. Now TAD could be operating on it's own and may have obtained your info from Suntasia. This is the company that markets the products you get calls for.

Suntasia Marketing will change names of it's umbrella companies at least once every year. For example, before TAD, it was known as Agents Travel Direct and Capitol Vacations before that. It is all a scheme to "keep things going" as they put it. They will continue to call you if you don't send them a cease and desist letter.

BBB Reliability Report

The Better Business Bureau®
Serving Florida's West Coast
P.O. Box 7950
Clearwater, FL 33758-7950
(727) 535-5522 (24 Hours)
www.bbbwestflorida.org

Travel Agents Go Direct
11125 Park Blvd Ste 104-364
Seminole, FL  33772-4757
Telephone: (888) 546-8844
travelagentsgodirect.com

The BBB reports on members and non-members. If a company is a member of the BBB, it is stated in this report.

Original Business Start Date: March 2005
Principal: Mr. John Smith, Managing Member
Customer Contact: Mr. John Smith, Managing Member
Entity: Limited Liability Company
Incorporated: March 2005, FL
TOB Classification: Travel Agencies & Bureaus, Travel Clubs, Vacation Time Share
BBB Membership: This company is not a member.

The Bureau has requested basic information from this company. The Bureau has not received a response. Without this information, the Bureau may not have current information concerning such things as the company's management or its nature of business.

Competency Licensing

This company is in an industry that may require licensing, bonding or registration in order to lawfully do business. The Bureau encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.

Additional DBA's, Addresses, Telephone Numbers, and Web Addresses

Additional DBA Names
Lucid Communications

Additional Addresses
3993 Tyrone Blvd Ste 608-149
Saint Petersburg, FL  33709

10500 Ulmerton Rd Ste 726-325
Largo, FL  33771-3544

Additional Phone Numbers
Tel: (727) 471-1411
Tel: (727) 683-1115
Tel: (727) 683-1119
Tel: (727) 683-1116
Tel: (727) 683-1113
Tel: (866) 545-5417
Tel: (727) 683-1117
Tel: (727) 252-0514
Tel: (888) 546-0414
Tel: (800) 510-2659
Tel: (866) 558-4013
Tel: (877) 777-2709
Tel: (888) 799-1880

Additional Web Addresses

www.travellifegodirect.com
www.floridadirectvacations.net




Additional DBA Names

Travel Agents Direct, LLC
Florida Direct Imagination Vacations
Travel Agents Direct
Travel Life Go Direct
Travelers Agents Direct

Customer Experience

When considering complaint information, please take into account the company's size and volume of transactions, and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm's responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints.

The Bureau processed a total of 193 complaints about this company in the last 36 months, our standard reporting period. Of the total of 193 complaints closed in 36 months, 193 were closed in the last year.

I called a "missed number" from my cell because I was expecting another call from Florida.  I got a bold woman who pulled up my name quickly from my caller ID number.  I got the same story, "a preferred customer... free vacation... please confirm you routing number..."  I'm amazed these folks can't be tracked down and caught by the phone numbers they use.

I received a call from 727-252-0514. They stated they had the last 4 digits of my checking account and they did. When I asked how they obtained this information, they said I made a purchase with one of their affiliate companies. This concerned me. I was also told any questions I had in regards to the company who gave out my info, I was to call 1-877-777-2709. When i called today the lady said I needed to write a letter to
10500 Ulmerton Rd
Suite 726-305
Largo, FL, 33771
Plus she gave me their web site address. I also found this page too.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff240700.htm

I just noticed a "missed call" on my cellphone at the 727-252-0515 variation on the number...I didn't recognize it so I googled it, which led me here =)  I called the number back and it gave me some recorded message about being selected to receive some free gifts...  I had a choice to decline them, by pressing 2 so I did.  It said my cell # and to press 1 if it was correct.  I have a feeling that I might just have been confirming to them that it is an active # though, we'll see if I get any more bogus calls on it soon.  After pressing 2 a few times to confirm that I didn't want any more calls it did say my # would be removed within 24 hours...we'll see...

Very similar to those reported above. I stalled around about the routing number on my checking account and told them I did not want to use that account. I said I had another checking account in another state and she asked me the name of my bank. She hung up when I told her I was uncomfortable giving out that information. This is a phishing scam. She knew the name of my bank in my local area. I am goint to close that account right now.

I looked up this number and found out that others have experienced this caller to be a phisher. I have received this number 2x in the last 12 hours or so. I don't want anymore!

I got a few empty voice mails from this number, before calling back i decided to search the internet for the number, and guess what, this site turned up letting me know the truth.

Thanks.

They were calling me everyday for a week or two about a month ago. It's started up again for the last two days. Always around the same time 10-11 am. Never any messages.

Call from 727-252-0514 wondering how they got my info, said they had my account info but gave me the wrong numbers. Don't know how to get rid of them. I asked them to take me off the list and they said I would be billed 40 dollars to deactivate. They asked if I enjoyed the packages I had received (I haven't gotten anything)called back and talked to some guy named "Gary" he told me he would remove me from the list, I don't know how though considering he had no idea who I was, he then promptly hung up on me. I am kind of nervous, considering getting legal if they call again.

Aubrey, you can go to page 2 of this forum. It will tell you everything you need to know about these crooks. I don't want to keep re-posting the same thing over and over again. Pg 2 will let you know who they are, how they obtain your info and what you can do legally. Click below and you'll see it.

https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-727-252-0516/2

727-252-0511
they keep calling my cell phone. i picked up once and there was no answer on the other end. they call about 5 times a day. reading these comments and complaints about them maybe having my banking info is scaring me. i will go to the bank first thing monday morning and close my accounts as well as change my cell number.

Just keeps calling and never leaves a message. 727-252-0514

I called the number back and got a voicemail. It says "Thank you for calling back! We have been urgently trying to reach you because you have been selected to receive some free gifts. To claim these free gifts free of charge please press "1", if you would like to decline your free gifts and pass them on to someone else, please press "2"."
If you do not choose either one, it repeats, after two repeats another voice comes on that says "This is an invalid entry!" and it starts all over again. No identification of company name or anything like that, just the loop.

get calls daily from this number - no voice mail is ever left.

I have ignored them, but I want them to stop

Thank you I now know what to do, I will be sending the exact letter you posted ASAP. One question, what is to stop this from happening again?