NWR: Won a Free Horrible Cruise Scam (funny)

CaseyCase Posted: Nov 19, 2010 01:55 PM

NWR: Won a Free Horrible Cruise Scam (funny)

Okay so FH just runs up to me 'We won! We won the cruise from the bowling alley!'
So he makes me call this # to get the details (which took a half hr), I look it up online and its a 7hr cruise to and from the bahamas from Ft Lauderdale and then a 4 day 3 night stay at the bell channel hotel. I've never heard of the hotel but I looked up the cruise line and the reviews were awful so I tell him its a no go and they want us to pay $100 to get the package sent to us. He starts complaining like 'Lets just do it we need a vacation, its probably nice' (bc i told him we arent taking another cruise until our HM which is 2 yrs away) So I said no i'm not getting ripped off and he says 'Ask your LIW girls, you listen to them, they'll to tell you to take the free cruise' and now hes mad and won't talk to me. Its kind of funny but he's so annoying sometimes UGH! How do I make him understand its a scam?

soontobeDK Posted: Nov 19, 2010 01:58 PM

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Tell him to read the thread ..

ITS A SCAM.. IF YOU WON SOMETHING WHY DO YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO SEND YOU SOMETHING IN THE MAIL THAT PROB COST THEM $.44 TO MAIL.

plus why would you want to stay at a place that got bad reveiws?

thefloreswedding Posted: Nov 19, 2010 03:02 PM

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exactly! nothing is free in life....

its so funny b/c my dad got a call the other day saying 'you won $$100,00!' my dad is like ok send the check in the mail. they are like noo we need your information, social etc..

another scam! there should be something against these people!

ewecki825 Posted: Nov 19, 2010 03:14 PM

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Anything 'free' is usually a scam. Even if it's not do you really want to stay somewhere that got bad reviews.

JAAMS Posted: Nov 19, 2010 04:15 PM

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If you win something, you shouldn't have to pay to get it. That is a major, major sign of a scam.

atitus724 Posted: Nov 19, 2010 05:59 PM

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Posted by CaseyCase

Okay so FH just runs up to me 'We won! We won the cruise from the bowling alley!'
So he makes me call this # to get the details (which took a half hr), I look it up online and its a 7hr cruise to and from the bahamas from Ft Lauderdale and then a 4 day 3 night stay at the bell channel hotel. I've never heard of the hotel but I looked up the cruise line and the reviews were awful so I tell him its a no go and they want us to pay $100 to get the package sent to us. He starts complaining like 'Lets just do it we need a vacation, its probably nice' (bc i told him we arent taking another cruise until our HM which is 2 yrs away) So I said no i'm not getting ripped off and he says 'Ask your LIW girls, you listen to them, they'll to tell you to take the free cruise' and now hes mad and won't talk to me. Its kind of funny but he's so annoying sometimes UGH! How do I make him understand its a scam?

omg..i just went on this!! from fifth ave vacations? not a scam but it will end up costing money...fh and i opted to upgrade to the all inclusive (viva fortuna) we had a blast but it ended up costing about 1000$. fm me if you have questions! (sorry didnt write much but am at work..)

ksugar44 Posted: Nov 20, 2010 09:11 AM

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I got a call from them like 2 months ago...its a scam

atitus724 Posted: Nov 20, 2010 09:15 AM

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well i had tons of fun

christine12 Posted: Nov 20, 2010 11:04 AM

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I got this too. They are trying to sell you a vacation time share. If you read the fine print you have to go to the sales pitch.

FutureWifey Posted: Nov 20, 2010 11:22 AM

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I won a cruise a few months ago... I just had to pay for it. Correction: Pay for the cruise + their fees + flight + everything else.

I was not very happy..

atitus724 Posted: Nov 20, 2010 01:41 PM

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Posted by christine12

I got this too. They are trying to sell you a vacation time share. If you read the fine print you have to go to the sales pitch.

i didnt have to go to anything..

atitus724 Posted: Nov 20, 2010 01:42 PM

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Posted by FutureWifey

I won a cruise a few months ago... I just had to pay for it. Correction: Pay for the cruise + their fees + flight + everything else.

I was not very happy..

this is true, port fees, and since they are duty free taxing you have to pay taxes before you go as well..

BellaRegina Posted: Nov 20, 2010 01:45 PM

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FH and I got a call too (my posts are somewhere on the boards). And it ended up just being a headache....so we never went tothe sales pitch. We were going to end up paying money anyway...and for that i rather just book my own trip...LIKE I DID LAST WEEK, YAY!