The company response was: I was beyond my 30-day cancellation period, I never sent back my package materials and I gave a verbal agreement to charge my card.

I wasn’t aware of the cancellation period or many other aspects of their dodgy deal until after the fact.

Has anyone else been rejected by DOACS and if so what did you do/what can I do next?

Can you clarify your points about “not paying employees properly” – is this personal experience or hearsay?

You suggest that the managers are serial con artists – can you give examples of their other “work”, or is this unsubstantiated? Also, if these managers are pro-scammers, were the owners also conned?

… or is there no evidence to support your claims? If you’re going to say these things you have to be able to back it up (and you should probably be saying them to the DOACS and the police).

No one you get a telemarketing call from is a real representative of the resort, only a telemarketer; also people who get “pop-ups” saying that they are “the grand prize winner! you won 1101 in travel rewards or dollars” that’s a lie.

EVERYONE is the so-called winner and you really didn’t win anything except a 30 minute phone call with someone who is going to give you a fake name and get you to give them your credit card number.

The last employer I worked for claimed to sell vacations for the resorts mentioned above, except they were really called “Matza Marketing“. They didn’t pay their employees correctly and they probably didn’t give their customers their vacations as promised. Some of the so called “promotional directors” there went by the names of Denise Atkins and Vincent Coviello. Those arent their real names. Denise is really a 20 year old high school drop out and her boyfriend is the other “promotional director”. They run scams all over and then relocate and dont pay their employees.

The second call I got a little impatient, told them I already asked to be taken off their list, that i am on the National Do Not Call list and that they are in violation of the National Do Not Call Act (or whatever it’s called). The marketer accused me of calling them. I asked for a supervisor, explained all the same above info and SHE HUNG UP ON ME!!!! I never said one foul or insulting word. These people are disgusting human beings!!! NEVER BUY A TIMESHARE AT CALYPSO CAY RESORT!!! Here’s their number: Calypso Cay Resort 407-997-1600

Then again, i suppose those who go on it, realise they have not been scammed if they can actually go to the resort?!?

I have searched several sites about this and it looks as if people are taking it as a ’scam’ where take money unlawfully and give you nothing.

I disagree with this as they do clearly tell you that they are giving you money off a holiday, if you are willing to pay the remaining £598.00 balance, and they do ask if you wish to participate and ask for your card details. If anyone who gives their details without actually understanding what they are offering you, it is not the companies fault as they have told you what the offer is, and you dont have to give your details if you do not want to take the offer!

i don’t think this is a scam but alot of people do not understand it properly. I have not participated myself as i do not want the holiday but listening to them and reading what people say, it is fairly obvious what they are doing.

I agree the way they call is wrong, but they will get away with it as they are based in America and state that you have ‘won’ the discount.

Don’t give anyone your card details unless you understand what they are offering you, as they do explain it, so you can only hold yourself to blame if you lose money through this offer.