Comments on: Florida Travel Vouchers – How they appear to work

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:45:55 +0000

I was contacted by a lady yesterday who claimed she worked for Florida Travel Enterprizes and she said I had won a trip to Florida Disneyworld. She mentioned I would pay 2 for 1 airfare and only hotel room services, gratuities, and transfer costs. I was very skeptical so I asked for her company website and how much this would cost me. After many attempts, I couldn’t log on to floridatravelenterprizes.com. Turned out I had to pay up front $498 on my credit card. Luckily, I never gave her my number. I almost went ahead with it but decided I wanted to consult with my husband. Apparently, they didn’t allow call backs so I had to make up my mind right then and there. After 15 minutes on the phone with her, I declined. Maybe it was out of desperation, but she finally let me call my husband and told me that she’d call me back in half an hour. I’m glad I didn’t get sucked in. After reflecting on the phone call and all the out of pocket costs I had to pay up front, it didn’t sound like a prize anymore, but a complete scam! She did call back and I declined her again. Think about it, if it was a prize, why would I have to pay so much money!

By: riz

riz — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:16:06 +0000

Hi Matt, You did a wonderful job. Riz, Vancouver, Canada.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:20:01 +0000

I just got called tonight.
I told the woman my name was “Jesus” and she had a great chuckle. My name is not Jesus, but I found her chuckling to be inappropriate and unprofessional. I told her that I regularily traveled with my dad, or, Him. She didn’t get the joke. Anyway, she asks which credit card I regularily use and I say that money is the root of all evil. She asks if I am still interested in the “vacation”. I say, “No”. She hangs up and I come over to the computer to make sure this really was a scam. Cheers.

- Matt B, Vancouver, Canada

By: RIZ

RIZ — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:32:56 +0000

Hi
Kamal,
I had exactly the same situation as yours. But fortunatly, I got all my money back after painful effort. I was fortunate enought to get all of my money refuned, It took me 7 days to get all my money back. Even after I got my money refunded, today I received a package through DHL, which I shall put in my garbage.

By: Paul Harding

Paul Harding — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:57:01 +0000

I’m getting a lot of automated calls for this scam (Hi, I’m Lisa, you’ve won a fabulous holiday in Cancoon, blah, blah, blah, just press 9, go on just press 9, just press 9 to claim your fabulous holiday).

I’ve found that by pressing 1 instead the call repeats and you can do this three times. That triples their phone bill!!! Let ‘em ‘ave it.

By: kamal

kamal — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:46:21 +0000

I’m from Canada and I received a id-blocked call – saying congraulaions
your phone has been randomly selected for a great vacation. and then transfered me to customer service rep. he explained about the trip.
Ex- 6 days 5 nights – orlando FL @ calypso cay resorts.
- pair of 2 VIP day passes to universal studio or universal island of adventure.
- 3 days 2 nights – Daytona beach @ holiday inn includes – hotal, resorts, two steling casino tickets.
-3 days & 2 night all inclusive cruise -Bhamas cruise

The caller did say they were currently promoting their holidays here. After being told I had won a holiday,I was asked for my age to confirm I was eligible- and he then informed me I sounded younger than 21!, then who I preferred to travel with, and which credit card I used – by which point I was convinced it was a scam. Then I told all about the holiday, and asked to guess the value.

-after i said i dont’ trust and after arguing for 5-10 mins he transferd me to his supervisor – god knows if she really was a supervisor.
~then she offered me 3 days& 2 nights in Miami -
ALL FOR $598 USD!!!! bullshitt***

~after transfering me to a person who took all my credit card info. she confirmed what iâ€™m getting and gave me a confirmation number and a customer service number – 1-800-824-1533. people who called was 3rd party solicter â€” Their website – http://www.bestvacationsworld.com. on there site its listed for $349 compare to what they ofered me $598.
I was told that i would get my vacation package in 14-21 days ( which i got within 10 days)
I then called the number she gave me, I was on hold over 20 mins and then i hung up.. i called them 2nd day same issue. I also work in a call center. I then called them from my work finally someone answered after 10 mins and i told her that i would like to cancle my package. She ased me the reason, I told her that iâ€™m not comfortable and i belive that its a fraud. she appolized for what i was thinking and she asked i have my package yet? which i didnâ€™t yet. she said that she can transfer me to her supervisor and see what they can do for me. i told her that i just want to cancle this. She asked me to wait until i get my package. i also asked her about the price difference – $349- $598 . she also went to that website and checked the prices.. she said since its a 3rd party who called me she can credit me the difference. i asked for best vacations wordsâ€™s phone number and she didtnâ€™ know even her supervisor didntâ€™ know. but she was able to bring up my info by putting in my confirmation number.

Iâ€™m still kinda undecided rather its a genuine or its fraud.
please lemme know if anyone have been through similar situation.

Thanks
Kamal

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:57:19 +0000

This happened to me too.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 01:57:55 +0000

I live in Australia and was scammed into this but I was somehow lucky enough to get my money back after cancelling my card and calling the company up for a refund. This was over a month ago. Now, the company won’t stop calling me to see if I have any questions about the holiday I supposedly have bought. I have not recieved a holiday package which they still think I have purchased. It’s so annoying! Is there a way to make them stop badgering me?

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:39:09 +0000

Hi Leon, the How To Cancel article should help.

By: Leon Jose

Leon Jose — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 06:26:57 +0000

Good day!

I am from the Philippines and unfortunately one of those duped by Amerivacation about their scam through the internet. I am sorry but I cannot reveal my real identity right now, maybe in due time. Since I stumbled upon your website may I therefore humbly request on how and where can I file a complaint regarding this scam. It was only upon hearing from my relatives in the U.S that I knew I was conned. Please forward your reply on the e-mail indicated. Your favorable response is highly appreciated. Thank you.