the Awards verification center sent me a post card in the mail saying i won the grand prize and all i need to do is attend a 90 min session at a resort closest to my home and i win that prize. is it a scam???
2006-12-07 06:37:54 · 13 answers · asked by lindsay b 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Sure you should go. Remember and write all of your bank details nice and clearly on a few sheets of paper and give it to everyone there. Don't forget to attach all of your credit cards, your PIN number, and a few signature samples. Sign any papers they give you as well.
2006-12-07 06:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by Rich 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not likely a scam but it is a clever marketing scheme for a timeshare resort. You will essentially end up trading a couple of hours of your time listening to a sales pitch in exchange for your prize. Not a bad deal really if you have a couple of hours to kill while on vacation and can tell a salesman "No" if you really do not want to buy it. Resorts pay out several hundred dollars in marketing costs for each couple who come to see the resort, whether they buy or not.
WK
2006-12-07 17:04:49 · answer #2 · answered by olin1963 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be an idiot
Nobody gives away money !!!!!
You are the recipient, of an all too common ### SCAM ###
All they want of you ,is your bank and other personal details ,
then they will certainly fleece you;
This sounds like another Time Share scam.
Do not open it if possible .
BUT click it smartly into the spam box
block it forever more !!!!!
I wish i could give you better news on this
Have a Happy Christmas
>^,,^<
2006-12-07 06:57:02 · answer #3 · answered by sweet-cookie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's a scam! If you go, they will make you sit through a brutal sales pitch and make you take a tour of their property and try their hardest to get you to buy a time share. Whatever the prize is, just go buy one for yourself if you really want it. It's cheaper and easier than subjecting yourself to what they'll put you through!
2006-12-07 06:46:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a scam, you might get a door prize, but it will involve you sitting thru a 3 hour hard core sales pitch first. Go with your gut, nothing is every FREE.
2006-12-07 06:42:04 · answer #5 · answered by Happy Killa Pants 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way I figure it is... did I sent something to that place? If I did not, or if I have no idea what they are talking about, I just put it in the trash. I treat my e-mails the same way; if I have no idea who the sender is, I will delete the message without thinking twice. Too many problems with people stealing identities from other's, I just can't afford anything like that happening to me.
2006-12-07 06:42:29 · answer #6 · answered by o302 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's for a time share sales pitch. The prize you win is a weekend stay at their cost.
2006-12-07 08:51:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry to burst any bubbles but its a scam. you'll end up in a banquet hall with a bunch of people listening to a 2 or 3 hour commercial
2006-12-07 06:49:27 · answer #8 · answered by Ben A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a scam. Don't believe it.
2006-12-07 06:46:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yup..a SCAM!! not unless you signed up for the contest. if not, then i wouldn't even waste my time..i've won billions of dollars already!!
2006-12-07 06:46:42 · answer #10 · answered by Fabe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋