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Posted on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Once again, your mother was right. In fact it was just twice. One, in life, nothing is free, and two, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
One of the biggest frauds and longest to date is fraud on vacation, where you or someone Discount is told to win a free vacation package or cruise glamorous getaway. If this is not totally "free", these "agents" say they can make the dream of a round of rock-bottom prices. At this point, you, like many other law, the law-abiding citizens to start thinking "What could go wrong?" A lot, apparently.
Let's start with the obvious: do not receive free holiday. Of course, there are rare package of travel agents can be trusted to be free, but err on the side of caution. The Travel scams the most frequent and holidays are as follows:
The questionable scam Travel Agency - You've called and said you are getting a holiday package free, but you have to pay "fees" subject to this opportunity. Then, after paying such expenses, the agency "Voyage" can not be found. His phone has been disconnected and there is no way to recover your money. Another variation of this scam is saying that was reserved for a holiday trip luxury verycheaply, but this time is a "limited". Then he asked to pay a price "reserve" immediately (and it's a lot) to secure their homes. Only after the payment Agent "Voyage" indicates that your holiday dates are not available or after a certain time, you say that the offer has already "outdated". Then the "agent" also disappears with their money.
Flights by Freedom "Here, they call and say they won two tickets to great places like the Bahamas. What is not said is that you must book your hotel and buy their meals from the company which is giving away tickets. If you stop and do the math before accepting this provides "free", you can easily calculate the quantity food and housing easily covers the cost of airfare, because prices were higher.
The "free holiday" - You fly all the way to Hawaii or Mexico, ready to begin your vacation, but you know that you are enrolled in a small hostel, dirty, rotten food. If you take a look, tell you cancel your return ticket. Therefore, can stay in your hotel or pay a fee terribly inflated out of it if you can sleep in a decent hotel.
The Timeshare scam - They give you a free stay, but before you indulge, you must attend a presentation of timeshare salesman. Sometimes you're not even mentioned the conference timeshare required before reaching its destination. Often, to obtain power and accommodation, people were forced to sit through lengthy negotiations and ultimately be forced to sign contracts that are fraudulent. In some cases, when tourists try to escape, were subjected to intimidation and other tactics of unscrupulous sales agents.
"Becoming a scam" Travel Agents - Someone said it was preferable to be a travel agent, because it saves a lot of money in the long term. As a travel agent, they say, gets a lot discounts and gifts while on vacation. The catch is you have to pay a "fee" to become an instant travel agent and when you become one, you realize you can not take advantage of discounts because their diplomas are not recognized by any authority to travel.
Discount cards Holiday Scams - Pay for thinking holiday card that will make your vacation a bit cheaper, but then you realize that the card has so many restrictions can not get discounts they are entitled. Or if you do get a discount, it is simply taken from a "special price", and it all comes around the same price everyone pays.
Protect yourself from these scams, travels through the following your instincts and be skeptical. Do not be afraid to say no and you say, when these "agents" to become aggressive. Never give your card number over the phone credit on behalf of the "reserve" its slot. If you give a time limit, say you have to think it is quickly usually a sign of a scam. Before accepting the package, take distance - check the hotel, the air company, etc. - and make sure they work with this promotion at prices that the agent said they are. Purchasing tickets and packages only bodies and real person, if possible, and remember, it offers phone calls or e-mail spam are more likely to be scams.
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