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- Dunn, NC, USA • Mar 24, 2024
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I received an invitation by mail that says;

2024 Travel and Excursion Showcase: it says: You and your spouse or partner are cordially invited to attend our 2024 Travel and Showcase. This is a fun and informative discussion showing cost-effective ways to enjoy future vacations. In exchange for attending you will receive two complimentary round trip airline vouchers and two nights at one of over 1,000 Marriott, Hilton or Hyatt hotel.

This is a scam. I went to the presentation and they gave me a Certificate ID to redeem on line at: www.rewardssandincentives.com. This is not complimentary there is a $50.00 activation fee per person plus $199.00 per person to issue the airline tickets. Total cost $500.00 so it is not complimentary and is a scam.

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• Feb 28, 2024
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I had a airline credit with Volaris Airlines that was due to expire but their schedule was not up yet for when I tried to book. A number I called that was under Volaris said I needed to pay $200 to extend my credit. The company was not Volaris but Fly Away Travels pretending to be a Volaris agent. I found this out when I finally got in contact with the real Volaris and they said they don't ask for money to extend a credit. My credit card company made me argue with Fly Away Travels which I did until they said that if I set up an account with them with another $200 they would then send my $400 back. Can you believe it?????

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- Los Angeles, CA, USA • Feb 26, 2024
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Traveler Help Desk and Smart Fares as well as LBF Travel and Trip Beam are flight scam companies that take money away from people who want to purchase flight tickets

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- Stewartville, MN, USA
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Had selected a pair of airline tickets through their website and gave my debit card to purchase them. I received an itinerary that stated the booking is under progress and our associate will reach out shortly or that you could contact them. The associate did call and spoke very fast with lots of details and that with this reservation, we were not allowed to take luggage or a carry ons. I stated that we needed to at least take a carry on. The associate stated that she would contact the airline to see if she was able to get a special acceptance. I was put on hold. She returned stating that there would be fees to take a carry on, more fees for a check in bag, and more fees to be in the main cabin. Also, if I wanted to sit with my friend, yet another fee. Then they stressed if I paid these fees, it was still cheaper than buying a ticket directly with the airlines. This ticket was $423, and that if I went directly with the airline, it would be over $1900, and I was being pressured to purchase. I stated no, just give me the tickets I originally purchases. They continued to argue and go in circles. The associate even got another person on the phone to repeat a lot of the same stuff. I ended up cancelling the reservation and my debit card so that they could not charge me.

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- Wausau, WI, USA
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I was contacted by GO ADVENTURE PRO in Mexico about selling my timeshare. They offered me $32,235 and I agreed to the price. I was contacted by Crystal D. Diaz Wood licenseID 01822129, a broker from SD Associates from Sacramento, CA(180 Promenade Circle, Suite 300 Sacramento,CA 95834 Phone 916-516-1134. At that point she informed me that I would need to comply with Mexican Tax law and would need to pay $3223.50. I was leery about sending money directly to Mexico so I sent the money to Crystal Woods account where she assured me it would be safe. An account was set up at an Intermediate bank called American Investment Trust in St Louis which w[censored]ding the amount $35,458.50 which included the timeshare price and the tax amount that they were going to reimburse for. So my understanding was that once this process was complete They would wire the money to my account. I then was requested to pay a Condusef fee In the amount of $2,482 questioned by my broker and her response was Hello Stephen, you are required to pay the fee Condusef is asking you for. If you feel more comfortable, you can make the payment through my secured account (please see attached). I won’t release the payment to the agency unless you get paid first. I felt the payment was safe because of what Crystal Wood(broker) said. I still did not get my payment for my timeshare. At that point I was informed that I would need to pay for interest generated on my wire transfer so I sent $1961.29 with the assurance from my broker with the following email Hello Stephen, I’m aware that the sending bank Santander is requiring a fee for the interest generated on your wire transfer. After speaking to Elizabeth Aragon, we came to an agreement that in order to avoid any further delays, they will allow you to make the payment through my secured account (please see attached). I will not release the payment to them until they release your transaction. Please let me know if you have any questions or if you need anything else. At that point my broker suggested the following. I suggest that you request the bank to send you a cashier’s check, that would be the best option so that no government agency can interfere and the check will go directly to your home address. When payment is ready, please provide me with confirmation. At that point I received an email from Mexican Customs that I had to declare the check and would need to pay $6277.00 . I questioned what that was for and they informed me that it was a declaration payment by law. They later reduced that payment to $4290 and that Crystal Wood would go across the border to pick up the check. I told them I did not have the money to pay that amount and they will not release the money to me. I said since I can't pay the money that I could not get my money returned to me. I asked Crystal Wood about getting the money placed in her account back and she informed me that she can't release the money unless I pay the fee. She has also informed me the money is no longer in her account. She misled me into believing my money would be safe and returned to me if the party purchasing the timeshare did not pay.

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- Plymouth, WI, USA
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I received a phone call (around when I was looking for a trip)- we spent an hour on the phone - they waited while I called the hotel separately and confirmed the hotel was legit (though must not have been). When I went to book the vacation - the website and all contact info was down and there was no way to contact anyone. I would love to get my money back. Thank you for your help.

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- Denver, CO, USA
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Scammer wanted me to buy vacation rental weeks from interval and they would rent them to other businesses for a profit. They would return a portion of the rental money to me.

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I purchased airline tickets online round trip from Wichita, JS to Baton Rouge, LA around $330.00. I received a confirmation email. A few hours later I receive an email stating there is a problem and I should call about my purchased tickets. I call them and they asked for an additional $200.00. I told them no and I’ll cancel, but they told me I cannot cancel. I told them I wanted a refund because this wasn’t what was agreed upon and they refused a refund. If this isn’t a scam then I do not know what one is. I work two jobs, very hard for my money, and I booked the flight as an act of kindness to a friend. I regret it. I hope you stop this business.

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- Ballwin, MO, USA
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Website acting as trusted traveler program, but was not official homeland security site for global entry renewal. Scammer got passport, driver’s license, and home address information.

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- Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Reservation Stays posts extremely misleading and false ads when booking hotels. They frame themselves as the property. The confirmation info is different than the booking. When calling you cannot get anyone who is able to assist. One of the numbers is not even active.

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First saw them at Walmart and they immediately started selling. Then we went to their office to hear a presentation and we were sold. We are 75-year-old retirees who wanted to travel the world. We were told again and again that this would happen. When we started to make our first vacation to Italy we contacted them and explained where and how we wanted the trip to be. They said NO! that they only had one location there and we would have to stay there. We canceled this trip. Then we tried to build a trip to England and the same thing happened. We went back down to the local company office to talk to the Manager, who had just come back from his honeymoon. He told us that he could help us get the trip that we wanted where we could travel to Italy and have several different hotel accommodations and help with all of the planning. He then took his phone and made a call to someone. He said that this person could help and that we needed to call him. We did but he told us that there was nothing that he could do to help. Things like this just went on and on so we decided to cancel our Wyndham account. When we tried Wyndham would simply not talk to us. So we ended up talking to TimeShare Legal and hired them to represent us. They promised us everything and finished giving us nothing. The only thing they did was take another $16,000 from us. They have sent us an email that says that they have resolved the contract and that we are free. However, we have not received any notification from Wyndham to show up this is done. Then, on January 13, 2023, we received notification that a report to Transunion showed that we had been charged 40+ points off our credit score because of this defaulted Wyndham account. Now, of course, we are constantly seeing similar situations across the country showing people who are screaming out about the SCAM from Wyndham (and TimeShare Legal) and reports of all the money that these people have lost. How could the people of our country continue to allow this to happen and what can the people do to correct this? Do we simply say that we were SCAM(ed) and just live with it? We need to do something!

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Called about resort package for 5 trips for $500. I was able to use 1 of the 5 in Cancun. Had great time, viewed the 90 minute presentation, no issues. Called to use 2nd trip and all the numbers and emails are no longer valid.

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Thirfty car rental is scamming thier customers and charging them fraudulently after you return the vehicle. They inspect the car and tell you that you are all good and then charge you for smoking in a vehicle when you dont smoke. This is outrageous and ScamPulse.com has 1600 complaints about this company when will they be shut down.

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We bought our airfare with this website, when we got to the airport, we did find out that our airfare got canceled.The airline company told us that unfortunately we were victims of a fraud. I did contact the website they told me that we will get a refund , but I haven’t received anything and not able to speak with anyone.

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- Hedgesville, WV, USA
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Wesley Financial Group promised to get us out of our Timeshare$8000 they took& did nothing.

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the cancellation policy is cancel before december 2 partial refund>

Cancellation policy

Full refund if cancel before 3:00 PM on November 9. Get back 100% of what you paid..

Before

Nov 9

3:00 PM

Full refund

Get back 100% of what you paid.

Partial refund if cancel before 3:00 PM on December 2. Get back 50% of every night. No refund of the service fee..

Before

Dec 2

3:00 PM

Partial refund

Get back 50% of every night. No refund of the service fee.

No refund if cancel after 3:00 PM on December 2. This reservation is non-refundable..

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Dec 2

3:00 PM

No refund

This reservation is non-refundable.

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They called and had my name. They then asked me if I had a time share. As soon as I asked who was calling, they hung up.

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I found Farecorner.com in a google search for cheap flights. I went through all of the information needed to complete the airline booking. I was given a price and paid by credit card. 5 minutes after I finished booking, I was called to tell me the section of the airplane was full and they needed to move me up a class for an extra $100 per person. I’m just wondering if I got scammed just now and need to call my credit card company. This just happened so I don’t have all of the info yet, but was curious if you know anything on this company. Thanks in advance.

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Requested airline tickets online. Tickets were reasonable so we agreed and paid for the tickets. Bank put a hold on the charge because they thought it was a scam but we told them it was for tickets. Money was released. They did not respond right away then we got an email saying the price went up $100. We agreed. I did not get my tickets. I got another email that said the tickets went up again another $125. I did not agree. Called our bank and cancelled the card and reported the fraudulent site. Al this was in the span of 36 hours. so the price kept going up within 36 hours. Emails only came in the middle of the night with an urgent response required. A reputable company would process the charge and send the tickets. Told them in their email to cancel our tickets and told them I would not agree to any changes.

You are being scammed when they keep taking money but don't give you the tickets.

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I rented a villa on Lake Como through a company called Rentvillas.com at 56 E. Main St, Ste #202 Ventura CA 93001 and paid 50% deposit (9k) to secure my dates for next August. Last email communication was April of 2022 and have been ghosted since Oct of 2022 when my travel advisor replied saying she was no longer with the company and she was sorry and advised me to begin dispute over my deposit with my credit card company. My rental dates are available on VRBO so no "real" rental dates are mine. Multiple emails and phone calls have resulted in ZERO replies. I've contacted the Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Affairs and the Secretary of State seeking information about the status of this business! They link the ScamPulse.com on their website for a "reliability report" - server not available. DO NOT RENT A VILLA THROUGH THIS COMPANY!!

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