| Congratulations!!! You have been selected
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| | operate between regular business hours.-
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| to win an exciting luxury vacation
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| | Did they require you to pay before you
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| to.......
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| | receive any details about the trip, or
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| Where have you heard that one before?
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| | ask you to pay for more information.- Are
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| Although there are many genuine travel
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| | you told you can?t leave for two months?
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| offers, there are also many travel scams
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| | This should be cause for concern because
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| that defraud innocent travelers out of
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| | the deadline for disputing a credit card
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| millions of dollars each month. Travel is
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| | charge is 60 days. - Is the supplier
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| a big ticket item and most people would
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| | simply identified as "a major airline,"
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| like to save some money or even travel
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| | or a ?popular hotel? without getting into
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| for free. Unfortunately, it opens the
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| | specifics?
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| door to some unscrupulous individuals and
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| | - If you have won a free vacation, you
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| companies who try to take advantage of
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| | should not be asked to pay hundreds of
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| this.
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| | dollars in order to ?claim? your prize.
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| Travel packages turn out to be very
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| | How to protect yourself from Travel Scams
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| different from what was originally
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| | - Determine the complete cost of the trip
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| offered or what the ?winner? expected.
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| | in dollars, including all service
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| Sometimes, the company just takes the
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| | charges, taxes, processing fees, etc.
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| money and runs! So if you get a phone
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| | - Pay by credit card, if you don't get
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| call or email offering a free or
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| | what you paid for, you may be able to
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| extremely low-priced vacation , keep
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| | dispute the charges with your credit card
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| these tips in mind:
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| | company.
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| The Most Common Travel Scams
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| | - Don't be pressured into buying
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| - Emails, phone calls, or snail mail
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| | anything, legitimate businesses don't
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| advising that you have been selected to
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| | pressure you to make a purchase.
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| ?win? a free vacation, free airfare, or a
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| | - Get a receipt in writing. If you make
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| hotel stay, especially when you haven't
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| | reservations online, print out the
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| entered anything.
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| | itinerary and receipt.
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| - Ads for great travel deals or discounts
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| | - Find out the exact names of the hotels,
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| with the condition that you agree to a
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| | airports, airlines, and restaurants that
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| time share presentation. You will be
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| | your package includes; if they tell you a
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| subjected to a high pressure sales pitch
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| | "major hotel chain" or "major airline"
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| that is really not worth your time -
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| | ask for specifics
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| unless of course you really are
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| | - Always ask for a copy of the
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| interested in buying a timeshare!
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| | cancellation and refund policies.- If you
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| - Travel clubs that charge a fee for
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| | are told that you've won a free vacation,
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| their great travel discounts and offers.
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| | ask if you have to pay any money in order
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| There are of course may legitimate travel
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| | to get it.
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| clubs but there are just as many that are
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| | - Be aware of what "subject to
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| not. Do your research well to make sure
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| | availability" means may not get the
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| it is worth it.
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| | accommodations you want when you want
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| - Contests which do not post or provide
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| | them.
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| rules or requirements or even any details
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| | - Be aware that if you have been
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| about the company running it. A
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| | ?specially selected to receive our Super
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| legitimate contest will provide rules to
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| | Duper Travel Deal offer" doesn't mean
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| participants and if it does not, it is
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| | you'll get it free, it means you'll be
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| probably just a ploy to get information
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| | offered an opportunity to pay for a
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| on you.
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| | travel deal!
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| How to Spot the Red Flags
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| | And last but not least, be skeptical.
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| - Does the price seem too good to be
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| | Read or listen to carefully what is being
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| true? If so, it probably is.
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| | said, not what you want to hear. We would
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| - Are you pressured to make a decision on
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| | all like to win that all expenses paid
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| the spot?
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| | dream vacation to Hawaii, but like
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| - Did you get the call after business
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| | everything else, you get what you pay for
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| hours. Legitimate businesses normally
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| | if you don?t pay attention first.
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