My son received a letter from the "People to People Student Ambassador Program" in the mail. It stated he was selected to participate in an "educational exploration program" in England, France, and Italy in the summer 0f 2009. He was extremely excited. You see, this year he has worked extremely hard in school and has made the honor roll. He thought it was a reward and that motivated him to do well even more.
Before committing to the invitation by entering my pin number, I chose to do research. One good thing about being extremely pessimistic is that I do not trust everything that is thrown my way. I did research on the program and found that it has scammed numerous people across the United States. A student even died by the name of Tyler Hill while on his "trip of a lifetime".
All I can say is, be sure to research these types of offers before you agree to anything. Especially before sending you biggest joy (your children) halfway across the world, where only God knows what could happen to them.
Now, I have to break it to my son. Not an easy task, however, it's a lot easier than being scammed out of $5,000 or more dollars, or worse, not having him come home to me.
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