Received a cold call today 13th Jan to my home 'phone number from Scott at Peabody Vacations. He was offering a $3989 holiday for just $989 wow $3000 off! The holiday was to Orlando, St Augustine, Cocoa Beach and Bahamas staying between 3 & 5 days in each with my family.
Scott already had my home address as well as my phone number but wanted more info e.G. How many in my family and where we'd been on holiday recently. He referred me to their website www.peabodyvacations.com. All I needed to do was to agree to attend a 90 minute presentation about some of the resorts we'd be staying in.
Scott eventually transferred me to his 'manager' who issued me with a long customer reference number and then asked for my MasterCard number to complete the 'today' only offer. After my refusal to give out my number the reservation price eventually reduced to just $1. I still refused.
Checking on the internet I see this scam has already been reported.
Caveat emptor
If it sounds too good to be true - it probably is!
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