Travel Scam?
 

Today my mother received something in the mail suggesting she was selected for a marketing research study with Ramada Plaza. The notice seems very brief. Basically it says she gets 2 nights at the Ramada Plaza Resort and then a Bahama cruise with Carnival or Imperial Majesty (who is IM?)and a 7 day Alamo car rental. <BR>Also included is a $1,600 voucher, "for travel as a credit against package rate"? <BR>It also says it is for your family, but then fails to mention how many people anywhere. It doesn't ask for money or any information, just lists a phone number.It just sounds to good to be true. Any advice?

Almost certainly a scam. There's one bb where it is or at least used to be (I stopped visiting that bb) the only subject; Ramada Scams that is.

If it sounds to good to be true it usually is! Check with the BBB they have a website. Please be ccareful of thses charlatans. <BR>

Sounds like it could be a Timeshare Sale., <BR>I recieved something like that in the mail several years ago, and the practice still continues today. I took the 'free' trip to the Bahamas in exchange for a supposedly 30 minute presentation for a timeshare. It turned out to be a half day of hell presentation. VERY hard sell. They (the timeshare people) would not give me the paperwork for the cruise until they were convinced I was NOT going to buy their timeshare. How many times do you have to say NO!? I must have said it 20 times before they believed me.

Hi Andrew, <BR>This sounds quite a lot like an outfit that's been investigated in several states. Here's a link to a press release from the West Virginia Attorney General http://www.state.wv.us/wvag/press/2000/feb/10.html