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Originally Posted by Teh_Bandwagoner
I entered one of those contests to win a free trip at the Tastes of Calgary. A few weeks later, I get a phone call from some guy saying I had won. Just had to pay a $400 deposit or something along those lines, plus I had to make my way to Florida on my own. I gave the guy my cc number, and was all happy. For some reason, as soon as I hung up, I knew I got hosed. Why I couldn't figure out during the phone call, I dunno. In any case, I did a quick search on Google of the website the guy gave me, and realized my suspicions were true.
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Funny, that sounds very similar to the free cruise story I posted a few pages back. Same location, same idea with the deposit, etc. Wonder if it's the same company?
Well, let that be a lesson to everyone to avoid any free trips to Florida that require a deposit over the phone...