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biffer
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22-07-2008 08:49 PM
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Joined: 22 Jul 2008
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| Has anyone been contacted by this company and has anyone taken up their offer of a "bargain £49 holiday". I was always led to believe if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is.
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Fred 2
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22-07-2008 09:02 PM
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Joined: 30 Apr 2005
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| Too good to be true. They always are.
This is probably the Exeter one of that name (if so see the Buena Viva and Matford call centre threads) if not - could you give some more detail? Where are they, phone numbers, where is the presentation (because there is one) and is there a web site?
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biffer
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22-07-2008 09:18 PM
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Joined: 22 Jul 2008
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| Yes it is the Exeter co.the address on the letter they sent to me is Quay Marketing Office 7 Queens Rd., Paignton, Devon. The presentation is at Marsh Barton Tel.01803393541. Thanks for the tip.
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Fred 2
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22-07-2008 09:23 PM
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| It is the standard Buena Viva scam then. Keep well clear.
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westend
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11-08-2008 10:15 PM
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Joined: 08 Jul 2007
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| i have been offered the same package with the £49 admin fee. to be honest i had 2 phone calls from quay marketing and only said that i would attend a presentation just to get them out of my face. i had no intention of travelling all the way to exeter and wanted to end my argument with someone telling me that a £2000 holiday was mine for the taking. i knew that there would be strings attached and my annual earnings would be of no interest to them if there were nothing to sign-up for. i did receive a follow-up call where i explained that i had only agreed to arttend the presentation just to shut up the caller. please dont take notice of these would be confidence tricksters, if they were for real then why not have business premises in towns all over the country and not on trading estates. LEAVE ALONE
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wiggywoo
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18-08-2008 08:24 PM
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Joined: 18 Aug 2008
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| I have been contacted by the same people telling me that my holiday is there waiting for me to collect,just £49.00 to pay.When asked if they could send the holiday to me they said no I had to attend Marsh Barton Exeter to go through the brochers as they could not pick a holiday for me as i might get one I didn`t want.She sounded quite desprate by this point.I have no intention of going and nor should anyone else.You will be done.
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Fred 2
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18-08-2008 09:30 PM
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| Just look at the Matford Call Centre and Sugar Reef threads. Same people. same scam.
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Willself
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18-08-2008 09:50 PM
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| Fred 2. A very good friend of mine recently purchased 7 nights Accommodation, for himself and his Family of 4 in total.At a cost of Only £56.Each..Granted that never included Flights..But he did have the choice of where he flew from!! The resort they went to was a Timeshare Complex..but he Never needed to attend a presentation Here in the UK..or when he arrived, or during there stay..
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Fred 2
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19-08-2008 01:59 AM
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| - but you usually say things like that. I am sure that it is possible to work the system to your advantage however what happens at Exeter is a total and very unpleasant scam which can cost the victims a lot of money. That cannot be excused.
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wiggywoo
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19-08-2008 12:25 PM
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Joined: 18 Aug 2008
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| Fred 2. I,ve read a lot of threads about this scam over the last week and I owe a lot of thanks to the likes of yourself and others that have warned against going.When I had the first phone call it was a total free holiday then came a letter about a small addmin fee.What other surprises may be lurking I wonder?Willself says himself he has spent £56 each flights.That dose,nt look very free to me.Please anyone reading this wake up and smell the coffee.
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Fred 2
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19-08-2008 12:45 PM
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| Willself is saying that if you shop around you can still get very cheap holidays independently without dealing with the sharks at all. It just takes a bit of time and effort.
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