Is this a real win? BigPrizeDraw.com phone call

You don't pay towards a prize,
looking at bigprizedraw.com it seems to be an email harvester
their tncs are very much geared towards that x It seems to be a timeshare front xxx please be areful before parting with any monies xx
Sorry it wasn't legit, clc use many a front xxx



Terms and Conditions / General

1. Open to UK residents aged 25 and over who accurately complete the official entry form/survey and return before the closing date.
2. There will be one main prize to win the following each quarter of 2009 as indicated below: Winners to choose the following prize, or a cash alternative of £5000:
   
   New York Shopping trip Prize includes a holiday for two to New York. Prize includes 1 week 4-star accommodation, economy flights, transfers, insurance and £3,000 spending money.
   
   Florida theme park holiday. This holiday prize is for up to 4 people including economy flights, transfers, accommodation, insurance and £1500 spending money.
   
   Home entertainment centre including tv bluray games consoles The prize includes a complete system up to the value of £5,000.
   
   Mortgage paid for 6 months (up to value of £5000)
   
   Note: The above offers are subject to availability.
3. The closing date for the first draw is 31st March 2009; other draws in 2009 will take place on 30th June, 30th September and 31st December. You will only be entered once in the next draw to take place. Only one entry per household. No purchase necessary to enter.
4. Entries that are incomplete, illegible or fraudulent will be deemed invalid. No responsibility will be accepted for entries lost, corrupted or delayed in transmission.
5. This draw is not open to employees, associated agents of Premier Data Logistics Ltd. (PDL) or anyone concerned with this promotion or to members of any of our sponsor's holiday products. Bulk entries made from trade, consumer groups or third parties will not be accepted.
6. The winners will be notified by telephone or email within 14 days of the draw date of the competition. If contact cannot be made within one month, the prize will be forfeited. It is the winner's responsibility to notify PDL of any change in contact information.
7. The Winner's name will be available from PDL.
8. The winner may not use the prize in conjunction with any other offer, promotion or prize draw. PDL reserves the right to amend, withdraw or terminate any aspect of the prize draw without notice if circumstances beyond their control require it to do so.
9. Details to process the prize claim must be provided by the winner within 14 days of notification by PDL or its representative.
10. Unclaimed prizes may be passed on to other entrants. This promotion and draw may be run across or amalgamated into other promotions by PDL which share an equivalent or greater prize offer. Further, this may involve pooling the total number of entrants from one or more other prize draws to make one draw on the closing date and awarding one main prize with the nature of that prize determined by which prize draw the entrant entered in the first place.
11. Entry into the draw authorises PDL and/or our sponsor to contact and to publish the name, address and country of the winners. The winners may be required to participate in reasonable post event publicity.
12. Entry into this draw constitutes acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
13. Prizes are not transferable. There is a cash alternative of £5,000. Promoter reserves the right to substitute any of the prizes with one of an equivalent or greater value.
14. Holiday Awards (which are offered separately and independent of the prizes offered in the Prize Draw itself) are subject to terms and conditions available upon request.
15. Neither PDL, our sponsors, nor agencies involved in this promotion will be liable for loss/damage whatsoever caused by matters arising from this promotion.
16. Data is held according to the PDL's privacy and data policy which can be viewed at www.thebigprizedraw.com. Your details may be shared with carefully selected companies who may wish to contact you with information or services which may be of interest but if you do not wish to be contacted in this way please write to PDL. Entry into the draw authorises us to contact you including by email/SMS but if you do not wish to be contacted in this way please write to PDL. Calls are monitored and may be recorded for quality and training purposes.
17. Please note that we reserve the right to contact you before or after the Prize Draw to make awards which are entirely separate from the Prize Draw and that those awards are subject to attending a presentation and are subject to their own qualification criteria and their own terms and conditions.

Promoter: Premier Data Logistics Ltd, Athene House, 86 The Broadway, London NW7 3TD.

I have heard some really horrid stories from tourists about time-share sales techniques while I was living in Spain. Many of those ended up signing on to whatever was being offered just because they felt intimidated, obliged etc.

I think a win should be free. So if Club La Costa were honest and open you would just get the voucher sent home with instructions on how to book your holiday and no seminars to attend with your partner. They don't even allow you to go with a friend, you have to be a home-owner with a household income over an x-amount.

Participating in publicity is one thing, but CLC are specifically looking for people who could 'afford' to buy a time-share.

Again, I think a win should be free of cost and free of too much hassle.

I got a call from them too a while ago, and I can't even remember entering a competition for a holiday at a Club La Costa resort. When I asked what competition I had won, the woman just avoided my question. Personally I try to stay as far away from them (or any other time-share company for that matter) as possible.

Do consider all the pro's and con's before you make any decision, Good Luck!

In regards to Ceebsy - I can confirm she is a real person and not from the promoting place! I got her into Comps and sent her a link to this board.

Just wanted to let people know that she definately isn't from the timeshare place lol. Promise!

I have just had a call too and whilst the flights and accomodation would be nice, really do not want to have to sit through a heavy sales pitch to get them! CLC themselves are ok (my parents have a timeshare with them and it has worked well for them over the years) however, it just isnt my thing. Wont class this as a win on my signature - in my opinion just another sales ploy - but good luck to anyone who is prepared to stick to their guns and take advantage - I suppose for them if they can just the the odd couple to take up membership from their presentations it is worth it!