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astarnow.us

I have just recieved a call from astarnow.us offering an amazing holiday at knock down price. I just need to give them my credit card details. Too good to be true..... Anyone ever heard of them or is this a scam????? Please reply as they are calling me back later tonight Thanks
This is my first time using a forum

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  • Incapuppy
    Incapuppy Posts: 5,713 Forumite
    If something sounds too good be to true, it generally is. Remember there is no such thing as a free lunch ;0)
  • pennylane99
    pennylane99 Posts: 5,783 Forumite
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    its a scam...google them, dont give any credit card details

    http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/astar-travel-c37100.html
  • gremlin
    gremlin Posts: 1,189 Forumite
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    Its a scam unfortunately - my parents nearly got caught lby them

    I found this on another website


    Received phone call on 16th May 2008 at 9.20 a.m. from Florida U.S.A. saying that I had won a holiday to Florida for four adults staying at the Radison Hotel for seven nights and then about going for a cruise and she went on and on and on about how lucky I was and how I just had to give them my credit card details and they would take 998.00 US and finally convinced me to go through with it. They then said they would email me within 15 minutes to confirm all these details and that I would receive a package within next 2 weeks. Needless to say there was no email and so had bad gut feeling and went on to ring my bank and put stop on my card.

    I then got on net and found that yes this was a scam and I had been ripped off by these dirty mongrels.

    just google astar travel con

    HTH

    Jane x
    "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye" - Miss Piggy
  • THANKS for your promt replies.. What a service and it really is free.
    I was almost there in the Florida sunshine ! :rotfl:
  • Nile
    Nile Posts: 14,766 Forumite
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    Hello mummyhaynes

    Welcome to the MSE site.:wave:

    Your thread will serve as a warning to others about these type of scams.;)

    Regards

    Nile
    10 Dec 2007 - Led Zeppelin - I was there. :j [/COLOR]:cool2: I wear my 50 (gold/red/white) blood donations pin badge with pride. [/SIZE][/COLOR]Give blood, save a life. [/B]
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