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Have i won - is it a scam?
indebtbigtime
Posts: 250 Forumite
Hello
Whilst out and about today I got a phone call from on 01268 no. The lady said she was calling on behalf of CCL and I had filled in a survery to win a comp and she was pleased to say I had won a holiday to be taken within next 18months
I asked if flights were included (once before something similar, but flights were £500 each!). she said yes, and there were a choice of destinations
I said....ok
Then she said I needed to phone an 0800 number and quote a specefic referencen umber. Explained I was late for an appointment and asked for an email. She said she would phone back and leave a voicemail with details and write in the post.
I have the 0800 no and a ref no.
Anyone got any idea whats going on? is it a scam? is it timeshare? who are ccl?
cheers
Whilst out and about today I got a phone call from on 01268 no. The lady said she was calling on behalf of CCL and I had filled in a survery to win a comp and she was pleased to say I had won a holiday to be taken within next 18months
I asked if flights were included (once before something similar, but flights were £500 each!). she said yes, and there were a choice of destinations
I said....ok
Then she said I needed to phone an 0800 number and quote a specefic referencen umber. Explained I was late for an appointment and asked for an email. She said she would phone back and leave a voicemail with details and write in the post.
I have the 0800 no and a ref no.
Anyone got any idea whats going on? is it a scam? is it timeshare? who are ccl?
cheers
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CCL = something something leisure?Please do not quote spam as this enables it to 'live on' once the spam post is removed.
If you quote me, don't forget the capital 'M'
Declutterers of the world - unite! :rotfl::rotfl:0 -
Google the number and see what comes up.Trying hard to remember... "Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery." David Coperfield
[STRIKE]C/C £800[/STRIKE] paid off February! :T
And onto the next...0 -
CCL Leisure Basildon?Please do not quote spam as this enables it to 'live on' once the spam post is removed.
If you quote me, don't forget the capital 'M'
Declutterers of the world - unite! :rotfl::rotfl:0 -
guess so cause 01268 is essex i fink0
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Tap the number into http://whocallsme.com
...that should give you some info if other people have been called by the same number!Profit=sanity
Turnover=vanity
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If it's 01268 555095 then it's Club La Costa, which is timeshare.0
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hi, i dont have the exact number, but did notice it was 01268....my youngest has played with phone and delted history
assume this timeshare is a waste of time / con?0 -
It's Club La Costa
They are a timeshare holiday company who give many of these 'free holidays' away in return for attending a very long presentation.
I personally would take the number and bin it, total waste of time.Thanks to everyone who posts comps, I love winning prizes big and small
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Hi,
The 'free' holiday is the hook, but you will only receive the vouchers after you have sat through a day of hard-sell-hell, sales pitches and timeshare seminars!! ZZZZ
Even if you survive this, the 'free' holiday will be only be valid for specific dates, specific departure locations, specific this, specific that etc etc, and there will be added charges. There is also a probability you will spend the majority of the holiday being hounded about timeshare.
Best forgetting about the sun, sea and sandProfit=sanity
Turnover=vanity
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These scammers are so sad why pick on us compers I feel sorry for u thats been had its beyond.. How do you add this to the scam bit I didnt know bout these people till indebtbigtime posted so not sure if they are on there!
Thanks imindebtbigtime for letting us know xxxx I hope for a big win coming for you soon xxx2010 challenge A.B.C.D.[STRIKE]E.[/STRIKE]F.G.H.I.J.[STRIKE]K[/STRIKE].L.M.N.O.P.Q.[STRIKE]R[/STRIKE].S.T.U.V.W.X.Y.Z
Best of luck everyone!
I have also gone for platinum in the presents challenge.2/150
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