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yes, you are told that you get a refund of the 75.00, but they do not tell you that the refund is a visa gift card, until you receive the confirmation letter.  well i did not pay with a visa gift card.  if you go to a store and you pay with cash, visa or master card - your payment is returned to you the way you are paid - so it is stealing.  they do not have the right to issue your money back to you they way the want.

My impression:
Though it seems like a scam it sounds like you get a lot for $75, as long as you don't mind listening to a sales pitch for a time share. The only issue that I have is that when I filled out the sweepstakes form I do not recall it mentioning anything about a time share. Regardless, I would prefer not to give out my credit card information via a request over the phone. I have heard of people stealing atm machines with a forklift, I am not about to assume that an entry form box at McDonalds is more secure. A simple legally binding document with my notarized signature should be sufficient to hold me accountable for expenses paid if I don't show up. I understand that from that perspective it is a little more work, but at least then they would ensure they invited somebody who is truly interested.

I doubt that this practice is illegal, but i think the fine print was overlooked like Willy Wonka's contract to enter the chocolate factory.

@ Myself,,,,,Yes, i agree with you.  I went to an expo and filled one of these out.  Someone called me and said i had been CHOSEN to receive a 100 gift card and 6 day 7 nites to 4 locations........BTW, i didn't get any of this info at the expo.  Then the woman went on and on and told me i had to schedule for a presentation and i told her "hold on a minute is this one of those time share things? I live in Orlando and they do that all over here"........then i ask her again about the offers and she says $150.  Ok maybe i heard her wrong the first time.  She tells me the sales reps just so happen to be in MY area and this certain time and so i agree to schedule a time to be at a presentation....I figure ok $150 not bad.....OK how long is this presentation?  She doesn't know........she comes back with 90 minutes.........back and forth and it just gets fishier and fishier.......then she finally says well you have to leave a $50 dollar refundable deposit to hold the reservation time for you.  And when you go you get the $50 back and that's why you get $150 visa gift card.  I told her i didn't want that......I wanted how i paid.......And seriously the gift card is getting less appealing and i'm getting more irritated.  The nail in the coffin was when she asked her mgr about it and he said they needed the $50 deposit to get my CC info........and i said.......nope never mind thanks.  I will never leave my cc info to a stranger.........and NO there was NO INFO about this at the Expo.  So happy i hung up on them.  And NO she did not mention anything about nonrefundable if you couldnt go..........Be smart and just hang up the phone.

I just recieved a call and the lady told me I won $25,000 or a vacation. I promtly asked if this there was something I had to buy. She quickly told me no, and that this was legit, and I had really won the cash, and all I had to do was come to VA to pick it up. They couldn't tell me what prize they said....I had to come to find out. I was to make reservations at some resort with a non refundable deposit. She also wanted to make sure I was married and that my wife and I made atleast 40k a yr. I asked why she needed to know and she says to pay the taxes on the prize if I really did win (lmao). This is why America sucks, cause people will do anything to get a buck. Make you drive to VA for a [***] prize that clearly never was..even after you ask directly. So what I filled out the form! Does that mean that when I ask you a question that you don't have to tell the truth? It is a scam and they know it.