received call on Jan 26, 2013-- I screen all calls -- did not know #--- did not answer-- no message left- saved in phone book with special ring to alarm me not to answer.
Answered the call. Apparently I won a free cruise on Carnival, Royal Caribbean or Norwegian Cruise Line. (red flag #1: these are all competitors) All expenses paid except for the taxes which were $98 for a 4 night stay and $197 for 5 nights (red flag #2: really? $99 more in taxes for one extra night?). The representative explained that the cruise lines had trouble selling rooms retail and were giving rooms away to drum up business and hopefully land a new customer for life. To claim the cruise you had to pay the taxes for two for either a 4 night or 5 night cruise, your brochure of possible cruises would then arrive in the mail. (red flags #3 and 4) I told the gentleman i was uncomfortable providing my credit card information without an invoice, and he said goodbye.
automated message starts out happy new year you filled out a contest entry form , thats where i hung up. jerks and called my cell phone and wastes my time and min. another scam