Received a call from a woman claiming to be with "Christian Travel Services" or something, asking about how often I travel to Branson, MO. She claimed I was a VIP, so I said, "With Who?" She said, "In Branson." So I asked, "A VIP at a hotel, at a restaurant, or what?" She said, "The entire town of Branson." Well, imagine that! Next time I go down there I'm just going to have to give my name to get priority seating at restaurants, or get a hotel room without a reservation. Anyway she said that I could get a free trip, which I asked if it was one of those lame sales presentations you have to sit through. She ended up putting some guy on the line, apparently a floor supervisor, who told me that it wasn't a time share sales pitch, but like a presentation on travel and seeing shows in Branson. I told him I'm not interested in Branson shows because I think country music sucks. He didn't hang up right away but was talking to someone in the background before disconnecting. I didn't even get the chance to tell him that I'm not a Christian, either.
I don't know where they got my name & number because I've never signed up for anything other than making hotel reservations for a conference I go to there every year. I might have to ask staff at the hotel if they sell customer information. At any rate, I blocked their number.
These are timeshare scamming criminal types. Offering a free trip if you listen to their babble about timehsares in Branson. I wont go through the whole conversation, but just hang up on them and block the number.
Did they call you with a different business name and sales pitch? The guy I talked to insisted it wasn't a sales pitch for time shares, but for travel services and seeing shows. Of course "travel services" could be code for time share. But if they're using different business names and offering different things when they call, it's likely a scam. But the fact that they hung up on me is an indicator it was a scam, since legitimate telemarketers won't hang up on you until they've made a sale or you've turned them down at least three times.