Anyone know anything about Family Vacation Club?t

bgw · Jun 19th, 2008, 03:32 PM

I have found my self winning a prize from the Family Vacation Club. They want to see me on Sunday morning to pick up my prize. Something doesn't strike me as being right.

Their website is GeoHoliday.

Anybody know anything about the Family Vacation Club?

Dr.G. · Jun 19th, 2008, 03:56 PM

I believe that they deal in "time share" places.

SINC · Jun 19th, 2008, 04:08 PM

You've "won" nothing, rather you have been selected as a "mark" to attempt to put some super high pressure sales tactics to work on you in exchange for a free night or two at their expense.

Read the fine print. If you "accept" the prize, you must as part of the deal, guarantee them that you and your significant other will spend a minimum of four hours or so, listening to their high pressure sales tactics.

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Cancel any contact unless you wish to put your self through the most excruciating half day of your life.

Or just buy their scam now. Write them a cheque and be done with it.

Been there, done that.

Run far away and very fast.

MLeh · Jun 19th, 2008, 05:22 PM

What Sinc said.

HowEver · Jun 19th, 2008, 05:39 PM

Run, don't walk, in the opposite direction.

Rip-off Report: GEOHoliday used deception lies and fraud Las Vegas Nevada

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	Purchased a timeshare from Geoholiday in 2006. Before purchasing, I asked numerous questions about their program (discounted flights, travel arrangements, etc). I was told (3 salesmen present in the room), that US Flights would cost me approx. 5000 points, and outside US would be between 7500 and 10,000. During 2007, I tried to get a flight through Geoholiday. They wanted 20,000 points for 1 roundtrip flight within the US. When I told them that I was quoted 5000 points when I purchased, they asked me to show it to them in writing. Kind of hard to do, when the papers weren't present when I purchased the package. They stated that they papers had to be mailed to me because I was actually purchasing property, and it had to go through the title company. I was also promised 2 free trips. Eight days in Mexico, and a Cruise. I have had great difficulty finding anyone at Geo who will discuss this with me. I keep hearing that the person I need to talk to is no longer there. I urge everyone to use care in dealing with this company. Harley2ride Boise, Idaho U.S.A.

Rip Off Report: Starpoint Resorts - GeoHoliday ripoff LIES FRAUD DECEPTION SCAMMERS BY CORRUPT TIMESHARE SALESMEN Las Vegas Nevada

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	thought that everyone out there that has been LIED to and RIPPED OFF by this company would like to know that I just got off the phone with their 'president, co-founder' Michael J. Muldoon. He phoned me personally after I called Starpoint and told Kim (Accounting) to relay a message for me, which went something like this; 'Tell him that I just came across this website, RipOffReport.com, that is full of complaints/accusations that are similar to the ones me and my husband have and that he needs to call me back.' She said that 'He is in the air.' (It's funny how I have asked to speak with him several times before and he always seems to be 'in the air') But, strangely enough, after this particular message he returned my call in 5 minutes. I told him that all we wanted was to be let out of the entire 'deal'. He proceeded to babble legal jargon that had nothing to do with the situation at hand he even even mentioned Stephanies name. He insinuted that I was a lier. I tried to explain to him (like I did to everyone else at Starpoint for the upteenth time!!!)that the DISGUSTING SALESMEN STEVIE MONTGOMERY, WHOS CELL PHONE NUMBER IS (702) 883 - 1080, in Mesquite, NV (that is where we were scammed into there horrible timeshare scheme)LIED to me and my husband telling us over and over 'That this purchase is in-house financing and would never show up on our credit reports.' We told him it can not show up on our credit reports because we would be refinancing our home in less then a year and we do not need more bills to show up. Again, this idiot reassured us that it would never show up - well it did! The only reason we found out is because on 03/27/06 we received a letter from MBNA telling us that our credit card appears to be having FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY and 'they have been unable to reach us' to discuss the matter. We were shocked and thought it was a mistake because we NEVER SIGNED UP FOR A CREDIT CARD WITH THIS COMPANY! My husband called them and they said we did sign up (we are currently waiting for the copies of these papers that they say they have on file that we filled out)and we bought a timeshare! This was just the beginning of a string of lies. That stupid salesmen said 'for only 5,000points me and my husband could go on a 7day cruise. Come to find out it takes 35,000points and thats for a cabin with no window! (we bought 20,000points every 'biennial-even years only' for $7,000.00 for 'master-45year right to use') Heres another lie he told us, we could 'roll over all unused points year after year'. Me and my husband just found out that you can not do this - they expire! Here is another lie that the idiotic salesmen told us, 'we could book a GEO resort for only 4995points - in a 3room condo (we have 4kids). That was a lie as well, this deal is not possible with the GEO resort only RCI (he did not state that, which means you pay their exchange fee, MORE MONEY!, which STARTS at $149.00 and up and thats 4 a tiny studio/1bedroom!) more... ...

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	Registrant: The Geo Group 2225 Sheppard Ave. E. 18th Floor, Atria III Toronto, Ontario M2J 5C2 CA Domain Name: GEOHOLIDAY.COM Administrative Contact , Technical Contact : Chris, Ashton cashton@geogrp.com 2225 Sheppard Ave E. 18th Floor, Atria III Toronto, Ontario M2J 5C2 CA Phone: (416) 490 0222 Fax: (416) 490 0155 Record expires on 12-Aug-2010 Record created on 12-Aug-1999 Database last updated on 14-Jan-2008

(202) 300-4914 / 2023004914

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Wolfshead · Jun 19th, 2008, 08:32 PM

What Sinc said. I know of these people. They sell time shares. They're very high pressure.

Also, as a general rule, ANY outfit that wants you to "pick up the prize" is suspect.
If you've really won a prize, tell them to send it to you.

bgw · Jun 19th, 2008, 09:11 PM

Thanks for the advice. I will run away from these people as fast as I can. I will not attend the prize pickup and I'll even try not to take their calls. Thanks for saving me the time and headaches.

HowEver, thanks for finding that information. These guys are really scary.

Also it should be noted that their seems to be a number of pro-Geoholiday sites that are very slick. I think the company works hard to keep these sites high up on Google's search results. HowEver dug a little deeper and found the anti-Geoholiday sites.

Great work.

HowEver · Jun 19th, 2008, 09:37 PM

Whenever you suspect this kind of problem--the old it sounds too good to be true maxim--just google the "(company name) hoax" or "(company name) problem." Quick, painless, informative.

bgw · Jun 19th, 2008, 09:53 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by HowEver
	Whenever you suspect this kind of problem--the old it sounds too good to be true maxim--just google the "(company name) hoax" or "(company name) problem." Quick, painless, informative.

I see the error in my ways ~ I just typed in the company name and all the pro-sites turned up. Next time I'll add 'hoax' or 'problem'. Then I wont get all the fake good reviews etc. But even with all the positive reviews that came back the sites just didn't feel right; which is the point that I made my post here.

Very glad that I posted here!

Max · Jun 19th, 2008, 10:38 PM

Hearing that I've won a vacation from people I've never heard of? It's happened to me and I've just ignored it. I put these clowns in the same scamspace I do for out-of-the-blue emails from banks with which I do zero business, threatening me with closing my accounts due to security concerns - lest I contact them immediately with private information to confirm my legitmacy, yadda yadda.

Then there's the time in Mexico where we miraculously "won" this wonderful bottle of tequilla, which amounted to an opening gambit for some slick, tragically overworked local dude to take three hours out of our life in a futile bid to sell us timeshares in some beachside condo deal...

If it smells like crap, that's your first sign.