When I got home from work last night there was a message on my answering machine telling me that I had won a free cruise in the Caribbean. The message accent was either Canadian or American (I can’t tell the difference) and the contact number to “claim” the prize was Nashville based.
Is this a new scam that’s doing the rounds?
Well, have you entered any contests for free cruises lately? And the fact it’s from an American company… it seems to me you most often have to be an American resident to enter American contests.
I’d guess scam.
I’d guess scam, too, and these things aren’t even that new- I’ve been getting messages like that on my machine for years.
On the principle of “If it sounds too good to be true, it almost certainly is”, I just delete them from my machine once I figure out that’s what it is. Here and here are some details of what a “free cruise” scam might be.
While apparently not applicable to the OP’s situation, I’ve heard of another kind of ‘free cruise’ offer which is legitimate, but geared towards forcing a captive audience to watch a sales pitch about vacation property or something of that kind.
I thought the whole thing sounded a bit sus. I certainly haven’t entered any contests. Even if the offer were genuine, it seems like an odd way to promote a product. I can’t see many people from this part of the world taking up the offer, considering the costs involved in flying half-way around the world to the cruise’s departure point.
Hey, I got one of those too, about a week ago! A guy with an American accent. Interesting they’re targeting Aussies it seems, but I have no idea what the actual scam might be.
I have been on a Carnival cruise in the Caribbean in 2000, but I never enter any contests.
Also, here’s a very good link with other things scammers will do to you.