contest at the mall ?

justaaq
By justaaq

hello all
someone approached me today when i was at the landmark Mall

asked a couple of questions (simple ones)
after answering them he told me congratulations you won a prize of fully paid 5 days trip to Athena
and come today to at we are a travel agency and we want to advertize our company .
we want you to come so u can make final arrangements like place and time of the journey.
what is this all about ?
is it fake ?
can be dangerous to go and meet them or only wast of time?

thanks for any answers

By justaaq• 10 Mar 2013 23:16
justaaq

thanks for all the reps

i already sent him a message(half reyal wasted :( )

this is abdelhameed

i will not attend

kindly dont contact me anymore

for more info you can refer to this page

although iam sure u already know everything written there

http://www.qatarliving.com/node/4755396

By ckaryas• 10 Mar 2013 17:48
Rating: 3/5
ckaryas

i think next time one encounters this... the best thing to do is to video record the discussion... so these culprits will find easier and free way to their holidays at the prison...

:D

By britexpat• 10 Mar 2013 16:49
britexpat

Oh no. Deja Vu.. I was in a mall in London, when the same happened to me. I have been stuck in Doha ever since :O(

By tonyhanna1• 10 Mar 2013 16:46
tonyhanna1

only the bones r back

By alex brod• 10 Mar 2013 16:39
alex brod

Most are eaten alive never returns!

By zombie• 10 Mar 2013 15:41
Rating: 5/5
zombie

if you are willing to put up with some sales pitch for an hour, you will get some free hotel stay deal. Mind you, there are additional charges that you have to pay, but the whole thing is just not worth it.

Besides by sharing your contact details, you will be hounded for eternity by telemarketers.

By ghazalz• 10 Mar 2013 15:07
ghazalz

Most of us have already bitten by them.

By cherukkan• 10 Mar 2013 15:02
Rating: 2/5
cherukkan

That could be Vacation Int'l. Don't go for anything like that. They will be eagerly waiting for their prey.

By fubar• 10 Mar 2013 14:50
Rating: 2/5
fubar

How are these scams not illegal??

And they can only be in the malls carrying this stuff out with the consent of the mall's management. Even if it's not illegal, I wish that the management of the mall would show some ethics and stop allowing them to prey on people's gullibility.

By Straight Arrow• 10 Mar 2013 14:46
Straight Arrow

they will invite you and say some lies to you about hotels in europe.

By aamerz• 10 Mar 2013 14:26
Rating: 3/5
aamerz

it's 100% fake.. not to mention that some people have even fallen for this stupid scam..

By GodFather.• 10 Mar 2013 14:23
GodFather.

Not again!

By Strom• 10 Mar 2013 14:22
Strom

^ ^ these guys are telling the truth.... its waste of time, fraude , fake and ..... phewww what not ...

By landloverreview• 10 Mar 2013 14:09
Rating: 3/5
landloverreview

Read More Here

By Rizks• 10 Mar 2013 14:05
Rating: 3/5
Rizks

waste of time and money !

dont go. This subject has already been discussed before.

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