BEWARE OF VACATION TRAVEL FRAUD COMPANY
This is an ALERT to all families who visit certain malls like CARREFOUR, DASMAN, LULU etc to beware of VACATION TRAVELS (a fraud company).
They are located at Awqaf building, 1st Floor, Fariq Bin Mahmood.
Let me put forward my experience with this so called FAKE company. These are real fraudsters and they lure people into different marketing tactics.
Me and my wife had visited DASMAN center on 30th December 2010 for New Year Shopping. There were two fake people from the so called company (mostly a Syrian and a Sudanese), they were selecting people randomly based on age groups, monthly income and all those blah blah blah........
They offer you a free gift (which ofcourse is a fake coupon and handwritten) - free accommodation in Egypt, all other costs including air tickets to be borne by the Customer. They would ask couple of silly travel realted questions and offer you that FAKE coupon with an invitation to the office mentioned above.
I really did not care a damn and was very curious to track them down coz I knew they were fraudsters right from the start. Their marketing tactics don't work with me, I had done a good research before I jump into something.
We went as per the time given to us on 31st December 2010. There was a Sudanese or Somali who introduced himself as an travel consultant. They don't have visiting cards and even a website even though they claim to be a company that exist in Dubai for the last 10 years. The travel brochures used to convince us into some bloody scheme was worn out. It was about taking a membership for the next three years which guarantees the hotel rates what you book irrespective of season will be the same...UTTER RUBBISH.....just understood they were frauds just luring people to get money and leave the country. They tried their best to enroll me with some travel schemes (which I was not interested at all). When they understood from my talk that I would not be enrolling, they started forcing (aggressive marketing). I wonder how such companies do operate in Qatar.
Qatar is highly intolerant towards all fraudsters and should take steps to check and arrest these culprits.
Hi all,
If any of you is a victim of their fraud my humble suggestion is to report it to the Consumer Protection Department of the Ministry of Business and Trade. Their email is cpd/-a-t-/mbt.gov.qa. They are very helpful and can get you a refund. I wrote to them and GOT MY MONEY BACK!!!
thanks buddy
i too got yesterday & they invited to attend insha allah i will not go there
We are here on this esteemed site not to defend ourselves, but to announce that we are in process to sue the person responsible for this brutal work and to reassure our customers who gave us their confidence and telling them that we are ready serving you.
What is your problem with them I do not see a problem is to discredit them, but Chkas I contracted with them and confirmed they are correct, a Qatari company also confirmed I spent the vacation in Dubai 3 days at a hotel in an excellent
I got a GIFT from them as well, two nights for 2 persons in a 5-star hotel in Dubai. I went to their office alone, but they said my wife should be with me as well to attend an hour-presentation. I turned a blind eye and didn't show up again.
bottomline is, there are no free lunches!!
anyone who offers anything FREE or abnormal discounts, say NO...be happy!!!
No actual proof reported here.
You "suspect" them to be fraudalent.
Man, this must be immediately reported to Police and those fraudsters must be taken care of.
Contact CID department immediately and let them know of this case.
I had same experiance at DASMAN center two months back.They offered prize (free ticket& Hotel at Dubai) and asked to collect prize from their office,but i did'nt followed furhter, as I know it's fake
You are absolutely right my friend.they should be reported to the relevant authorities for appropriate action against their fraudster schemes..This is indeed a cautionary message for every one in Doha not to fall in their hands..
thank you for sharing this.. i must tell my friends about this Fake Company