Strange "Free Cruise" Opportunity Mailed to the House - What's the catch?

[SelectSys]

So I went to the mail today and was sifting through the ads and junk mail.  One item caught my eye.  It was a request to participate in a "travel survey" and by participating in this survey I would receive a cruise of between 3 and 7 days and associated airfare.  It further went on to say that this wasn't a real estate or time share presentation.  Finally, if I called soon I would possibly receive a gift certificate for a restaurant group.

 

So what do you think the real deal is?  My gut says it's still some kind of timeshare / vacation club offer.  Have you received this type of mailer and attended the "survey?"  

 

I will give these guys credit as I at least looked at their offer rather than throwing it into the trash immediately.

[Host Kat]

7 minutes ago, SelectSys said:

So I went to the mail today and was sifting through the ads and junk mail.  One item caught my eye.  It was a request to participate in a "travel survey" and by participating in this survey I would receive a cruise of between 3 and 7 days and associated airfare.  It further went on to say that this wasn't a real estate or time share presentation.  Finally, if I called soon I would possibly receive a gift certificate for a restaurant group.

 

So what do you think the real deal is?  My gut says it's still some kind of timeshare / vacation club offer.  Have you received this type of mailer and attended the "survey?"  

 

I will give these guys credit as I at least looked at their offer rather than throwing it into the trash immediately.

 

Yes. There have been numerous threads here about this sort of scam. Here are a few:

 

Travel and Cruise Showcase 2023 scam?

Jun 6, 2023

Offer for free cruise in the mail, is it a scam?

Jul 8, 2015

A "Free Cruise" scam? - Ask a Cruise Question - Cruise Critic

Oct 9, 2013

You won the cruise for 2... Is this a scam? - Cruise Critic

Jan 24, 2013

 

[SelectSys]

5 minutes ago, Host Kat said:

 

Travel and Cruise Showcase 2023 scam?

Jun 6, 2023

That's the card I received.  Thanks for the quick answer!

[ontheweb]

8 hours ago, SelectSys said:

So I went to the mail today and was sifting through the ads and junk mail.  One item caught my eye.  It was a request to participate in a "travel survey" and by participating in this survey I would receive a cruise of between 3 and 7 days and associated airfare.  It further went on to say that this wasn't a real estate or time share presentation.  Finally, if I called soon I would possibly receive a gift certificate for a restaurant group.

 

So what do you think the real deal is?  My gut says it's still some kind of timeshare / vacation club offer.  Have you received this type of mailer and attended the "survey?"  

 

I will give these guys credit as I at least looked at their offer rather than throwing it into the trash immediately.

At least you did the right thing in the end and threw it away. Well sort of the right thing as you could have thrown it into your recycle bin instead.

[SelectSys]

1 hour ago, ontheweb said:

At least you did the right thing in the end and threw it away. Well sort of the right thing as you could have thrown it into your recycle bin instead.

I wasn’t planning on calling them.  It was just the format that I found somewhat different.

 

Not to worry - the card went into the recycling bin along with all the other junk mail. Whether it actually gets recycled is beyond my control.

 

 

[jsn55]

Just another 'personal information harvest' tactic.  But it must work, because they keep sending out the garbage.  Glad to know you weren't even tempted.