Postal Mail Scam Series
Chapter 3: I Need a Free Vacation.
Boy, do I deserve a vacation. I’ve been at GreenDimes, what, two and half weeks? My blogging fingers need a rest.
No, no, I can’t take a vacation, what would you guys have to read? But if I did take a vacation, I’d take a free one. Hold on, I’ve got my handy letter opener here (insert zip sound.) Ah there we have it - a piece of mail that offers 4 day-3 night cruise around “Tropical Island.” I love “Tropical Island” this time of year. Sign me up. Oh, this was nice of them. They reduced the font size into this fine print to keep the info on one page…
“Pay a service charge for travel club membership.” Free – Pay? Sounds a bit oxymoronic, but sure, okay, who doesn’t want to be member of something?
“$200-$300 initiation fee?”
“Monthly fee?”
“$100 handling charge?”
“$50 fine print charge?” (kidding about the last one.)
Yeah, you guessed it, another postal mail scam. Well I suppose if it’s in the fine print, it’s not technically a scam. But the US Postal Service says you can also look forward substandard accommodations, and most people who join a fraudulent travel club will never receive anything. Hey, that is a scam.
Your Junk Mail Blocker 3.0,
Sanjiv
My co-worker just informed me that his dog Roofus gets junk mail - now that's ridiculous!
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Posted by:soda pop | October 25, 2007 at 04:41 PM
haha hilarious.... i too love tropical island... it's my favorite vaca destination aside from ski place
Posted by:jesus | October 25, 2007 at 05:03 PM