Branson Vacation Win is it a scam?

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bettyk1123

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I received a call from SaveonBranson telling me that I won a 4 night 3 day stay, including two shows, and so on. When I returned the call, the woman congratulated me, and started her spiel. I DID catch the part about the 90 minute timeshare pitch, which I sort of expected.

But, she asked for a $49 payment for taxes. I'm new to this sweepstakes stuff, ugh. So, scam, yea or nay?

Thanks for your help.

Betty
 
I entered that one. Branson keeps calling me to try and buy a vacation there. I just tell them I only entered to win the trip, and I don't want to purchase a trip.
I'd ask them directly if you're the winner of the sweepstakes, if not - its a timeshare scheme, and avoid it.
 
bettyk1123 said:
I received a call from SaveonBranson telling me that I won a 4 night 3 day stay, including two shows, and so on. When I returned the call, the woman congratulated me, and started her spiel. I DID catch the part about the 90 minute timeshare pitch, which I sort of expected.

But, she asked for a $49 payment for taxes. I'm new to this sweepstakes stuff, ugh. So, scam, yea or nay?

Thanks for your help.

Betty
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ya me to said I won a 80% off trip ugg won't stop calling my cell phone finally just had the # blocked
 
Over the years I've entered Branson sweeps only to get calls trying to sell me on a trip. I never enter them any more. So sad.
 
You will never pay up front for a vacation sweeps. Activities and food on your own, sure.
Having lived and worked in Branson I know that there are several timeshare companies in the area and other similar businesses that run these promos. They may very well give you exactly what they say they will these companies give away tons of free stuff (Westgate Resorts is the one I can remember off-hand) but you may have to pay a small fee/sit through 2=2.5 hours of presentations, like any other timeshare thing.
 
Sponsors run sweepstakes promotions in lieu of/in addition to regular advertising looking for future and/or to keep current customers happy.

As sweepers, we are free to decide what our comfort level is on every sweeps we enter, and it's on us to check out their privacy policy and decide when they go above that level.

Because it is S.O.P. {Standard Operating Procedure} for some sponsors to require entrants to agree to them contacting you and/or requiring entrants to subscribe to their newsletter, and/or to allow sponsors to share an entrants info with their marketing partners/advertisers/3d parties we sweepers need to read the RULES *and* the PRIVACY POLICY for *every* promo we choose to enter.

FYI: The DNC {Do Not Call} List/Registry is no longer in effect if you enter a sponsors promo that you've previously blocked thru the DNC list

Be aware: If you unsubscribe/report sponsors [or a sponsors marketing partners/advertisers/3d parties] newsletters as spam, some sponsors will not allow you to *ever* re-subscribe and therefore you will not be allowed to enter future promos by a sponsor & those marketing partners/advertisers/3d parties
 
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