180-060-9385 / 1800609385

Well, I would accept it and then, do as I say with the registered post back to the sender. That way you have proof that you do not want the product. if you just refuse the package there is only a limited record, and the bank requires proof to have the funds charged back to the merchant.

I half fell, for this. I gave my credit card details to show my "commitment" to the deal but told I would not be charged. I was then passed to "Billing" and noticed the offer had changed somewhat (from an apartment to a room). I declined the offer. I was then passed around a group of people obviously in the same office until I was offered a 3 bedroom apartment etc etc. I said I didn't want to go ahead but was told they had already charged me. I said they didn't have permission to and I wanted a refund. They then hung up on me. After copying them in on an email to my credit card company Stephen Rice emailed saying they could not find any reference and could I show them the statement. I have and not heard a single thing from them. Scammers and thieves. NOT HAPPY. What makes it worse is I actually said NO to the deal but they charged me anyway. The credit card company are completing an investigation now and if necessary I will contact the police there to involve them.

HiI just had the magig TA DA congratulations you have won a holiday (I knew straight away it was a con as people dont ring to tell to tell you [***] like that) so I played them for a while a guy named Mike sounded like an Afro Carabian stated to give me speel I just played along and kept him going for ages until he then mentioned a 3000 pound holiday for 250 pounds so I immediatly turned and said I have a criminal record and the American embassy will not issue a VISA for anyone who is currenly classed as an undesireable, he then asked me whats a credit card company got to do with the USA "laugh I nearly got the cigs out" it just shows you that you can play them at their own game.For those who need clarification I told them I am a crook (Not really) so you cannot scam me you crooks.RegardsCharlie

Yes we were contacted in Australia 8th May 2008 and offered holiday to florida by Tropical Grand Vacations. They filled us with their telemarketing crap and advised us that if we didnt give credit card details on the spot the offer of this holiday that we had won will be no longer valid. In a weak moment we gave in and gave them details and were told $598 would be debited. Surely enough they did it straight away and they had charged us $637.33 (we thought this may have been due to the $US/ Aussie dollar conversion??). Anyway we have now cancelled the card and by reading everyones responses it looks like we will never see that money again, even though if the paper work that was promised ever arrives we will be cooled off all right and cancelling the offer. So Mr Stephen Rice and your crooked mates, Keonura Vinson, Jordan Kerr and milko as I think they are all made up in your lavish world where you are living off our money!! You are a scum bag, lower than a snakes belly, theiving low life. We are farmers, doing the right thing and along with the drought there are people like yourself who call yourselves legitimate business people who are stealing and crippling the good people of this world.

Legit? I don't think so why is it your merchant terminal bills back to an african country and yet you give the impression that you are located in the USA.....

My 80 year old father just got scammed in Australia.Tropical Grand Vacations. My father is Not on the internet, but quite an arrogant individual and wouldn't believe me until he rang the 1800 number (Australia) this morning and guess what! No longer connected....

The Tropical Grand Vacations scamThey have just scammed my 90 year old mum in Australia with this Floria thing. She gave her details to them and within the hour when I found out it had been deducted from her account. The card has been cancelled, Consumer Affairs has been contacted, and a disputed claim will be made the minute it shows up on her account - hopefully to reclaim her $US598 which is $A647.15.

I've had this call several times with a few weeks gap. I've always just hung up the phone after the "Congratulations ... yada yada ..." intro.Recently I had this call again, but before hanging up I received a second unrelated call. Instead of hanging up I picked up the 2nd line, finished a quick conversation, and then switched back.Somehow in all the button pressing I was still connected to these guys, but was listening to them give the sales pitch to someone else. I found myself eavesdropping. I tried to interrupt but clearly I could not be heard. A classic "crossed line" type of mixup.Curiosity got the better of me and I listened in. The seller sounded like a southern American woman as did the customer. The sales pitch was fabulous. She extracted the customer's name, address, d.o.b. phone number, and every number on the front and back of her visa card. The "free" vacation was justified on the basis of reward points for the credit card, so the talk then focussed on how she'd managed to clock up so much spending -- ie extracted a profile of the amounts and types of spending on the card that would not trigger any card-fraud questions. On the way the seller got lots of the personal details for the woman's husband, plus names of the 2 kids. Then they needed a driver license number for the free rental car. The conversation was friendly and welcoming. Every time the customer wavered slightly another free gift was added to the list. I have to say that it a beautiful performance.By the end of the call the "seller" had everything they needed for a complete identity theft. That was 3-4 weeks ago. Today I had the call again so I pressed 9 just for fun. I had a crappy back and forth over why I couldn't tell him the phone number that he had just dialed to call me. He gave me the usual website and phone numbers to "prove" there was no scam. I had things to do, so gave up in the end. I must think of a good script to follow when they call again ... next mnth I guess.

I do not believe you are for real, Jeremy. As Troppo Grand, Calypso Cay,etc. is not real other than ripping off people.

In a vunerable moment spent talking to a deceased friend, I recieved a phone call from a Steven Rice from Tropical Grand Vacations, accomodation in Florida!! I linked this with my friend who has relatives there and yes I gave them my credit card details. Panicked that evening I put a stop on my card. After my husband had a few conversations/emails with Steven our money has been returned in full. Meanwhile I like to believe that all was legit. I wanted to believe and still can. Thanks Steven, to all others I can only say I have my money back and a renewed faith.