I received a letter today saying that I won a new mercedes, bmw, or $40,000 cash....signed Susan Murray from an AVC Travel in Arlington, TX.  It also came with a "boarding voucher" for a cruise.
The number was a 800-309-8595. It's a scam!!!

I got same letter

I got a same letter on Nov 17, 2008

"You are an official prizewinner in our NEW MERCEDES, BMW, PORSCHE OR $40,000 CASH promotion. We have been unable to contact you. ..... To avoid forfeiting your status as a recipient, call toll free at 1-800-525-1289 WITHIN 72 HOURS and arrange for a time for you and your spouse to visit and claim your prizes.....

Sincerely,
Susan Murray
Awards Director"

I phoned a guy for about 25minutes conversation. He seemed to pursuade me to visit their Welcome Center in Conloe, TX, 77304. ....
I think it is a kind of Set UP. Don't believe in anything free....Be cautious, always. KJ

yes, but what IS THE SCAM, exactly. I got the same letter but has anyone actually went thru with it and what happenned.

@m becker,
the scam is that they take you to a meeting in conroe and attempt to sell you a timeshare. They don't give you anything for free, i don't think.

Got my letter today. Just a waste of time sending out this stuff!

I GOT THE SAME LETTER TODAY, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW IT WAS A SCAM. IT SAID TO CALL 1-800-327-4614 AND ASK FOR SANDRA OR KIM, THE LETTER WAS SIGNED SUSAN MURRAY

i HAVE A SAME LETE TODAY FRO SUZAN,

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for discussing this topic, we hope you don?t get us confused!  America?s Vacation Center / American Express is in no way, shape, or form AVC Travel (Award Verification Center). America?s Vacation Center is one of the leading travel companies in North America and beyond, and we are well-known in the travel industry as a company that stands for Integrity and Professionalism?. Thank you for the discussion and we hope this clears things up!

Sincerely,
                         
Jeffrey Anderson
Vice President of Marketing
America?s Vacation Center / American Express
www.AmericasVacationCenter.com

Yep, I got the exact same thing......looks like a scam to me.

es cierto, me llego lo mismo, muy bueno para ser verdad, sera verdad?

Received by mail, fake "Boarding Voucher" from AVC Travel and fake electronic airline ticket to Orlando or Las Vegas from AVC Travel, 2400 W. Pioneer Pkwy., Arlington, TX, 1-800-525-1289. Also says I have won Mercedes Benz, BMW or Porsche, or $1500 shopping spree, or 5 day $806 vacation or $500 cash.  All prizes will be awarded--no purchase required. "Some restrictions apply." Too good to be true?

It's a (possible) scam, the object of which is apparently to get you to tour a place called "Piney Shores" on on Lake Conroe. Naturally I had no problem resisting the offer, said "thank you, but no thanks", and hung up.

Thank you for the info on this AVC TRAVEL scam.
Glen

Sound like a Timeshare scam in Texas