A new modality of scam linked to tourism arrived in Mendoza and generates concern. This is the company “Vacation“, dedicated to offering shared time accommodations in Pinamar. This company accumulates complaints in several provinces for its fraudulent actions.
The company uses agents that capture clients in busy places inviting them to participate in apparently free surveys or draws. The victims then receive a call in which they were reported that they won a stay in Pinamarin one of the three complexes that the company possesses.
It is then that the alleged “winner” of the draw is summoned in a central hotel with the promise of delivering a voucher to enjoy his prize. However, it is at that time that the company’s sellers make him sign a unclear contract from which they end up suffering monthly charges not authorized on their credit card.
According to several testimonies, the contracts presented are confusing and when the victims try to cancel them, the company delays the answers or directly ignores them.
In the province of Chaco, for example, the authorities have already sanctioned “Vacances” after detecting unregistered employees and lack of qualifications to operate. A group of disagreement clients even created a group on Facebook to share experiences and alert about these practices. Something similar happened in the province of Corrientes.
The testimonies collected agree that the firm promises economic or free stays, but then adds unforeseen charges. A victim denounced a surprise collection for expenses for a stay in Pinamarnever mentioned during hiring.
The consumer defense authorities recommend the Mendoza to take precautions to these competitions that end up being Scams covert. They suggest verifying the authorization of the companies and read the contracts carefully before signing any commitment.
This modality of scam That arrived in Mendoza includes the uptake by street surveys that end with invitations to “informative talks” of an hour. These presentations usually extend and conclude with the signing of difficult contracts to terminate.
Specialists advise to distrust when a company prevents taking the contract to analyze it or when they put pressure to sign at the time. Complaints can be made at consumer defense offices.
