Money you'll never get · stamped SCAM
The free cruise you never entered forSCAM
A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.
Hi Dana, happy card anniversary.
Your annual Free Night Award is now in your Marriott Bonvoy account. Use it for one night at a hotel up to 35,000 points, any time in the next 12 months.
See it in the Marriott Bonvoy app or at marriott.com.
Hi, you were chosen from our shoppers draw to win a free 5-day Bahamas cruise for two!
To confirm your cabin, call our reservations line at +1 (888) 555-0139 within 24 hours. After that, the cabin goes to the next winner.
Sunwave Getaways
Always check the prize.
You never entered, yet you "won" a free cruise and must call within 24 hours. On the phone comes the catch: "port taxes" and fees on your card, or a timeshare pitch. The cruise doesn't exist.
email.marriott.com is Marriott's own address.
sunwave-getaways.live is a travel club nobody has heard of.
Nothing to do. It's a free night you earned with your own card.
It wants you to phone a number to "confirm" a prize you never entered for.
The night is good for a year.
Call within 24 hours or the cabin goes to the next winner.
RememberA prize you never entered for is not a prize. Don't call, and never pay a fee or tax to claim a trip.
Would you have spotted it?
10 pairs like this one, three minutes, a score to share. Then find out who in the family is the easy mark.