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Date: Tue, 30-Apr-85 14:40:28 EDT
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> 
> A few weeks ago, I received a flyer in the mail promoting a new condo
> timeshare development to be built in Newport.  
...
> it promised roundtrip fare for one and a hotel for two for 6 days.
...
> I was waiting all along for
> some catch, but the only restrictions seem to be :
> a) reservations 60 days in advance
> b) go before November
> c) * a $200.00 deposit * to be refunded upon arrival at resort
> 
> they also include no phone number on the voucher and specify that everything
> must be done by mail.
> 
> M. Lawrence Palmer
> decvax!decwrl!rhea::dvinci::mpalmer

*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MASSAGE ***
The only _potential_ misdirection here may be that you are *_required_* to use
the hotel stay for 2 (count 'em two) people. ie/ if you show up alone you loose
your $200.00 deposit.  I can not say this will actualy be the case, but having
had dealings with this kind of thing myself, I advise you to be extreemly 
careful and ask every question you can *_especially_* the stupid sounding
ones.  Also, read *_everything_* twice carefully, though many of these offers
are reasonably on the level, some of them are designed to soak you on a
technicality ("If you read your prize notice sir you will see we only pay for
the guided tour _to_ the myan temple not back to your hotel, of corse for
a fee.....). 
My point is that I and others on the net can theorize a whole lot for you,
and even give you some tips from previous experience (like I did), but 
it will probably all boil down to - "Read every line in your
prize notice, and ask about every line.  If the answers you get do not
match what you thought you read - get the 'clairification' in writing,
signed and dated.  If you are told to expect something that does not appear
in your prize notice - get the promise in writing, signed and dated.  The
general rule of thumb this promotes is - If it isn't in writing, you can't
prove it was promised, if it is in writing and you don't get it - you can
take legal action to get it (or fair compensation) if you are so inclined."