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vail

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Someone from Marriott calls everyday, sometimes more than once telling me I have an unused reward.
I blocked the number--from Orlando area--but they use other numbers.
Goes directly to voicemail and they leave messages.

What nonsense is this?
Anyone else receiving these calls?
 

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Scam 100%.
 

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I just dialed the number.
It answered as Marriott Vacation Club.
It certainly sounded like them
Office was closed.
407-903-6180
 

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I just dialed the number.
It answered as Marriott Vacation Club.
It certainly sounded like them
Office was closed.
407-903-6180
As stated above. They are spoofing someone's number (in this case Marriott). Marriott will never call you with a message like that.
I get multiple calls from actual people's number every day but if you answer the call, it is some scammer.
It is easy for me to figure out cause they use the same area code as my number but I don't leave there anymore.
 

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The phone is a useless communication device because of this nonsense. You can't even answer the phone nowadays.
 

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Avon Calling!
 

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As stated above. They are spoofing someone's number (in this case Marriott). Marriott will never call you with a message like that.
I get multiple calls from actual people's number every day but if you answer the call, it is some scammer.
It is easy for me to figure out cause they use the same area code as my number but I don't leave there anymore.
They should be open now.
I am going to call that number and see what transpires?
 

vail

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worse than that--I was on hold for 5 minutes--so I gave up and ended the call.
 

dioxide45

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Marriott Owner Services phone number is 888-682-4862.

Well, they say curiosity killed the cat. I just had to call 407-903-6180. When you call you get automated prompts that is the same voice as you get when calling Marriott Vacation Club. However, there are just two options. One for if you are a Marriott Vacation Club owner and one if "all other guests". Both seem to just go to a person who answers the phone. I didn't have any hold time.

They asked for my name. I just gave them my first name. They asked how I heard about Marriott promotions. I said I had a voice mail about "unused reward". Just as the OP indicated. I never received a voicemail though. They put me on hold. After coming back they stated that they could book a promotional stay at a number of different resorts using Bonvoy points. 4 days, 3 nights in Palm Beach or 5 days, 4 nights in Ft Lauderdale. Other locations were mentioned; Orlando, Cancun, Myrtle Beach. The stays would be 75,000 Bonvoy points. I asked if they required a timeshare presentation and after putting me on hold to ask, I was told that yes a timeshare presentation was required. I said I wasn't interested but was given a different number to call back if I changed my mind; 888-800-4352.

I found it all rather strange, but my defenses were quite high. I don't know if it is legit or a phishing scam just to get your Bonvoy information. When I Google search both of the phone numbers provided, they don't turn up anything definitive but the top results seem to be for Marriott Vacation Club. However, the resulting pages don't actually contain those phone numbers.

What also makes me suspicious is that I don't even have 75,000 points in my account. They didn't tell me how many points I had, just that I had enough to make the reservation.
 

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They probably call everyone with 75k points.
I have that easily and have not used them for a while.
That is one possibility, and while they have you they do a timeshare presentation.
Either way I am not interested, but thanks for the information.
 
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