Sandos Vacations,CMBTT ,Mexico Vacation This is a scam. Report them to the Federal Trade Commission immediately ftc.com Nationwide
This is what I submitted to the federal Trade Commission. I did tons of research on this company that took 598.00 from me on 2/18/2009.
This company is a fraud. After the company took my money for the cancun vacation, I called and could not reach anyone. I then researched the company on the internet and found the following scam reports on the company which is now operating as www.CMBTT.com. I brought the vacation under sandos vacations.
See scam reports at:
/Travel-Services/Cancum-Mexican-Burea/cancum-mexican-bureau-of-trave-3B53B.htm, and http://ripoffreport.com/reports/0/412/RipOff0412367.htm, and http://cancun-hotels.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g150807-i8-k261694-o10-Travel_comm_industries-Cancun_Yucatan_Peninsula.html, and http://travel.yahoo.com/p-reviews-388236-prod-hotel-action-read-ratings_and_reviews-i.
Here is the letter that I sent to the company:
Sent to website contact form: http://www.cmbtt.com/shop/contact_us.php?action=success
Hi, I booked a vacation (confirmation number CT02180957) with your company and now I cant reach anyone. You charged my bank account for 598.00 on 2/18/2009. When I called today (2/23/09) I was told to refax my signature for the payment form because it was ripped off during the fax. Yet, you charged my bank account for 598.00 on 2/18/2009. This makes no sense. Your company appears to be listed on the rip off report as not legitimate. I have been hung up on several times. I would appreciate if you refunded my money immediately. I should not have to refax anything SINCE YOU HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE MONEY FROM MY ACCOUNT after receiving the initial fax. Plus if I resend you my signature listed on the credit card reciept that a manager asked me to send in today from the phone number 407 472-6728 form, you could deduct more money out of my account.
On one scam report listed under ISPgeeks.com, the owner was listed of www.CMBTT.com:
Company Name: www.cmbtt.com
Cancun & Mexico Bureau of Travel and Tourism
Previous websites: sandosvacations.com, cancunrus.com
Known web registrant: Edward Turner
450 Pinecone Lane
Bagdad, Kentucky 40003
Phone listed in one scam report: 502 296-4950
Other associated numbers for this company: 888 318 0447, 866-961 1819 , 407 472-6728. On february 23, 2009 a manager called me from the 407 number asking me to refax my debit card form with a signature. I didnt do this since they had already deducted 598.00 from my account. THis made no sense. She said half of the fax was cut off.
Fax where I sent the signed form for my payment of $199.00 x 3 for three people is fax number: 877-708-1730.
Please catch these people immediately. They are ripping off so many people and they keep changing their names. After researching the topic I found the following names for the same people:
www.CMBTT.com, cancunrus.com, sandosvacations.com, Cancun vacations. This is what all of the rip off reports have in common. They are all faxing the signed payment form to the same fax number which is 877-708-1730.
Please shut them down!
We should all file a class action suit on this company.
You can reach me at (((REDACTED FOR SECURITY PURPOSES))).net. Thanks! Concerned consumer who wants everyone to fight back!
Bohler
Powder springs, Georgia
U.S.A.
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2 Updates & Rebuttals
VC32
Hayward,California,
Royal Elite Timeshare Scam
#3Consumer Suggestion
Sat, April 20, 2013
Thanks for the heads-up! This company is somehow related with the Royal Elite Timeshare Resorts in Mexico, which are known for using misleading tactics to sell timeshares. I went to a sales pitch there, they were very nice until we say NO! then we were trated very badly, i would never go there again. We are not the only ones, you should check out this other forum from Mexican Timeshare Solutions with more complaints made to these companies:
http://www.timesharescam.com/timeshare-complaints-resorts-black-list/6-royal-elite-sandos-timeshare-complaints/
Fightbacksf!!!
Pacifica,California,
U.S.A.
Same experience and this is what I did to get my money back...
#3Consumer Comment
Sat, March 07, 2009
1. called my credit card company
2. contacted Better Business Buerau (BBB.org)
3. contacted the state of Florida
here's a link to my experience:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/404/RipOff0404875.htm
and i have the email addresses to all 3 dishonest people whom i dealt with.
According to the BBB, they never responded to the BBB's inqueries.
The state of FL said I couldn't get my money back because their original company name Travel Comm (which supposedly ran out of business a year or so ago) was out of 'back up' money; which is money set aside in case the business gets sued. So based on this alone, Travel Comm aka CMBTT was in a HUGE law suite by the time i disputed the charges. The BBB told me this as well.
Just to let you know, I paid $600 for a vacation and then I had to do an 'upgrade'; another $300; because I had called too late to book a hotel. Since I had already paid for the $600 a year or so ago; it is a bit late to get that money back. BUT HELL NO am i losing the $300; which was much more recent. Read my experience with the above link.
My credit card company fought for me and got the $300 back...unfortunately, I couldn't get the original $600 since they ran out of 'back up' money.
i still would suggest doing the above steps and spread the word.