The calls from 1‑800‑413‑5613 are a classic travel‑seminar scam. They mail postcards that look like airline offers, then push recipients into a 90‑minute presentation where a credit‑card ID is demanded for free tickets. The source repeatedly identifies itself as World Wide Travel, a Missouri‑based operation that masquerades with airline logos. To stay safe, never give personal data or credit‑card details to unsolicited callers, block the number on your phone, and report the activity to the FTC and your local consumer‑protection agency. If you’ve already paid, contact your bank right away to dispute the charge.
Skeptical Consumer here, providing an update on the current status:
I appreciate the detailed information provided on this page regarding a reconnaissance mission, which helped me after receiving a postcard and searching fortruth behind the hoax, unfortunately, I'd love to express my frustrations to the perpetrators
I want to express my gratitue to Skeptical Consumer for providing a detialed answer to my question, and to Al Gore for inventing the internet, without which i wouldn't have found the answer
I received a postcard claiming I had won a travel package, including tickets and a hotel stay, but I suspect it may be a scam due to the request to call the provided number to claim the prize.
I appreciate your post, as I received a similar postcard with the UNITED logo and World Wide Travel Provider, listing an address in Blue Spring, MO 64015.
I received a postcard with a logo resembling Northwest Airlines, claiming to have been trying to contact me, and asking me to call a toll-free number.
My partner recieved a postcard with a UNITED logo, but it looks like a scam to me. The writing style is unprofessional, and they are using the logo without permission. I googled their 800 number, and found this page, and I'm interested to know if anyone has collected on it.
A suspicious 'birthday card' was received, utilizing logos from United and Enterprise, promising benefits similar to those reported by other users, but its appearance suggested a non-professional origin, and the company it claimed to represent could not be found.
I recived a postcard with a united airlines logo and a vacation invitiation, it looked like a scam to me, thank you for the confirmashun
The call I got used logos from well-known companies like American and Budget, and even cited a postal permit number, which seems like a potential case of mail fraud to me
Thanks alot to whoever wrote this post, google is awesome and Thank You very much!
Thanks for the info, it saved me from a potensial scam, Googles a great tool for investigting these kind of things
I also received a card with American Airlines' name on it. After researching World Wide Travel and finding no information, I searched for the number and stumbled upon this site. Thanks for helping me verify if it's a scam; the card is going straight to the trash.
On 9/11, I received a postcard and attempted to contact UA Vacation, but they don't have the mentioned number. That's when I found this website.
Thankfull i did my researc, thanx to everybody who spoke out, i got the card with the continetal airlines logo, but its a scam, gonna throw it away
Today I recieved a card with American Airlines logo, it was the same as the one I recieved yesterday
I recieved a similar card today, it was from a company claiming to be affiliated with Continental airline, but I think they are just trying to sell me something, I wont call them.
You can check the skeptical consumer website for more information about this number, it seem to be a scam
Upon receiving a postcard from World Wide Travel, which seemed suspicious, I decided to look up the phone number and found this page of complaints; given the lack of effectiveness of the BBB in my past experiences, I intend to report this incident to the FBI and have cancelled my appointment scheduled for 750 City Dr, South, Ste #100, Orange, CA 92868.
Yesterday, a 'Congrats!' postcard from World Wide Travel of Blue Springs, MO, arrived with the same 800 number, which was initially thought to be related to an upcoming birthday, but thanks to this info, it's being discarded.
It's clear that there are no shortcuts to success, and I can attest to this from my experiences with lengthy presentations that promise the world but ultimately deliver little.
I recived a card titled Vacation Invitation - United, but it wasnt clear if it was actualy from United, as they didnt confirm it in the wording
A postcard was received, which led to researching the associated 800 number and finding this website
I received a card from an entity claiming to be World Wide Travel, but upon investigation, I couldn't find any information about the company, leading me to suspect a potential scam.
Could you provide more information about the 'vacation certificate' mentioned?
I also recieved a postcard with the same details, american airlines logo, but the phone number didnt match, definately sounds like a scam
Today i recieved a post card, it was almost identical to the previous one, but this time it was from American Airlines
I received a 'Birthday Card' in the mail, adorned with the logos of United and Enterprise, about two weeks ahead of my actual birthday. The card even included my middle initial, which I typically reserve for official financial transactions, suggesting they have access to my personal details.
Today, i recieved the same card in the mail, it was from Blue Springs and had "American Airlines" on it, same scam, it went straight to the trash.
I received a solicitation from this number, which claimed to be Delta Airlines, or 'World Travel Provider,' with an address in Blue Springs, MO; thankfully, I was aware of the potential scam and did not engage further.
