[kictanet] Abuse of Personal information

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

Hi James,

I have been invited for this same session in much the same way the  
lady describes in her story. Due to a hectic schedule I didn't make  
it for the evening presentation, despite being scheduled (and  
confirming) 3 times in a row.

While I cannot vouch for or against this particular group as I have  
not yet "tasted" their system/process etc, I will say that I went  
through an identical experience about 4-5 years ago with "Africa  
Vacation Club" - and my wife and I actually opted to purchase one of  
the options which was an off-peak week at their resort  (my  
subsequent experience showed that it's a concept called timeshare).

To cut a long story short, we paid for our membership category, have  
maintained our membership by paying the required annual maintenance  
fee and have enjoyed a wonderful week holiday at their Kilifi resort  
with the kids (I have 3). We have also since received our full RCI  
membership pack, including card and catalogue of other venues around  
the world where we can "exchange" our local week.

But, having said that I do know, and am aware that some con artists  
have used this gimmick in the past to con innocent Kenyans out of  
hard-earned money, there are a couple of sites on the 'net that  
attest to that.

What I'm curious about is how the experience you detailed/shared  
amounts to abuse of personal information? Especially since the said  
forms were filled voluntarily, which could be assumed to be an "opt  
in" decision milestone.

Please elaborate?

Regards,

Brian

On Aug 26, 2008, at 9:51 AM, James Kagwe wrote:

> All,
>
>
>
> I came across the following story http://www.wananchiforums.com/ 
> showthread.php?p=2370#post2370 and felt I could share it with all  
> of us. Talk about giving out personal information to the wrong  
> people. I was a victim about 4 years ago and I cannot belief that  
> these guys have been going on with this all this time. I have a  
> feeling that this is some abuse of personal information and some  
> policy issues need to be sort out somewhere regarding personal  
> information and how it can / should be used.
>
>
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> James Kagwe
>
>
>
> If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're  
> right.
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