TSS solves a scam left in their comments section – we can help you too! Earlier this a Grand Mayan timeshare owner named Jim left a comment on our blog (we’ve underlined the tell-tale warning signs of a scam so you learn what to look for in a fraudulent offer): “We’ve been getting at least… Read more »
Recently a timeshare owner contacted us about an offer he received from The Club Exchange Program in Las Vegas, want to know if they are legitimate organization. We had not heard of this particular company before so we inquired about the terms of sale. The owner said the CEP offered to wire or send cashier… Read more »
Consumer reporter Melania Payne recently wrote about the work Timeshare Specaliasts is doing to help timeshare owners avoid getting scammed for thousands of dollars with our Timeshare Scam Hotline. “The reason we started the company was so people can call and say, ‘Am I being scammed?’ and get it to stop before they lose their money,”… Read more »
Suit Alleges Timeshare Exit Team Induced Owners to Breach Contracts, Offered False Guarantees That Credit Scores Wouldn’t be Damaged; Split Fees with Lawyers July 26, 2017 SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Welk Resorts, developer of family-friendly vacation resorts, has filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California against Reid Hein & Associates, operating as… Read more »
TSscammer, a self proclaimed timeshare con-artist recently wrote a post on a board on TUG (Timeshare Users Group) revealing some interesting details from the inside of a timeshare scam operation. Although TSscammer refrained from revealing the secrets to his new and lesser known scams he did elaborate on some of the more widely known scams… Read more »
The calls about timeshare resale solicitations have slowed a bit, but I still get them. And when I do, I now have something I can say besides, “RUN!” I can refer these folks to the Timeshare Scam Hotline at 888-642-4381. It’s a free hotline for timeshare owners to ask if the offer they received is legitimate or… Read more »
A a couple owning a timeshare in Los Cabos Gold Resort in Mexico, receive a random call one day with an offer to sell their timeshare unit from a company called Oakwood Property Management. Oakwood Property Management guaranteed the sale of their ownership, and said they would only take their 7% commission after the seller received the proceeds… Read more »
A timeshare owner we’ll call “Jeff” was staying at his timeshare in Cancun when he agreed to attend a meeting that was billed as informative in nature, one where owners would be updated on their resort’s latest features and benefits and how the management was maintaining their “investment”. The meeting ended up being nothing more… Read more »
Derek received an email from Joseph Manning a man claiming to be interested in purchasing his vacation resort week. Transcript of the email exchange is described below: Derek contacted Timeshare Specialists to make sure he was not getting scammed. Good for Derek! He was definitely being set up for a scam. Scammers name and contact… Read more »
Recently Gary Kane, President of Condo Resort Link, Inc. in Pinellas Park, FL contacted our closing and escrow company Resorts Closings Inc, to warn them scammers working out of a Largo, Florida were using the name to hide behind as they tried to scam timeshare owners across the country. These con-artists would successfully scam a timeshare owner,… Read more »