New scam alert for Recreational Concepts International..

[rikkis_playpen Diamond Club Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close rikkis_playpen]

Rockford-based company a scam - WREX.com ? Rockford?s News Leader

.......The Better Business Bureau said they are in touch with the Illinois' Attorney General Office to investigate the company and will be contacting the Postal Inspector as well. The BBB said people who are victims of this scam can try to get money back through their credit card company if they paid that way. Or they can try to contact their banks if they paid by check or debit......

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[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

The bigger they sound the more likely they scam. I.E. Global, Worldwide, International, etc.

[maddy4u23 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maddy4u23]

Recreation Concepts Internation and L.H.Q Enterprise.

Hi
I was in contract with this fradulant company last year in 2010 and i paid them $1165 by credit card as advertisement charge and $350 by check as closing which they claim that. And later when i found this company a fradulant i disputed my credit card charge and got the money refunded but still didn't get my check money. I got into this mess with couple of other companies just because i was desperate to sell my timeshare.
Now today after more than 10 months i got a letter a call from a company called L.H.Q enterprises claiming to collection agents and telling me to pay back $1165 and it seems they have taken over the debt and i clearly told them this is a fradulant company. I even told them that i have filed a complaint against Recreational Concepts International to cops but he kept on insisting that i have to pay as per contract other wise they will ruin my credit history and take me to court for this.
Can some get this L.H.Q enterprise and recreational Concepts International guys arrested.
Please reply back
Thanks
Maddy

[rikkis_playpen Diamond Club Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close rikkis_playpen]

Take the time to file a complaint with the Illinois Attorney General at this link:

Illinois Attorney General - Filing a Consumers Complaint

Other than that- your best strategy is to simply hang up the phone- and keep hanging up the phone.

[longtimer Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close longtimer]

I also suggest you file a complaint with AG for the phone call from the collection company. They are most likely a part of the scam.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Maddy... , if you still have the timeshare and want to get rid of it, you could post it on our freebies forum or try to liquidate using this service in out classifieds: FREE: Liquidate Your Unwanted Timeshare With No Upfront Fees! - Timeshare Forums

[Miss Muppet Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Miss Muppet]

Lhq

I have some info that might help you. Ok, so I get a call from them yesterday and they left me a message at home. Message simply said that Roland was calling me for a very important financial matter (which usually means collections, I know, I work in collections). So I look on-line and find this thread on this site. So I start digging around. They are newly on Facebook saying they are looking for workers and are in Lewes, Delaware. The link to the website www.lhqent.com is up for sale (the domain name), so that isn't valid. I checked my caller id and had a different show up, it was 815-977-5893 and said LLC Luxury Conc, registered to a Adam Turnure Sr. in Machesney, IL. I look up the 877 # and it's part of the 800 Numbers l Toll Free Numbers l Virtual PBX l Virtual Phone System - RingCentral which is a call forwarding service or where anyone can get an 877 or 800 #.

I called both #'s and left messages advising them to forward all written documentation to me within X days and if they are a scam or fraudulant, I will report them to the AG and BBB. If this is a scam, it will also have to be reported to the FBI. I didn't give them anything more than my first name and phone # because they should have my other data on file if they are legit.

I had a timeshare about 5 years ago and got scammed when I 'sold' it to a 'vacation' club called RIAN which disappeared off the face of the earth. My TS was paid in full and signed over in full to RIAN. Any claims by this LHQ that money is owed are a complete scam.

Good luck and I hope this helps you out.

Also, they need to abide by collection laws. They need to send you documentation in the mail and give you an opportunity to dispute. If they do give you a bad rating with the credit bureaus, you can dispute it.

Seek an attorney if you need to.