Timeshare Scams

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

Hi to all Timeshare Owners.

I am writing an article on Timeshare Scams with hope of getting this information out to the 7million Timeshare owners world-wide. With these present economic circumstances, the thought of some quick easy cash for your Timeshare makes these scams easier to fall for and easier to believe.

I ask if any one of you have come into contact with a scam, received a phone call or letter and paid money under false promises that your Timeshare will be sold for substantial amounts more then you paid. This of course will be backed up with the guarantee that the cash will be with you in weeks, only to find months later you still own your Timeshare and are still out of product.

Please email your experience to *************@gmail.com I ask that no company names be mentioned I would like you to focus more on the experience, what was said, how much you paid and how you felt afterwards, and if you were still called with more promises about your Timeshare being sold. My article is not to slant any of these crooks but more to spread a message and to keep Timeshare owners aware. This article will be available world-wide for Owners to read. Please add your name, only last if you wish and where you are writing from.
*************@gmail.com

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

Just a quick word of caution.. In the past, similar campaigns and websites have been discovered to simply be a lead generation tactic for "timeshare relief" type organizations. What better prospect for these groups to target than someone who has already paid an upfront fee without success.. The "pay us and we'll simply take over your ownership" salespitch has a high success rate from this type of client.

Data collected via such a campaign can then easily be sold as "seller lists" to any organization or reseller. While this may not be the case with this individual, the lack of any real identification leads me to assume the worst.