Be on the lookout for timeshare resale phonies

Mt wife was called today and as I looked into the Estate Exchange Group I found this feed. Thanks for all your posts! Saving one consumer at a time. Sad that this kind of scamming happens.

How do you know it's a scam has anyone tried it

I am going through a similar experience with a company called Waterfront Property Group. They seem to be out of Seattle and call from a 206 area code. All of the same tactics as explained.

Got a call from a Preston Ford regarding buying my Bluegreen Points of 20000 for $36000.00, checked on the address where the Liberty Fincinal title group was houses and it is just a office with a redirect phone. Call an attorney that does law suits on this type of "scam" to see if it is legit and he said "RUN"...I had paid a company over 3 years ago to sell the points, and this guy called 3 plus years later with a great story....he calls from 407-694-3224 which is Florida, but title company is in California.....I am still RUNNING...YEAH

A GOOD QUESTION TO ASK IF YOU GO TO A TIME SHARE OR POINTS GIG IS ASK THE SALES PERSON HOW MANY OF THESE TIME SHARES HE OWNS, OR HOW MANY POINTS HE OWNS....ANSWER..NONE....

Hello, Iam going through a similar experience with a company called 111 Capital Management Corp. They are in New York and call from 212-8459388. and with trustee Services inc, in MO, 314 450-7987 All of the same tactics as explained. please be aware.

Got a call from Vacation Resort Experts, Steve Wood (President & Founder). I received a call yesterday to purchase my UVC membership. They said a huricane destroyed the resort so a new developer was purchasing it for reconstruction. I called UVC and they confirmed the huricane story and the devistation but said to be very careful because the resort is not being sold (to his knowledge)and asked me to send the email I received and they will forward it to their fraud department for investigation then they would get back to me with their findings. In conclusion if the offer is genuine their will be no rush to finalize the deal so take the time and contact your resort for confirmation (AND) do not delete any corrispondance as this may be needed at a later date because if these people got your information as they did mine, they my be able to steal your identity, the emails they sent you may be your only proof or evidence to cover your ass. Today I received an accual contract but as I am not a lawyer I will need to thread causiously and have it looked over by some one smarter than I. Better to spend $200 to be sure then to get screwed for $22,000 in the end. Good luck to all. Cover your ass-ets, have a lawyer look it over before you sign anything and hit SEND.

Has anyone been contacted by Corporation International Financial Partners Inc out of California, Broker- Daniel Boyd. Sounds like same scam. Tx

I received a call from a Mr. James Mason (foreign accent) representing a company called e.timesharepro services claiming to have a buyer for my timeshare. He needed me to wire $1,000 to some account in god knows where. He had all of my information from previous conversations with another bogus company as well as the names of the people I had spoken with. His phone is 702-421-4775. I looked up the number and it was out of Las Vegas which he admitted. Funny part is each company has asked for different dollar amounts ranging from $800 to $1,200. He sent me a contract with the account number and name I need to wire the money to. This has been going on since Feb. 2013 (no money from me). I looked up the location the last time and they wanted me to wire the funds to some location in the Caribbean. Think I will forward to state attorney general office for the heck of it.

My husband and I just wired money and is waiting we been dealing with a company. But we do reach him every time we call and when we called they said problem with wire transfer we will receive money back which we did. Then we had to resend. I am a little concerned seeing all these comments though

I had the same experience with Property Connect and Transfer Group from Chicago. It began in July 2014 with the same story: did I want to sell my membership in Unlimited Vacation Club. I wanted to get out of my membership and I was sucked in badly. Tim Clarke was one of the names; also James Ross, Steve Griffin, Brandon Rogers and others. Then in January a Paul Wilson phoned from New York and said There was fraud in Property Connect and I should deal with him to settle the amount owing to me in the supposed sale. I am out several thousand dollars. This week I received and email from Vacation Resort Experts saying a development company wanted to purchase my interest in Dreams Los Cabos. I am in financial trouble.

Got a call from Preston Ford from Liberty Financial stating he had great news....they have matched us with a buyer. Great, but we aren't selling. I've been dealing with these scams for 10 years and almost became a victim when we were first contacted years ago. No matter how sweet the deal may seem....ITS A SCAM people, period. I must admit, I like messing with them when they call. I let them get all excited and run through their pitch. When they get to the money part and say something like for $1995 down they can start the process. I respond with, man for only 20 bucks, let's do it! Then they say no,no one thousand nine hundred and ninety five. And I say I know, I've been playing the whole time to keep you away from some sucker that would fall for this crap. Then I hang up.

Did anyone get a call from ALLIANCE REALTY NETWORK INC??? Please let me know.

Do not deal with Vacation Resort Experts - Angel "Andrew" Santos 708 231 4199. The only thing they are expert about is scamming people. They contacted me about buying my timeshare at UVC, talked to their so called lawyer Orlando Ramirez with AVG Associates. I was asked to pay all kinds of Mexican fees, taxes. After I paid fees, Andrew Santos won't even return my phone calls or answer my email. I sent letter to their President using address in their website to complain but came back to me, address unknown. Address in their website in Alsip, IL does not exist. I reported them them to BBB, even BBB cannot contact them. I also reported them to Consumer Complaint Agency and Office of Atty General State of Illinois.

Has anybody heard of Driftwood-Inc out of Detroit, Michigan. They have a web site that looks very good but new. They have offered to buy my UVC membership. Their offer has gone from $52,000 to $93000. This sounds like a new location for existing an scam company.

Do not deal with Vacation Resort Experts - Angel "Andrew" Santos 708 231 4199. The only thing they are expert about is scamming people. They contacted me about buying my timeshare at UVC, talked to their so called lawyer Orlando Ramirez with AVG Associates. I was asked to pay all kinds of Mexican fees, taxes. After I paid fees, Andrew Santos won't even return my phone calls or answer my email. I sent letter to their President using address in their website to complain but came back to me, address unknown. Address in their website in Alsip, IL does not exist. I reported them them to BBB, even BBB cannot contact them. I also reported them to Consumer Complaint Agency and Office of Atty General State of Illinois.

I've received several calls from 2 different companies with the exact same approach. They indicated that their buyer was Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V. out of Mexico. Corporate Event Planning out of Chicago and Prestige Property Group out of Las Angeles. I let them send me their proposals and when you lay them side by side, several of the pages are identical in their format, content and border. What's the chances that 2 different companies from different sides of the country would be using the exact same document format and approach? Corporate Event Planning in Chicago has been mentioned in this blog but I did not see anything mentioned about Prestige Property Group. I'd stay away from both these companies.

I recieved a call today from "liberty Financial, LLC" 520 Broadway St Santa Monica, CA. Had a buyer that was willing to pay $25,000 for my week/points in Orlando. I did give them my email to send me their contract just out of curiosity. Company is not a licensed real estate co. Like everyone else they needed $2100 from me wired to their bank for processing fees.. Said they could close with this buyer in 90 days. Said I would recover the $2100 at closing or if the deal falls through and that I would also recieve the 5% down that the buyer was supposedly wiring to their account within the next hour or 2. Said the buyer was really wanting to close by next week. Said he usually sold 2 million dollar houses on the beach but that his clients were in the market for a time share. LOL! The man was very nice, sounded very legitimate, even told me to have a blessed day. Haha. Although Ii did not send any money nor sign their bogus contract, I really did feel that maybe it was legitimate at first. I told him at one point that I really felt he was going to take my money and disappear. For a few seconds I could almost hear crickets chirping and then he laughed and said "oh no. We aren't going anywhere." I asked him how he got my contact information and he said through public records in FL where I bought the timeshare. But he had my new husbands phone number who was never a part of the original purchase & my current phone number which I did not have when I first bought my timeshare. I would really like to know how they get our information. I will be filing complaints with FTC and Attorney generals office in CA but I am sure many more people will be scammed or at least waste their time like myself even talking to these scammers.

Hummmmm... Here's an example of a letter of intent. Thanks for this string. I think I just saved my self a lot of grief by reading up on this subject. Names changed to keep me out of trouble. GENTAGON NANAGEMENT DROPERTY RESALE LETTER OF INTENT The purpose of this letter of intent is to outline certain terms and conditions of a purchase offer of the Vacation Property named below, by a qualified Buyer that has signed an agreement with Gentagon Nanagement Droperty. It is anticipated that the offer to purchase the Vacation Property will be consummated upon acceptance of this letter of intent, as agreed by the involved parties. Redacted Terms of Purchase Offer Purchase of Vacation Property: On the Closing Date, the buyer will purchase from the Owner certain assets identified in the “Guaranteed Resale Agreement”, which is forthcoming. Purchase Price: Buyer will assume the assumed liabilities and pay to Seller a purchase price equal to the sum of $37,589.00 USD The purchase monies will be paid through an Escrow Agent chosen by the Buyer and delivered to the Seller on the Closing Date. Commission: Gentagon Nanagement Droperty will charge 8% commission to the Owner at the time of closing.Subject to a formal contract, the Buyer is prepared to offer $37,589.00 USD for the Vacation Property and is prepared to deposit the full amount into a secured escrow account, subject to confirmation of the below listed description: Resort Name: Belas Ballarta Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Weeks Owned: 1 Unit Type: 2 BDRM (inaccurate) Maintenance Fee: $100.00 (inaccurate) Use: Annual Additional Benefits: RED Season Purchase Offer: $37,589.00 USD If you find this offer appealing and decide to sell/rent your Vacation Property for the authorized offered amount, please sign this letter and return it to us via fax or email along with your coversheet contract of your Vacation Property, and we will submit a formal contract purchase/rental agreement. This authorized offer is contingent upon the Owner providing proof of ownership. Keep in mind by signing this document, you are not committing nor obligated to anything you are expressing your desire to sell/rent. ______________________________________________ _____________________ Owner (s) Name (s) and Signature (s) Date Gentagon Nanagement Droperty Address redacted Toll Free Redacted Fax Number Redacted www. redacted

Just got call similar to those already mentioned saying there was a buyer interested in our Grand Mayan timeshare. What was interesting was that he asked where this particular one was located and did not know what type of unit we had. If he had a buyer, wouldn't he already have that info? Gave his name as Albert Salazar from Vacation Properties and Consulting--713-597-6220 x3623. He will be emailing all details--ha,ha.

Hello :A simple word of caution : never send money up-front to so-called 'time share re-sellers" Any money you send will be un-retrievable. This is especially important if you are asked/instructed to do a bank-to-bank international wire transfer. The dollar amount involved will exceed $5000 and you will not be able to get your monies back, even if you contact your local police or state's attorney. Time share re-sale is always a scam. Think of it this way - if you don't want your timeshare...who does? answer: nobody The thieves are sophisticated and learned everything they need to know to scam you by going to the local recorder of deeds office and researching everything about the unit that you own; the date sold, the amount paid...everything is public record and can be researched for free.So don't be fooled by the thief knowing "all about the unit and the resort" - Also, the thieves search google earth to pick a building in a US city to pretend that they are a real company in the US. They also use caller ID spoofing technology to make it appear that they are calling from a locale in the US. Think: there is never a time in a real estate transaction where the SELLER (meaning you) has to pay taxes, or fees, or down payments or any of the other BS these thieves tell to get you to go to your bank and wire monies to a place where you will never be able to retrieve your money from. Do not fall for the fake timeshare resale scam.

Just got a new "scam" caller on "selling" my timeshare... SS Advisers..215 550 5330 Pennsylvania number. Guy was a bonehead.. told him i would be happy to put them in touch with my attorney and title agent to process the sale.. tons of dead air after that... then he said he would call me back later

I received a similar call from K.C. Realty in Matteson, Il. Has anyone ever heard of them?

Haa anyone ever heard of First Choice Brokers or National Federal Financials?

Hahaha I received the same letter from Michael Milona and his co worker Emma Morreti. I have engaged with them up to today when they asked me for a 10% binder fee to be reimbursed to me in my final payout. Ridiculous....tomorrow I I'll contact the federal authorities in Illinios. I hope these guys are shut down soon.

Check this out. We got a call from windy city property management. Wanted to buy our timeshare or rent the weeks. Sounded too good to be true. They sent a contract and everything. Then they were like you need to pay the 4k for maintenance fees and wire the money down to mexico. LOL. So we have not sent them money and have signed a bogus contract. We also called our timeshare and they said to watch out for these people and DO NOT give them any money. Thanks. Hope this helps you.

Has anyone heard of Owners Finanial Firm? I got a call from JB Davis 5404336486 claiming to be a disgruntled owner of the same timeshare we own at. He said he had spoken with Ethan Stanton from Owners Financial Firm who supposedly works for an asset management firm who had negotiated his contract in half and guaranteed him no more maintenance fees for a fee of no more than $800. The same night at 8:30 p.m., behold this Ethan Stanton calls to essentially tell me what timeshares I owned, weeks, payoff of my contract, etc. he told me he could cut my payoff in half and I would have no more maintenance fees. Sounds wonderful! Wanted to email me forms, I told him to mail to me instead so I could have my attorney research. Sounded too good to be true PLUS who calls ME instead of me calling them PLUS who calls potential clients at 8:30 at night??? I googled the company, nothing found, googled his name, nothing, googled phone number 6782837869 and it was a cell. Definitely sounds like a scam. Anyone else talk to him?

Unlimited Vacation Club: do not try to sell your UVC membership through Title Authority Inc (escrow), Investment Group Inc (broker) located in Chicago. It is a scam. They will present you with a regular contract, you will need to pre-pay for assignment fee, Mexican taxes, large account banking fee and closing costs. You will not get actual closing even though you get it in the contract. Do not wire any pre-payments to a Mexican bank third party (they will tell you the bank is there because the timeshare is there). When the time comes for you to get your closing date/ funds you will not hear from them any more. They use the company that has a good name but is no longer in business (but still active)- thus you will not find anything suspicious on Illinois Attorney General against them or Better Business Bureau. Clean website and all.... DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM if you want fulfillment of the contract. You will not be able to get your money back from the bank either. Beware.