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Timeshare reselling scam busted
The operator of a $30 million timeshare reselling scam has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison by a federal judge. Jennifer Kirk's m.o. was simple: She used her own telemarketers to convince desperate timeshare owners looking to sell that her company had buyers lined up. The only ...
Timeshare resale outfit shut down by FTC
A timeshare resale outfit that claimed it had ready buyers in the waiting has been shut down by the Federal Trade Commission. National Solutions was the primary name used by an organization that had multiple marketing names but only one modus operandi: They would send you a "sales agreement" saying ...
Bogus pizza leaflet scam still operating
RIP-OFF ALERT: Criminals who distribute bogus leaflets for non-existent pizza joints in an effort to solicit tourists' credit card numbers are operating unchecked in Central Florida. I first told you about this scam some months ago when I got wind that it was gaining momentum in Orlando. Here's how it ...
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A Timeshare By Another Name?
You won a free, all-expenses paid trip! Great…but that "free" vacation could be the most expensive prize of all time. Learn how the timeshare industry has reinvented itself to reel in unsuspecting buyers all over again.
Beware of these two new timeshare scams
RIP-OFF ALERT: The timeshare market is a broken industry that may not recover during our lifetime. That has created a lot of opportunity for crooks looking to cheat timeshare owners who are desperate to get out from beneath their obligation. Clark received a recent call on the show from ...
Time-share resale companies ripping people off
RIP-OFF ALERT: Buying a time-share is bad enough of a rip-off. But imagined getting ripped off twice or three times by crooks promising to help you resell your time-share! Florida is the epicenter of the universe when it comes to time-shares. The St. Petersburg Times reports the Sunshine State's attorney ...
Time share solicitations pose as fake birthday postcards
David Lazarus of The Los Angeles Times has uncovered a new wrinkle in the mail pitches being sent out for timeshares. Have you received a postcard around your birthday with an offer of two roundtrip airfares to any U.S. location, plus a car rental? Don't dial that number in an ...
Major hoteliers getting out of the time share business
The time share business is spiraling into a state of near collapse. Developers and marketers are more desperate to unload time shares and stave off bankruptcy than Clark can ever recall. For a brief spell, time shares almost gained respectability thanks to the interest of Hilton, Marriott, Wyndham and others ...
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