Timeshare Scams and Fraud

We were defrauded by Diamond Resorts for $15,500 in 2016. What happened is that their salesperson made representations to us which were not in the written contract we signed. We found out later that virtually nothing he represented to us at the sales presentation in order to induce us to buy was true. Details follow.

We only went to the presentation to receive the attendance reward. After a few hours of the listening to the usual spiel trying to get us to buy more anyway even though it made no sense for us who wanted to "sell" what we already owned (for zero, which I have always known as the industry standard practice) what they already owned, we made our position clear and started to leave. At this point our salesman offered us this "great new deal" Diamond... Read More

I purchased time share in mexican beah. THey assured me it was safe to swin ( undertow is known in this area) NOw I find out this beach has had guests drown due to this. I want my $ back, or transfer me to another of their time shares, but they refuse.
I complained to them and PROFECO a Mexicaon organization of Mexican government, but they don't care.

I believe that I have been a victim of a timeshare scam by person(s) posing as timeshare resale agents. I was contacted by phone promising that I would receive a substantial profitable return if I would allow them to sell my resort property to an investment group looking for timeshare properties like what I had. Please note that I never contacted these people or gave them any resort information, but yet they knew what I had.
After some persistent phone calls over a period of weeks I received an e-mail with an offer to sell form attached. It looked authentic written in a business and professional like manner. Took their business information and researched them on the web. Address, phone number, etc. checked out. Had a well-designed website and found nothing adverse about them and... Read More

Fui estafado con la compra de un tiempo compartido en Villa Group. Creo que no hay cosa de la que me arrepienta más en la vida. Cada vez que intentaba reservar en Villa del Arco me decían que no había disponibilidad y que tenía que pagar para quedarme en Villa del Palmar. También me dijeron que si no quería quedarme en cualquier resort de Villa Group sería fácil intercambiar mi semana en otro resort a través de interval, eso era verdad, pero no tan fácil como el vendedor me lo había dicho, en algunos lugares nunca hay disponibilidad, lo intenté por años y nunca había disponibilidad, los últimos años tuve que pagar por mis vacaciones a demás de tener que pagar por mi tiempo compartido. Una vez que compras en este resort te encuentras atado, intenté venderlo, pe... Read More

I’m so frustrated with my timeshare. I paid out tens of thousands for mine only to find out that there aren’t any vacations available. I bought a timeshare 2 years ago. This book saved me thousands in legal fees and time. It’s a short book, but tells you what steps to take to legally get out of a timeshare. Don’t pay companies to get you out of your timeshare. They are scammers, too! I hope this book helps you, too.

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