Timeshare Scams and Fraud

This appears to be a scam related to others reported here. Company purports to have a buyer who has already placed in escrow the purchase funds. The sales price is very lucrative, more than I paid for the property. All I have to do is send 11% of the sales price for the Mexican notary public to process the sale.

I checked on the travel agency, and it has been in business in Oregon for 40 years, registered with the state, so this appears to be a situation where they have appropriated a business somehow. I also check on Mexican law regarding the use of the notary public. In Mexico, a notary is actually an attorney and is required for the transfer of property. However, a notary typically charges 3-5% of the contract price, and is paid by the buyer, not the seller.

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Tenía un tiempo compartido en Raintree, llevaba años pagando sin poder reservar cuando quería vacacionar, por no tener espacio, nunca pude usarlo. El mantenimiento se paga en dólares y ya no podía pagarlo. Les envié una carta solicitando la cancelación a la cual se negaron, ofreciéndome "alternativas" que solo me hacían gastar más dinero por algo que ni siquiera podía usar. Además de que pasaba por una racha muy mala en mi empresa y me tenía prácticamente en banca rota, les expliqué esto y no les importó.

Me sentía engañado y usado, me retrasé en varias mensualidades, porque no podía seguir pagando y vivía con estrés todo el tiempo, porque no quería arruinar mi historial con el banco, por algo que ni siquiera yo quería seguir teniendo. Busqu�... Read More

At Las Vegas Sales Office, they promised us that we have One Week Every Year to occupy at the Resort.
My Wife and I took the Resort on Installment Payment. There was not anytime or year that we made use of the Resort since we bought it, because of work time reasons. But we never failed on our payments and yearly maintenance fees.
Right after we have paid the Timeshare in full, the Resort Management informed us that we bought an every 3-year, one week occupancy. We were devastated, but we continued to pay the yearly maintenance, to comply with their collection insistence. Why did they trick us on the yearly Occupancy and why did the Resort collected yearly Maintenance fees, if they say we can only occupy every 3 years?

Villa del palmar timeshare fraud and how i quit

I bought a time share with Villa del Palmar, I paid a small part of the membership on the day of signing the contract and with a few outstanding payments in the short term I finished paying the total amount. The reason I signed the same day of the presentation was because if I did that same day I would get unbeatable benefits from them that otherwise would not give me. Later reviewing the contract I realize that the contract gives exaggerated guarantees in favor of them and for the members not, there is much inequality. I did not see any clause where you remember how you can end the contract, when for some reason you no longer want it or you can not continue paying the membership. If you fail to pay the fees or maintenance payment... Read More

I received an email with an attractive offer to sell my timeshare in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. They sent transfer contract documents and other legal documents for escrow account. All documents were very well redacted and all websites seemed valid ones. Later they asked me to sent a wire transfer to a Mexican company to cover title search and transfer fees for US$750.00. Days later they requested another payment, which was never mentioned before, for US$2,000 to cover some Mexican taxes. I contacted timeshare lawyers in Mexico and they confirmed it is a scam scheme. No upfront payments are required to be made by seller. And Mexican authorities do not charge any fees, taxes or penalties for selling timeshares.