jnichols
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Has anyone heard of Accent event management. They contacted me about purchasing my time share and I am thinking they may be a scam.
Any info would be great.
Thank You
Any info would be great.
Thank You
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Accent event management
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There is a simple rule of thumb with timeshare offers:
If there is a large upfront fee - DON'T DO IT! All they want is the upfront fee and they have no intention of selling your timeshare.
BTW - It doesn't matter what they call the upfront fee, and they may deny it now, and come up with it later.
Any upfront fee is a major red flag!
If there is a large upfront fee - DON'T DO IT! All they want is the upfront fee and they have no intention of selling your timeshare.
BTW - It doesn't matter what they call the upfront fee, and they may deny it now, and come up with it later.
Any upfront fee is a major red flag!
jnichols
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Thank you actually they have not asked for money from me they made me an offer. But I am skeptical.
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First they get you hooked with the idea that you are going to sell your timeshare for far more than it's worth. They will lead you down the primrose path for awhile before they ask for the fee.
Legitimate businesses charge a commission after the service, but these companies all ask for a large upfront payment.
Here are some warnings signs with these kinds of companies:
1) Did you get an unsolicited sales call or mailing or email from them?
2) Do they say that they already have a renter/buyer for your timeshare? (Or an established market like people attending conventions.)
3) Do they claim that they can get your money back from another scammer?
4) Do they want you to pay hundreds/thousands of dollars for a title search, or transfer fees, or taxes, or a closing fee, or appraisal, or ANY large fee, UPFRONT?
5) Are they offering to rent/sell it for far more than the market value?
6) Do they want you to pay a large up front fee that supposedly you will get back?
7) Do they want your credit card number over the phone?
2) Do they say that they already have a renter/buyer for your timeshare? (Or an established market like people attending conventions.)
3) Do they claim that they can get your money back from another scammer?
4) Do they want you to pay hundreds/thousands of dollars for a title search, or transfer fees, or taxes, or a closing fee, or appraisal, or ANY large fee, UPFRONT?
5) Are they offering to rent/sell it for far more than the market value?
6) Do they want you to pay a large up front fee that supposedly you will get back?
7) Do they want your credit card number over the phone?
If you answer yes to any of these questions, then this is the usual scenario:
Once you pay the fee and receive the contract, you discover that the company has only promised to advertise your resort, not to rent/sell it, and they don't mention having a renter/buyer in the contract.
Then, you won't hear anything from them for a long time, and when you contact them, they will tell you that the renter/buyer backed out, but they will advertise your timeshare on their over-priced website.
Finally, when you try to get your money back, they will point out that you signed a contract, and it's only for advertising.
When you try to challenge it with your credit card company, they will tell you that you only had 60 days to dispute the charge, and that it's too late to do anything.
Then, you won't hear anything from them for a long time, and when you contact them, they will tell you that the renter/buyer backed out, but they will advertise your timeshare on their over-priced website.
Finally, when you try to get your money back, they will point out that you signed a contract, and it's only for advertising.
When you try to challenge it with your credit card company, they will tell you that you only had 60 days to dispute the charge, and that it's too late to do anything.
This is a bitter pill to swallow, but right now, most timeshares are selling for 0-20% of the original retail price. It's not a good time to sell a timeshare.
To see what your timeshare is really worth on the current resale market:
1) Register with ebay
2) Sign in
3) Search for your resort by exact name
4) From the menu on the left click "completed listings"
5) The next page will show you current selling prices
(Be sure you look at the completed listings - those are actually SELLING prices - you will find asking prices all over the place, but what really counts is what they actually sold for.)
2) Sign in
3) Search for your resort by exact name
4) From the menu on the left click "completed listings"
5) The next page will show you current selling prices
(Be sure you look at the completed listings - those are actually SELLING prices - you will find asking prices all over the place, but what really counts is what they actually sold for.)
That is definitely a scam company. Have a look at this link and also look at the cache in Google!
http://www.justanswer.com/real-estate-law/5goqq-know-anything-accent-event-management-located.html
We had the same experience once with property. Nearly anyone who called or e-mailed us with an offer was a fraud! Even had the same caller/scammer twice. He forgot that he already called us! Always ask where the caller is interested in. 99% of the time they even don't know where your property or TS is located because they get your phone number or e-mail from a list.