brigala
TUG Member
I contacted the resort where I wanted to buy a Timeshare through FB messenger, as I've done periodically every few months or so for the last several years, to see whether anything was available for a summer week.
I got a response right away saying that they had an owner selling a week that met our date range and he was facilitating the sale and we went through all the process. Paid $5k through PayPal invoiced from the person saying he was the manager of the resort (actually his wife). Got a notarized Quit Claim Deed in the mail a couple days later.
I sent a message last week to let them know we would be coming during our fixed week this summer. Got a reply from someone totally other than the guy I had contacted through the resort's FB page saying they had no idea who I was, didn't have any record of me, and would I please send a copy of the canceled check, front and back.
I sent a copy of my PayPal transaction yesterday as well as a copy of the lengthy conversation I had with their Facebook page which affirmed receipt of the payment and told me my husband and I were recorded as sole owners, and all that kind of stuff.
Haven't heard back yet. Maybe they just don't work on the weekends? But man it's making me nervous. What are the chances this is just a clerical error and we didn't get scammed by some disgruntled former employee who had access to the FB page? I found the owner of the PayPal account I sent the money to on Facebook (the wife of the person I was transacting with), and her employer is listed as the resort in question; but that doesn't mean it's true or up to date.
Fortunately PayPal should have us covered; the transaction says we have until September to file a grievance. I think I'll get my money back if I don't actually own the week. But if I've been scammed I'll also want to file a police report. Would that be done in my city or the city where the resort is located?
I got a response right away saying that they had an owner selling a week that met our date range and he was facilitating the sale and we went through all the process. Paid $5k through PayPal invoiced from the person saying he was the manager of the resort (actually his wife). Got a notarized Quit Claim Deed in the mail a couple days later.
I sent a message last week to let them know we would be coming during our fixed week this summer. Got a reply from someone totally other than the guy I had contacted through the resort's FB page saying they had no idea who I was, didn't have any record of me, and would I please send a copy of the canceled check, front and back.
I sent a copy of my PayPal transaction yesterday as well as a copy of the lengthy conversation I had with their Facebook page which affirmed receipt of the payment and told me my husband and I were recorded as sole owners, and all that kind of stuff.
Haven't heard back yet. Maybe they just don't work on the weekends? But man it's making me nervous. What are the chances this is just a clerical error and we didn't get scammed by some disgruntled former employee who had access to the FB page? I found the owner of the PayPal account I sent the money to on Facebook (the wife of the person I was transacting with), and her employer is listed as the resort in question; but that doesn't mean it's true or up to date.
Fortunately PayPal should have us covered; the transaction says we have until September to file a grievance. I think I'll get my money back if I don't actually own the week. But if I've been scammed I'll also want to file a police report. Would that be done in my city or the city where the resort is located?