Is Global Management Services & Co a legitimate Co?

[Iggyearl]

Your money went to Mexico. Your money is gone. Consider it tuition in the "University of Life."

 

[RX8]

I just discovered this resource. I certainly wish I had discovered it earlier. I was totally scammed. I am a smart guy with legal education and still was taken in. I only did this thorough research when confronted with a THIRD request to wire money to Mexico. It all now makes sense as a scam and I am totally frustrated and embarrassed by it. What is the best advise on any thing I can do to recover what I wired. I am doubtful it will do any good at this point, but would appreciate any advise or experience others might have had.

Unfortunately, what Iggyearl says is true. You can file a police report but these scammers lied about their US address, they are sitting in Mexico outside of our reach.

Be warned ahead, it isn’t uncommon for the second wave scam to come around. You may get a call from some “authority” trying to convince you they found the perps and have restitution. However, you would need to pay an upfront tax/fee/release before they can send you money. Of course, you know now that once your money is sent they disappear too.

 

[LannyPC]

The other thing to watch out for is that you are probably now on a "sucker list" meaning that other scammers will contact you with similar offers. Now that you know what goes on, you're better equipped to avoid the scam again.

And if you are interested in selling what you have, may I suggest reading the sticky thread in this forum about how to sell a timeshare without getting scammed?

 

[Sube]

Has anyone been approached by Global Management Services & Co out of Philadelphia to sell your timeshare? They have sent me a letter of Compensation. They say they represent Groupo Hotel de Santa Fe and they want to buy my timeshare(Bel Air Vacation Club). Is this a legitimate time share sales Company?

 

[JunFug]

I was contacted by phone call from Global Management Services Co and sent a compensation letter to purchase my Bel Air Timeshare in Mexico. While I was skeptical but also happy to think about it, I am so glad I found this discussion group and information. What a lot of work for a SCAM ! Thank you for this site and information.

We were contacted in early November by "Antony Clemento" at Global Management Services Co., supposedly in Philadelphia (an early red flag was that Clemento did not seem to know where our home city of Pittsburgh was located). He stated they would 'protect our interests in the U.S.' He stated Grupo Hotelero de Santa Fe (trying to acquire 51% of Bel Air interests) would pay us the full amount we originally paid for our Bel Air Los Cabos timeshare (plus maintenance fees for unused weeks!). We would only need to pay Global Management 6% fee after we received our "compensation." We were initially intrigued and filled out preliminary paperwork. We were then contacted by "Ignacio Burgoa Llano" of Corporativo Logistica & Juridica of Mexico City; he stated he was there 'to protect our interests with respect to Mexican law' and gave his "credentials". We again filled out paperwork and received an 'escrow account statement' showing Pesos deposited in our name in escrow account at Bancomer BBVA. A red flag here was that OTHER PEOPLE'S supposed deposits were shown on the same statement. At this point were were told we would need to wire "administrative fees", of approximately 15% of the money we would supposedly receive, to another account in Puerto Vallarta. We now became extremely suspicious. We contacted Bel Air resort who informed us this was a scam. Additionally, we took it to our bank who advised us not to wire the money. Finally, I started looking online and saw this thread. Thanks to everyone and we are glad we were not scammed!!

 

[LannyPC]

Thanks to everyone and we are glad we were not scammed!!

So am I. It's good that you say the red flags before it was too late.