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scam alert

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    Flexx VIP

    Just like a few of you, I also fell victim to this scheme. Flexx VIP called me out of the blue, knew details about the timeshare my boyfriend and I just purchased and told me that they work with companies to rent out timeshares for conventions. I paid the $2100 only to find out that the Flexx...
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    Did I just get scammed? Ownerstravelexchangs.com

    Earlier this week we got contacted to sell our RCI Extra weeks. The company offered to advertise and get us renters, 399$ a week, for 6 weeks, totaling to 2394$. This just happened yesterday and it was very official complete with Docusign and everything. Offer was that they could sell the weeks...
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    Real Estate Purchase Co. Exit Scam

    I recently received a call inquiring about my Diamond Resorts membership -- how many points did I own, what were my maintenance fees -- and suggesting there might be a "client" interested in purchasing my membership. I asked the name of the company he represented and was told "Real Estate...
  4. W

    phone calls to rent points.....most likely a scam, don't be a victim

    FYI....received call from VPR with the "we will rent out your last call from RCI" they even gave a very convincing website (link removed) and Ryan even gave his phone number of 689-208-2227.....when reviewing the website it was pretty clear it was fake. google style random ads and only 2 blog...
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    Scammed by doctor-timeshare

    Long story short, I saw an ads on tug posted by someone from doctor-timeshare (https://doctor-timeshare.com/). It's 7,600 Marriott Asia pacific points for $15,000. I signed the contract and paid in full in Sept. 2019, and the nightmare started. The purchase process got stuck in ROFR stage for...
  6. junkdon1

    Renting condo from Richard Momodou (richvacationlover@gmail.com).

    I am in process to rent a condo at Waipouli Beach Resort in Kauai from Richard Momodou (richvacationlover@gmail.com). I am brand new to TUG and have never rented a condo anywhere before. Does anyone have experience renting from Richard that you can share with me. Just trying to validate rental...
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