- Joined
- Apr 28, 2011
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- 1,649
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- Location
- Sacramento, CA
- Resorts Owned
- Vacation Internationale, HGVC - NYC, Worldmark, Shell Vacations, Sedona Pines, RCI Points, Starwood (Avon, CO)
I have purchased one time credits from other Worldmark owners a number of times. I have also been in contact with some folks that I didn't end up buying from. I have also successfully done the same with VI points. Probably why I let my guard down.
I received a text that addressed me by name and claimed to have 40,000 WM credits to sell all or part of at $0.06 per credit. That's a very good price but not ridiculous. I've paid that little recently. They even had a screen print showing the 40,000 credits.
The person claimed we had spoken before. I agreed to buy 10,000 credits at half up front and half on transfer. Half was $300 so not a fortune but not money I'd want to throw away. BTW I stated half and half which they accepted. They didn't suggest that probably hoping I'd pay the whole amount.
I should have done my normal request to show the full page with their owner name, etc as well as the credit info but I didn't. They said they accepted Zelle or Venmo.
When I went to set them up in Zelle it at first said the email wasn't in the Zelle system. That was a minor red flag. I wasn't even sure if they were set up and logged out without sending any money. When I tried to log back in my banking ID had been disabled. Upon calling the bank they did say it was the Zelle situation that flagged the disabling and that it can't be cleared until the next business day.
I texted back asking for the screen I should have seen originally. I expect the I will hear nothing. The phone number it came from is 919-628-0698. The Zelle name was Kathleen Phillips.
Thanks to my bank I didn't lose anything. This is a pretty sophisticated scam in knowing exactly what I would be interested in.
BE AWARE. I was foolish in letting my guard down after successful transactions.
I received a text that addressed me by name and claimed to have 40,000 WM credits to sell all or part of at $0.06 per credit. That's a very good price but not ridiculous. I've paid that little recently. They even had a screen print showing the 40,000 credits.
The person claimed we had spoken before. I agreed to buy 10,000 credits at half up front and half on transfer. Half was $300 so not a fortune but not money I'd want to throw away. BTW I stated half and half which they accepted. They didn't suggest that probably hoping I'd pay the whole amount.
I should have done my normal request to show the full page with their owner name, etc as well as the credit info but I didn't. They said they accepted Zelle or Venmo.
When I went to set them up in Zelle it at first said the email wasn't in the Zelle system. That was a minor red flag. I wasn't even sure if they were set up and logged out without sending any money. When I tried to log back in my banking ID had been disabled. Upon calling the bank they did say it was the Zelle situation that flagged the disabling and that it can't be cleared until the next business day.
I texted back asking for the screen I should have seen originally. I expect the I will hear nothing. The phone number it came from is 919-628-0698. The Zelle name was Kathleen Phillips.
Thanks to my bank I didn't lose anything. This is a pretty sophisticated scam in knowing exactly what I would be interested in.
BE AWARE. I was foolish in letting my guard down after successful transactions.