I have, what appears to be, a serious offer from a travel group to buy weeks from our Bliss Vacation Club timeshare membership. Offer is coming through a Title Company and looks very professional. Has anyone had a similar experience?
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Did they approach you? If yes, it's a scam.
Is the proposed price too good to be true? If yes, it's a scam.
Have they told you that you must put money into this "escrow", to be refunded upon close? If yes, it's a scam (if not, wait; they will).
We see these things all of the time. There is no buyer. They are after your money. As soon as you put "refundable" money into their non-escrow escrow, they will disappear. Run away.
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TheTimeTraveler
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Did someone call you out of the blue? If so be very careful that you don't have to pay any absurd up front fees.
If they ask for money up front tell them NO.
Be careful of scammers!
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As others said, unless you were advertising your ownership for sale, it is almost 100% chance it is a scam. Run far away!
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I would say if the offer is over $10,000 (net) for a Mexican timeshare/Vacation Club, its a scam.
If the offer is $5000-9,999, its a scam 99% of the time.
If the offer is $0-5,000, its a scam more than 50% of the time.
If the offer is $5000-9,999, its a scam 99% of the time.
If the offer is $0-5,000, its a scam more than 50% of the time.
LannyPC
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Yes, many have. And they all got scammed.
Agree with everyone, it must be a scam.
But it was well done, I'm giving them good grades for completeness. Agency representing the buyer is All Star Travel Vacations Group, LLC. There is a very similar company on the internet with the same logo and address. There's a title company, Garland Title and Escrow, LLC with an address in Bloomington MN. They have an internet site but guessing they're completely false. Best deception was when VIDA contacted me saying they had received and inquiry and needed a release form to talk with All Star. I think that's where they were looking to get my money. Guessing they were going to ask for maintenance fees for the extra weeks. That would be safe if indeed I was dealing with VIDA. As I did my due diligence. this person did not have a valid VIDA domain. Looked good but wasn't. Finally I used google maps to look up the title company's address and called the building manager. Of course they said there wasn't any company in the building by that name.
So I contacted them and said they were a scam and they did not back down. They had good explanations for everything, well almost.
BTW - rental rate was correct, ~3,500 for a two bedroom Vidanta unit is the going rate.
ONE last item - does anyone know how to report these people so internet searches send up red flags?
Thanks to everyone for helping....
But it was well done, I'm giving them good grades for completeness. Agency representing the buyer is All Star Travel Vacations Group, LLC. There is a very similar company on the internet with the same logo and address. There's a title company, Garland Title and Escrow, LLC with an address in Bloomington MN. They have an internet site but guessing they're completely false. Best deception was when VIDA contacted me saying they had received and inquiry and needed a release form to talk with All Star. I think that's where they were looking to get my money. Guessing they were going to ask for maintenance fees for the extra weeks. That would be safe if indeed I was dealing with VIDA. As I did my due diligence. this person did not have a valid VIDA domain. Looked good but wasn't. Finally I used google maps to look up the title company's address and called the building manager. Of course they said there wasn't any company in the building by that name.
So I contacted them and said they were a scam and they did not back down. They had good explanations for everything, well almost.
BTW - rental rate was correct, ~3,500 for a two bedroom Vidanta unit is the going rate.
ONE last item - does anyone know how to report these people so internet searches send up red flags?
Thanks to everyone for helping....