I bought a Mexican Timeshare about 20 years ago. It was a hard sell and they convinced me to buy 4 weeks for $18,000. If my memory is correct I think it was something like a 45 to 50 year lease type contract. I have no idea where I put the paperwork so I can't look at the paperwork now. I paid off the original $18,000 but after about 8 years I stopped paying the maintenance fees. I stopped for 2 reasons. One I never used it and Two - every 4 years they said I had to pay an extra maintenance payment to upgrade the unit (new furniture, etc...). The first 4 years I went along.....The 2nd 4 years when they wanted a double payment on the 4th year (one to cover upgrading furniture) I said forget it and stopped paying. I felt they were ripping me off and I never even used the Timeshare.
So after the first 8 years they would continue for about 3 more years sending me a bill for maintenance fees which I didn't pay (maintenance fee was about $1200 per year at this time for the 4 weeks). Then they stopped sending a bill. So it's been 9 years now I haven't received any maintenance fee bill or any other paperwork from them (and I have not moved). I have not received any threatening letter from my Timeshare Resort saying I owe X Amount of money and if I don't pay such and such will happen. My Timeshare Resort has not sent me anything in the mail for the past 9 years.
However, I do every year get phone calls and letters from people all over the U.S. claiming they can help me get out of my Timeshare. I have never responded to any of them. A couple phone calls have been nasty threatening legal action if I did not call back. I knew these phone calls were a scam. It was several different Indian guys. The other phone calls just say they can help me get out of my Timeshare. I did not answer any of the phone calls. I probably get 40 phone calls a year and 30 letters a year. However none of them are directly from the Timeshare Resort I bought. Evidently my Timeshare Resort put my Name, Address, and Phone number on a bunch of lists so other people can bug me.
At this point...I want some advice what I should do now. Should I do nothing and ignore the whole thing or should I contact some company to get me out of the Mexican Timeshare?
Thanks.
So after the first 8 years they would continue for about 3 more years sending me a bill for maintenance fees which I didn't pay (maintenance fee was about $1200 per year at this time for the 4 weeks). Then they stopped sending a bill. So it's been 9 years now I haven't received any maintenance fee bill or any other paperwork from them (and I have not moved). I have not received any threatening letter from my Timeshare Resort saying I owe X Amount of money and if I don't pay such and such will happen. My Timeshare Resort has not sent me anything in the mail for the past 9 years.
However, I do every year get phone calls and letters from people all over the U.S. claiming they can help me get out of my Timeshare. I have never responded to any of them. A couple phone calls have been nasty threatening legal action if I did not call back. I knew these phone calls were a scam. It was several different Indian guys. The other phone calls just say they can help me get out of my Timeshare. I did not answer any of the phone calls. I probably get 40 phone calls a year and 30 letters a year. However none of them are directly from the Timeshare Resort I bought. Evidently my Timeshare Resort put my Name, Address, and Phone number on a bunch of lists so other people can bug me.
At this point...I want some advice what I should do now. Should I do nothing and ignore the whole thing or should I contact some company to get me out of the Mexican Timeshare?
Thanks.