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Timeshare Relief Agencies in SW Missouri Aren’t Playing Fair

Similar to other vacation destinations across America, timesharing has a stronghold in Southwest Missouri. But the general public is beginning notice the level of deception going on behind the scenes. As the timeshare sales market dwindles (due to improved travel options), the region has turned into a hotbed for timeshare relief agencies. It’s safe to assume a majority of these “cancellation firms” used to sell fractional ownership.

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July 31, 2019 No Comments
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Bluegreen and Bass Pro Settle for $40 Million After Owners File Lawsuit

For nearly 20 years, Bass Pro Shops has allowed Bluegreen to sell fractional ownership in their stores. The agreement gave customers store discounts and other promotional items if they attended Bluegreen timeshare presentations. From 2016-2018, nearly 15% of Bluegreen’s revenue came from the retailer. It’s why they were so willing to pay Bass Pro $40 million to settle their differences.

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July 24, 2019 11 Comments
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Deceiving Resort Fees Causes DC Attorney General to Sue Marriott

When you think about it, a lot of time and effort goes into planning a vacation. Once travelers make a decision on a hotel, most don’t want to start over – even after seeing there are additional costs from the resort. “Discovering these charges only after a consumer has started to book a room makes it extremely difficult to compare prices and make informed choices,” said DC’s Attorney General.

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July 15, 2019 1 Comment
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Timeshare Relief Company, Vacation Consulting, Accused of Misconduct

After recently investigating 10 midwestern businesses claiming to be timeshare relief companies, the BBB came to the conclusion Vacation Consulting has been “promising something they can’t guarantee they can deliver on.” Spokeswoman Laura Blankenship went on to say the Bureau has received hundreds of similar complaints regarding the company. 

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July 12, 2019 No Comments
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Timeshare Transfer Scam Lands Virginia Lawyer in Federal Prison.

Beginning in 2011, Deborah M. Wagner and her staff began working with a number of co-conspirators, collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars through 3rd party transfer services. Her law firm, Wagner & Hyman, executed the transfers by using “straw purchasers.” They made a pretty penny transferring timeshare contracts into the names of stolen identities.

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July 1, 2019 No Comments
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More Companies That Couldn’t Get Rid of Timeshare Purchases.

Trusting 3rd party resolutions to help you eliminate a timeshare purchase isn’t always fruitful. Some buyers become so desperate that they become irrational. Predatory agencies love consumer desperation. Truth be told, some timeshare owners really get drug through the mud after they sign up for timeshare ownership. Here are few more ways how..

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July 1, 2019 No Comments
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Another Timeshare Resale Lawsuit by the Attorney General’s Office

Although Groupwise found it relatively easy to sign up desperate timeshare owners, they quickly realized they weren’t able to keep up with their promises. Since the resale market just doesn’t exist for timeshares, they couldn’t locate qualified buyers in order to cover client’s costs – so they simply bailed on all of their guarantees.

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June 21, 2019 No Comments
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Timeshare Relief Lawyers Settle Lawsuit with Diamond Resorts

Major hospitality developers continue to pursue timeshare cancellation companies in court. Whether the services rendered are legitimate or not, it’s obvious that timeshare companies feel threatened. Diamond Resorts International, for example, has pursued over a dozen actions against cancellation companies and timeshare relief lawyers across the country.

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June 21, 2019 No Comments
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Timeshare Exit Lawyer Disbarred Following Tennessee Federal Lawsuit

After processing 93 federal lawsuits and consumer fraud complaints against the so-called timeshare exit lawyer, the Supreme Court of Tennessee found that Phillips was actually fueling a handful of cancellation scams. He compiled user data by making financial arrangements with other companies that failed to persuade timeshare owners with their schemes.

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June 21, 2019 No Comments
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Experienced Fractional Owners Cancel Wyndam Timeshare Due to Lies.

In October of last year, Garry and Drue were asked to attend an owner’s update meeting when they checked into their resort in the Pocono Mountains. Their Pennsylvania timeshare, Christie Lodge, and RCI offered them a free breakfast to do so. They didn’t expect it to take very long. But when they arrived, they were surprised to see the meeting was for Wyndham.

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June 21, 2019 No Comments
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Bill Passes in Favor of New Timeshare Sales Law in Arizona

Buyers now have a better chance to get out of something that can be perpetually difficult to deal with. Aside from post-purchase advantages, this law applies to anyone planning on attending a timeshare presentation as well as any Arizona resident. While consumers definitely won here, timeshare representatives were able to strip some of the original provisions.

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June 7, 2019 1 Comment

Florida Duo Claiming to Sell Timeshares Sentenced For Fraud, Money Laundering.

Nearly 10 years ago, Mark Gardner and Tammie Lynn Cline got together in a Florida boiler room to develop a fraudulent resale operation that targeted disgruntled timeshare owners. Universal Timeshare Sales Associates (UTSA) was launched quickly thereafter and a call center full of Orlando telemarketers were ready to execute the scam. In an attempt to cover their tracks, the duo claimed the headquarters of their timeshare resale company was in Beaverton, Oregon.

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May 29, 2019 No Comments
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Recent Timeshare Resale Hoax Exposed, Two Florida Men Plead Guilty

In 2015, St Petersburg residents, David Bell (55) and Troy Cater (30) were recruited to target people looking to sell their timeshare. Through 2018, both men played a key role in telemarketing to people who believed they’d been victimized by their timeshare company. Posing as real estate professionals, they claimed they had a pool of buyers looking for a property just like theirs.

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May 20, 2019 No Comments
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Florida Man, 20 Others Sentenced in Vegas for Timeshare Resale Fraud

Falling victim to a scam is never on anyone’s to-do list. On the surface, many fraudulent operations seem legit. This was the case with Boyer and his co-conspirators. Despite there never being any “real” buyers, they went above and beyond to create online business “fronts” in order to manipulate over 1,000 timeshare owners. They also used fake identities and leased office spaces with actual map listings.

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May 7, 2019 No Comments

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