Another alleged timeshare scammer from Florida was caught targeting helpless senior citizens, asking them to send him money in exchange for thousands of dollars. The man who calls himself Jose Suarez posed as an employee of the Palm Beach County courthouse. He has been accused of swindling the elder population of the state, with three [...]
Three men from Florida have been accused of illegally amassing a total of US$3.3 million from over 2,000 US and Canada timeshare owners. U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer reported that Michael Franzenburg, 47, of West Palm Beach, Joseph Grizzanti, 30, of Greenacres and Kenneth Foote, 40, of Lake Worth, are facing federal charges of conspiracy [...]
“Don’t dare sign up to holiday club deals!” This is the clear warning extended by Carol Richards from Washford, Somerset, after she was ditched by the holiday club firm named St. Frances Marketing. Mrs. Richards claimed that the transactions made earlier went on without a fuss. To be able to secure membership in the holiday [...]
Jennifer Kirk, former resident of Lake Worth and Wellington Florida, admitted accountable to charges of conspiracy and fraud. The office of the US Attorney meted Kirk with up to 25 years imprisonment for illegally acquiring $30 million from over 22,000 US residents. Stephen R. Wigginton, US attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, said that [...]
An increasing number of tourist complaints prompted the local government of Phuket to hold a meeting to discuss the problem involving false timeshare operators. These bogus timeshare companies cheat tourists by using outside public contacts (OPCs).Some of the protesters are handing out annoying advertisements to tourists on the streets while some are pretending to be [...]
The US Federal Trade Commission has taken legal action against a number of companies and individuals reported to be engaged in what the agency claimed is a “Free Vacation” scam operating on a national scale. Unscrupulous Parties on the Loose According to representatives from the Commission, the defendants used a number of Spanish language radio [...]
After years of waiting, England’s High Court has finally granted the enforcement orders in favor of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) against two holiday clubs—Personal Travel Group Limited (PTG) and Geo Demographic Market Research Ltd. (GDMR). The same orders are applicable to seven more individuals, including two directors of PTG who likewise served as [...]
By their very nature, scammers are some of the most “creative” people on the planet. In Singapore, timeshare scams have come up with a new way to attract unsuspecting customers: by baiting them with tablet PCs. After we featured a complaint-ridden timeshare company last year, Timeshare Pages received a lot of email from readers being [...]
This just in: The Orlando Police Department cracked down on several timeshare businesses operating in Orange County a few hours ago. According to reports, the Economic Crimes division of Orlando PD, along with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, served nine warrants on companies suspected of being timeshare scams. Authorities say all nine operations are connected [...]
A family from Winnipeg was allegedly terrorized by timeshare scammers while on vacation in Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta coast, the Toronto Sun recently reported. According to the wife, identified only by her first name “Sue”, the family was strolling along the area’s famous beachside boardwalk, fronting the Pacific Ocean, when they were approached by a man [...]