Victim Location 95662
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
They contacted me by phone (supposedly from Denver, CO) with an offer to sell my Timeshare for much more than I paid for it & said they have buyers. Long story–short is that after signing many papers & confirming a promise that I would not have to pay their 6% commission upfront, they asked me to wire $3590. to a Mexican banking institution represented by my Timeshare that the Timeshare charges for a Transfer Fee. I came very close to doing it after I asked them for the phone # for the Timeshare, as I no longer had my original paperwork. The person I spoke with there confirmed that they were a company that they often do business with & confirmed the amount & where it was going to be legitimate. The manager at my local credit union asked me to explore other ways to contact the Timeshare, which I did through the Travel Company that handles their business. When I did that, it was confirmed that they were not a legitimate company & that they were in Mexico & that once I wired that $, that would be the end of my business & there would be no way to get it back. This whole process took 3 – 4 weeks of my time & included excessive phone calls from them; each time I would get suspicious & ask more questions & delay the process. It caused me much stress & to lose sleep & miss appts, etc. I am grateful for the assistance I got from my credit union!