Victim Location 33434
Total money lost $3,897
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
John Ahren of Empire City Brokerage contacted me offering me approximately 3 times the cost of my timeshare in a Mexican Resort.
He said they had a Chinese buyer who wanted to purchase a controlling interest in the resort. He got George Bailey of Demand and Escrow LLC to send me paperwork to fill in. He sent me a Bank Statement from CITIBANAMEX showing the selling price and a 16% Fee for a MEXICAN TAX ID which was being held in a TRUST ACCOUNT in my name.
George Bailey then sent me a document stating that I had to PAY a CAPITAL GAINS TAX to the Mexican Government.
Vincent Aquino, the Managing Partner of Empire City Brokerage tried to convince me to continue with the contract. My answer to him was" You wire the Capital Gains Tax to me and I’ll forward this on to the Mexican Government"
He and John were on the phone together and THREATENED me saying that I’ll have to go to Phoenix and Mexico as the MEXICAN GOVERNMENT wants to know why I had’nt paid the Capital Gains Tax. Capital Gains Taxes were never disclosed to me and Mr Aquino said that he did’nt know anything about Taxes. It was new to him. BEWARE OF THIS SCAM
Did you actually sell the timeshare and get any money
Scammer’s phone 1 646 291 8982
Scammer’s address 255 Cabrini Blvd., New York, NY 10040, USA
Scammer’s email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
Initial means of contact Phone
Contacted By JOHN AHREN who said that they represent a CHINESE BUYER who wants to purchase 189 UNITS in a resort to gain control. Offered more than 3 times the price and would pay of loan I had as well.
Contacted by George Bailey of DEMAND AND ESCROW SERVICES LLC of CA who sent me paper work to fill in. He opened a TRUST BANK ACCOUNT at CITIBANAMEX showing selling price in our name.
Today I was threatened by John Ahren and the Managing Partner, VINCE AQUINO that I would be required to go to PHOENIX and MEXICO to answer questions by the Mexican Government, why I did not pay the CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Victim Location 77494
Type of a scam Travel/Vacations
cold called by Jeffrey Woods at Empire City Brokerage in NY, NY. Offered twice the value of our timeshare saying a Chinese company hired them to buy up enough units to take over the resort. set up an account with citibanamex with the balance of money promised, through an escrow company in Los Angeles. sent a sales agreement contract that I ran through a legitimate timeshare company. I was told that this contract was 100% a scam and that parts of the contract were made up fees that they would try to get me to wire to them.