Beware of Timeshare Exit Scams – Timeshare.com Resources

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October 01, 2024

$16M Judgment Against Fraudulent Timeshare Exit Firm

Shutts & Bowen wins $16M lawsuit against deceptive timeshare exit firm, a victory that strengthens trust in the timeshare industry. Learn more about the case.

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September 03, 2021

Timeshare Exit Company Closes with Promises Unfulfilled

Another timeshare exit company has seemingly closed without fulfilling its promise of getting consumers out of their timeshare.

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Timeshare Exit Firm Slapped With $2.6 Million Judgment for Illegal Practices

Arkansas’ Attorney General announced a $2.6 million judgment against Real Travel, LLC, and the company’s founder, Brian Scroggs.

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November 30, 2020

16 People at Exit Firm Charged with Scamming Timeshare Owners

A U.S. District Judge charged 16 people at a Florida timeshare exit firm for their participation in a fraudulent exit scheme.

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October 02, 2020

Coloradans Beware of New Timeshare Exit Scam

The Colorado Division of Real Estate recently announced an influx of timeshare scams targeting Colorado consumers, real estate brokers and out-of-state consumers.

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August 25, 2020

Diamond Resorts, Former Attorney General, & Timeshare Owners Warn of "Timeshare Exit" Scams with National Video Campaign

Diamond Resorts has released a new video documenting the rise of the "timeshare exit" industry. In the video, victims of timeshare exit scams, Diamond Resorts CEO, and former Arizona Attorney General discuss the dangers of timeshare exit companies and the sales tactics used to mislead timeshare owners.

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Missouri Attorney General Sues Four Timeshare Exit Companies

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt's office is taking legal action against Brain Scroggs and his four "timeshare exit" companies—Vacation Consulting Services LLC; VCS Communications, LLC; The Transfer Group, LLC; and Real Travel L.L.C.

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Consumers' Checkbook Warns Consumers of Timeshare Exit Companies' Services

A story in the Philadelphia Inquirer highlighted the findings of a recent investigation by the nonprofit Consumers' Checkbook which found numerous timeshare exit companies have developed reputations for taking advantage of their customers based on services never provided or deceptive offers to help end their timeshare contracts.

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Investment News Condemns Dave Ramsey for Timeshare Exit Team Endorsement

Timeshare Exit Team has a well-documented history of defrauding owners, which has landed it in the crosshairs of Washington's attorney general.

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ARDA-ROC Warns Consumers & Timeshare Owners to Beware of Timeshare Exit Scams During Coronavirus Pandemic

The ARDA-Resort Owners' Coalition (ARDA-ROC) today warned consumers and timeshare owners to beware of timeshare exit companies looking to take advantage of them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Timeshare Exit Team Faces Lawsuit By Washington Attorney General

The Attorney General of Washington has filed a lawsuit against Timeshare Exit Team, a Dave Ramsey endorsed company.

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Timeshare Owner Warning: Viking Ship Exit Schemes

A "Viking Ship" scheme is used to describe a certain type of scam employed by unscrupulous exit companies in the timeshare industry.

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Timeshare Exit Team Exposed for Defrauding Owners

Deceptive advertising. False claims. Hefty upfront fees. Timeshare exit companies continue to scam unsuspecting owners using scare tactics and hollow promises. Many even claim to have secret, proprietary methods that "guarantee" to get owners out of contracts.

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Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated Secures Major Win and Exposes Timeshare Exit Team

Successful legal action removes Timeshare Exit Team's harmful tactics with owners and allows Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated to continue offering no-fee timeshare relief options to owners

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Pro Timeshare Resales: Exit Company Out of Business after FTC Lawsuit

When it comes to selling a timeshare, the process isn't always straightforward. Oftentimes, timeshare owners will be contacted by so-called "Timeshare Exit Companies," who guarantee to sell their timeshare or release them from their contracts.

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Diamond Resorts Marks Win Against Timeshare Exit Company

After filing numerous lawsuits against timeshare exit companies on behalf of timeshare owners, Diamond Resorts® has come away with a strong win.

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Timeshare Exit Firm Owner Challenged For Controversial Oped

An op-ed posted in the Orlando Sentinel titled "Timeshare Industry In Need of Reform" has sparked concern within the timeshare industry for its arguably ill-informed plea to "reform" Florida's timeshare industry, which employs more than 100,000 people across the state.

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Lawsuits Against Timeshare Exit Companies To Move Forward

Last week, U.S District Judge Gregory A. Presnell denied two separate requests for dismissal from timeshare exit companies facing lawsuits filed against them by Wyndham Vacation Ownership.

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Kiplinger Reports About Timeshare Exit Scams

Timeshare exit scams have become a big business in recent years. There are many common tactics that these fraudulent companies use to convince consumers to sell their timeshares. However, a recent Kiplinger article sheds light on how these companies are using fear to get elderly consumers to pay massive upfront fees.

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Timeshare Exit Company Targets Consumers In Northeast Ohio

The Cleveland Better Business Bureau has issued a warning to consumers to be wary of timeshare resale companies promising to find a buyer for their unused timeshares.

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Man Sentenced To Prison For His Role In Timeshare Exit Fraud

The U.S Department of Justice recently announced that a Las Vegas man would spend 20 months in federal prison after being convicted of defrauding timeshare owners out of $780,000.

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BBB Continues To Make Alerts About Timeshare Exit Scam Companies

There are a lot of fraudulent industries out there but few have seen the growth achieved by the timeshare exit scam industry. The scope of fraud in the industry is so widespread that the Better Business Bureau performed a study focused solely on the exit companies operating out of Missouri and Southern Illinois. The results were staggering.

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Resort Company Fights On Behalf Of Timeshare Owners In Latest Lawsuit

As the number of third-party timeshare exit company scams steadily increases, numerous companies are fighting on behalf of timeshare owners.

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Arkansas Attorney General Files Suit Against Timeshare Exit Company

Robert Allison characterizes his time spent addressing fraud-related issues with General Motors as a position requiring confrontation on a daily basis. That he would fall victim to fraud himself seems inconceivable.

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Timeshare Exit Company Victim Speaks Out

Robert Allison characterizes his time spent addressing fraud-related issues with General Motors as a position requiring confrontation on a daily basis. That he would fall victim to fraud himself seems inconceivable.

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BBB Exposes Portland-based Timeshare Exit Scam

The Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific is warning timeshare consumers of a Portland-based timeshare exit company operating under the name M&T Property Management. This latest exit scam has cost consumers nearly $37,000 in exit fees.

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Timeshare Resale Scam Warnings Surrounding Real Estate Company In Nashville

The Better Business Bureau has issued warnings to potential timeshare customers of Your New Tennessee, a real estate company claiming to be based out of Nashville, Tennessee.

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Florida Man Sentenced To 7 Years For A Telemarketing Timeshare Exit Scam

46-year-old Martin Steele of St. Petersburg, Florida has been sentenced to seven years and five months in federal prison for his participation in a telemarketing timeshare exit scam targeting innocent timeshare owners, who were searching for how to get out of a timeshare.

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BBB Reports Hundreds Of Timeshare Consumers Losing $2.2 Million To Missouri Exit Companies

On June 6, 2019 the Missouri Better Business Bureau (BBB) issued a report about the fraudulent activities of timeshare exit companies in and around Springfield, Missouri.

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Timeshare Exit Company American Resource Management Group Declares Bankruptcy

This past April, a top timeshare exit company known as American Resource Management Group, LLC (ARMG) filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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Oregon Timeshare Resale Scammers Caught Stealing Identities

Recently, the Oregon Real Estate Agency has brought yet another timeshare resale scam to light.

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Timeshare Exit Company Files For Bankruptcy

A top timeshare exit company recently filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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New Legal Warning Cites A Surge Of Timeshare Exit Scams In Arizona

A new legal warning out of Arizona surrounding an increase in timeshare exit scams has recently emerged.

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Timeshare Exit Telemarketing Scam Sends Florida Man To Prison

Mark Boring, a 47-year-old man from St. Petersburg, Florida, was recently sentenced to several years in federal prison for participating in a telemarketing scam, which scammed timeshare owners out of thousands of dollars.

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Timeshare Resale Scam In Florida Causes $3 Million In Losses

A man out of Orlando, Florida was recently sentenced to more than five years in prison for his actions alongside his group of co-conspirators for defrauding more than 1,000 innocent timeshare owners.

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Timeshare Exit Scammers Defraud $24,000 From Innocent Timeshare Owner

Recently, a resident of Madison, WI, Darren Kittleson was scammed out of more than $24,000 by a timeshare exit company offering to buy his week at the Garza Blanca Resort in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico.

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What To Know Before You eBay Your Timeshare

Often described as the world's largest garage sale, eBay is a popular platform for buying and selling both new and used items. Although it puts the seller at risk in a number of ways, selling timeshares on eBay has become a more common practice in recent years.

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Consumer Alert: Telemarketing Scams

Unfortunately, scams and fraudulent activity are a part of life. Recently, fraudulent telemarketing targeted at timeshare owners has become more prevalent.

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Considering A Change In Your Timeshare Ownership

Whether you are looking to add or remove a co-owner of a timeshare, transfer to an ex-spouse, or sell to a new buyer, the first question you need to ask yourself is, is your loan paid off?

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Five Ways To Avoid Being Ripped Off By A Timeshare Exit Scam

So-called timeshare "exit companies" prey on timeshare owners making false promises to sell the timeshare for an upfront fee. These companies waste people's time and money and create more problems than solutions for timeshare owners. Here is how to spot a timeshare exit company scam:

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BBB Receives Complaints about Timeshare Resale

More and more timeshare owners are being taken advantage of from timeshare resale companies. Either they are paying upfront fees to sell or cancel their timeshare or are buying timeshares that don't exist.

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