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This is organized crime, especially in Mexico. Earl, a retired, 100% disabled Canadian police officer, lost $50,000 to a Mexico timeshare and $57,000 to someone who said they had a buyer for their timeshare. A 100% disabled Vietnam Vet wired $4,000 to Hong Kong over 3 or 4 transactions. Both had recently posted an ad on SellMyTimeshareNow. For the later. I contacted the Secret Service when the person impersonating a federal agent threatened to come to their home and arrest them for wire fraud when they did not rewire the money. In both cases the documents were impeccable. The interview linked below is with Earl, his wife and service dog Raven, and the Second Link, an interview with timeshare resale broker John Kushman, who has amassed a remarkable data base of over 100 "we have a buyer" scams and this doesn't include shady exit companies that promise a money-back guarantee but don't honor it: Crimeshare with Earl: https://tarda.org/f/crimeshare-%E2%80%93-a-sophisticated-timeshare-resale-scam Timeshare Specialist scam database: Wire Transfer Fraud https://tarda.org/f/timeshare-specialists%E2%80%99-timeshare-exit-scam-hotline