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Re: WARNING! THERE ARE SCAMMERS TRYING TO RIP YOU OFF!! (by Marty F):

joel382 wrote:
Hello,

Just want to post this as a warning for any unsuspecting person trying to rent their timeshare. I had a 'Doctor' say he 'was on a Navy Ship' and needed to send me a check for my rental. Only thing was he said he was sending a check for more than my $950 rental, and that I needed to 'take my fees from the check, and then wire the balance to another person' to assist with 'his friends travel plans'.

I thought this sounded funny, but since he was 'serving our country' and according to him 'had limited access to email', etc... I thought, ok, maybe he is legit, and I will help him out.

Well, after he sent the check he emailed me letting me know that he had sent it, 'AND AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THE CHECK TO WIRE THE BALANCE TO ANOTHER PERSON IMMEDIATELY AS TIME WAS OF THE ESSENCE'. Well, since I am not as gullable as some poor souls have been in the past, and the future, I smelled something VERY fishy with this guy and his tactics.

So, I emailed him and told him I wouldn't send ANY money until the check was converted to cash, which takes 7-10 business days minimum.

Well, my suspicions were correct. I immediately took this 'check', that was from a 'Trust National Bank', to a National Bank, and before he even tried to run it he noticed some of the same things I did. The ink on the check was RUBBING OFF. And other things were suspicious. So, the teller called the automated bank system and found the check was fraudulent, and counterfeit.

BEWARE, THESE SCUMBAGS will try to tell you to take your $950 or $1000 or ? out of the $6000 check! Yea, that's right $6000. !!! AND then send the remaining $5000 to someone else to help with the remainder of 'their friends' travel arrangements. If I would have been foolish enough to take $5000 out of my account immediately after receiving this check, as he stated I needed to do, I would now be out $5000 !!!

I hope this is read by ALL Timeshare Owners trying to rent their timeshare here and any other site, as the teller stated this is a very common tactic for these SLIMEBALLS.

Key is making sure you get whatever they sent you cashed, may take weeks in some cases, BEFORE you put the reservation in their name.

Hope this Helps!

Joe

Hi Joe,

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Thanks, Marty