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Re: PERHAPS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS IN ORDER ... (by Gary M.):
I think that is a very good suggestion jayjay. For those that have been scammed by the Upfront Fee Resale Companies I know it's a maddening and frustrating experience for them to try and contact these companies on their own to get their money back. As we know, it just isn't going to happen. You're lucky if you are able to get a live person from one of these companies and if you do get an actual person you'll get the run around or the flat out disdain from this person on the line that knows you've been scammed and doesn't care.
These companies know at this point the majority of scammed timeshare owners do get frustrated and don't pursue it any further. Those that do try to do something more find that it seems almost impossible to get any momentum going with state agencies. However, the more complaints out there the better, sooner or later complaints can make a difference and that's why it's important for victims to complain everywhere they can and to anyone they can. The state, forums, the news..action is better than non action.
This process can still be slow and frustrating and that's why I've been doing what jayjay has suggested--looking into finding an attorney that specializes in handling class action lawsuits for those that have been burned. After all, who moves faster than an attorney with a nice payday right around the corner.
This still isn't a fast process since many of these attorney's are either not aware of how big of a scam industry this is or they've just not been approached enough by victims of these scams to think it merits serious attention on their part. So it is important for victims of these advance fee companies to come together and act as an overwhelming force to make these attorneys realize the potential of a class action suit against various advance fee companies.
Or, as jayjay asked, if there are any attorney's that are members of the forum this would be a potentially very good cause to take up.