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Re: IBD-Marketing Complaint. If you were ripped off by them as well please reply. (by Nadine A.):
One year ago I was convinced that I should pay an upfront fee to sell my timeshare. I agreed to pay the amount to have the timeshare posted on the internet - and it was. Two months ago, I received a call stating that they had a bid on the timeshare and were hoping to close on the property by the end of that week. Skeptical (believing it was too good to be true) I contacted the original person I spoke with via his personal cell phone. He informed me that he no longer works for the company but will call to verify that a closing is in order before I forward the money for closing costs. He returned my call, and reassured me that everything was in line for a closing and that they simply required a western union transfer of $1900 for closing costs and that they would overnight my proceeds that same day. After gathering the funds for this transfer, I forwarded the money - only to find out that the entire situation was bogus and I was scammed. I also have the police involved in this situation and would appreciate a reply from you if you make any headway with persuing this matter. Likewise, trying to contact them is an impossible feat and the owner of the company has a record as tall as I do. Apparently, he goes by many different alias's even though he filed his company with the secretary of state for 2008! He has been arrested in the past for larceny, etc. and has many convincing people working for him --- please be cautious!