Original Message:
Re: Membership requirements for potential renters ($9.99 fee) (by R P.):
scottm377 wrote:Darlene- I agree with your sentiments. I joined Redweek thinking it would offer some protection from scams. I tried to do my homework before sending someone money. Redweeks TOS specifies: "we do take special precautions to ensure our users are who they say they are", but when I was scammed the response I got from Redweek was as follows:"Chances are, this person used a stolen credit card and address to pay for the RedWeek membership.
I'm sorry I can't be of more assistance.
Best regards, Alisa"
Thanks a lot. If Redweek is such a den of thieves, I'm better off at Craigslist where at least I expect this much and don't have to pay for it. Scott
Redweek is not in the business of policing the entire internet for scammers. They are merely a timeshare ad site for timeshare owners. They can't verify that every member is or is not a scammer as some scammers WILL pay the $10 membership fee to lift email addresses here which numbers total in the million range.
However, Redweek will go beyond other timeshare ad sites to investigate scammers, and if need be, ban them IF they are reported to Redweek.
No internet site is 100% safe from scammers and Craig's List is the number one scam site on the internet. Just place your FREE ad there, and you'll see for yourself.