Original Message:
"The Villa Trader" is a timeshare related scam company and not affiliated in any way with Villa Trader - http://villatrader.com (by Bob O.):
A person from the Villa Trader called everyday, consistently, insisting that they had a buyer in front of them, wanting to buy my property/timeshare of Orange Lake Resort for $37000. They said that the only things we had to pay was for the closing costs, which were $2000. The person on the phone asked for my credit card information, saying that the transaction wasn't going to be effective until I send a few signed documents that they sent me through e-mail. I printed these documents and waited a few days because I wasn't really sure about this transaction. The person on the phone called me again asking why I hadn't sent the signed documents. I told them that I didn't want to continue with the transaction. However, he guaranteed me that the transaction wasn't going to be processed until I send the signed documents. In the meantime, I received a statement from my credit card which showed that there was a transaction made the same night I gave him my information, which was on January 12, 2009, even when he guaranteed me that the transaction wasn't going to be made until I send those signed documents. I then called the Villa Trader and the same person answered, whose name is Mr. Morris. He said that all I had to do was to send the signed documents and that I would receive the closing documents within three weeks. I was a little hesitant but I sent the documents anyways, since the transaction was already made. Since then, I have been calling consistently to find out what happened with the whole process. Some time later, I found out that Mr. Morris was no longer working in the company and nobody knows about my case. Ever since, I continued to call and either nobody knows what I am talking about or they simply do not answer the phone call. I left tons of messages and still no answer. I do not know what to do and I need help. I am worried that this is a scam and my $2000 will be gone.