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Re: Need Advice. Anyone dealt with The Villa Trader? They called me and said a buyer wants my timeshare. (by Judy S.):
You have just been ripped off by Villa Traders. I had the exact same thing happen to me except I did not sign the contract nor did I send it in. What you need to do next is contact your credit card company. Tell them exactly what happened and they will try and dispute it for you. I had my $2,000 refunded thru my credit card co. since Villa Traders did not dispute their complaint. Villa Traders is a scam and I've already wrote 2 blogs about their scam with Redweek.com Other timeshare crooks will now call you since your timeshare shows 'activity' on it. They will tell you that they can get your money back for you but DON'T listen to them. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Did you make a copy of your contract? If you read the small print, it states that it is a 'marketing' company. This is not a contract of sales. Hopefully you will be able to get your money back - be aggressive with your credit card company since 'no service was rendered' with Villa Traders. Good luck!!! Please write to the Better Business Bureau in Orlando Florida about them. The more the better.