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Same old, same old... (by KC):

This particular "Roy Anderson" scam contact has recently been reported on numerous other timeshare sites as well. Frankly, it's exactly like so many, many others, ultimately providing a bogus check in excess of the amount required and then requesting a refund of the "overpayment". Those who fall for this scam unwisely provide the "overpayment" difference in valid funds back to the sender, only to later discover that the check which was provided to them in the first place is an entirely bogus counterfeit, so they are "out" the overpayment, which promptly disappears forever. Alternatively, the scammer just uses the collected personal information in a "phishing" scheme, in order to later attempt an identity theft action and / or try to directly gain access to the "target's" bank account(s).

One dead giveaway to these so-called "Nigerian 419" scams is their consistently poor command and use of English grammar. Oddly enough, the scammer claiming to be from the UK is another common feature. Since English is, in fact, the language of the UK, someone so obviously failing to adequately or properly use the native language and grammar of their (alleged) native country is a big hint that something is really and truly VERY wrong here...