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Please report upfront fee scammers to Attorney General ..... there's power in numbers (by Lance C.):
paulf242 wrote:I have been contacted by both Universal Marketing Solutions and Creative Vacation Solutions and have been told that they had a buyer for my timeshare. I had sent them money, via credit card, for processing fees. In trying to inquire as to the status of the sale, no one would answer the phone or the phone was disconnected all together. I have been a victim to this same process by other companies as well - Divine Vacations, Inc, World Wide Resorts Direct, Inc, International Marketing Group (IMG), just to name a few. I have been so desperate to sell my timeshare I had agreed to the verbal terms in all accounts. Every new company that called had a different twist that was different from the previous company I had dealt with. I have lost over $10,000 and have destroyed my credit. Insult to injury, I still have not sold my timeshare.
The best suggestion I can give to you now is to report these companies to the Attorney-General of the state in which these companies are located. This can easily be done online.