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Need Advice On How to Proceed Against Potentially Unscrupulous Prop. Mangement Co. (by R P.):
nareks2 wrote:After perusing this forum for a bit, and a brief search through Google, I am fairly convinced now that the operations run by said company are a scam--the premise being that they asked for money upfront ($800) and have essentially reneged on their promise of renting out the property per the terms stipulated in the contract for two turns now and going on to the third. Last October (during the second time it was promised that the four weeks we had agreed upon would be rented out), we received an e-mail stating that the "bad economy" was to blame for their inability to secure the weeks at the promised rates in the contract, and that it was set to be rented out instead in February of this year. It is now the 3rd of February and we still have not heard any news/updates from Mr. Dawson (the individual with whom we constructed the contract). Once again, leading us to believe that we have been scammed.My question is: how viable of a solution is the Better Business Bureau in circumstances such as these? Should we seek recourse through them to recover the $800 agency fee paid by citing the company's inaction and failure to provide the services agreed to, and rescind the remaining terms of the contract before seeking legal assistance from attorneys and such?
Above is how the scammers operate .... promises then nothing.
The Better Business Bureau is not going to help you get your money back. The BBB is there only to grade their members ... is this company a member of the BBB?
About the only thing you can do is file a complaint with the Attorney General of Texas .... you can Google to find contact info. If your complaint is with Mexico you can file it with PROFECO .... Google for PROFECO contact info.