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Re: Watch for the recent timeshare scam: "Barbara Giorgio" is hard of hearing (by Elizabeth G.):
Sounds familiar. Below is emails I received from Genevieve R White, also hearing impaired. New twist - not asking me to send money, will pay for all closing cost and transfer fee. Of course through her broker. Still waiting for the $500 check and hearing from her broker, but I won't hold my breath.
I'm interested to know more about the timeshare you have available for sell. Kindly tell me more about the unit and the utilities included.
Thank you for your response to my inquiry regarding your timeshare. I am interested in purchasing it. I am a private buyer. Are you a private owner or a broker?
I would like you to confirm the information on the ad such as weeks of availability for the year and your asking price. Can your resort be exchanged via RCI or interval? What is your asking price? I will make you an offer when I hear from you.
Thanks for the details. Having reviewed all the information provided, I have made my offer as clearly as possible below.
1- I will be willing to pay $4,800 for your timeshare, closing will commence within the next few days.
2- I am hearing impaired in both ears and as a result, I will doing all closing formalities through my broker. I will be responsible for the closing cost and title transfer fees along with my broker fees.
3- Closing will be done through First American title transfer(www.firstam.com/title) and funds will be held in Escrow during closing.
Let me know if this works and I will inform you on the next step. Thank you for accepting my offer. Please provide below information so I can mail in a deposit of $500 dollars to hold the property. As soon as deposit is mailed in, my broker will be in touch to arrange documentation and title transfer and upon satisfaction, balance for your timeshare would be released from escrow.
Full names you want on the check Mailing address Phone numbers.