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Scammed in Mexico, then scammed again through the U.S. (by KC):

earls66 wrote:

.....this past month we lost $55000 to a timeshare resale scam being run out of the state of TN and Oklahoma using information about our timeshare only the resort should have had. we were contacted at a kept secret number for the resale.

We cannot afford the 3 grand to hire companies to get out of the contract......

how does one cease this nightmare?

being from Canada, if we merely refuse to pay the fees - what will/can happen?

I'm not going to criticize your several unfortunate decisions and choices in this matter, but will merely point out that you can still make the choice, right now, to simply never pay those parasites in Mexico another penny and just walk away from the whole mess ---right now and permanently. The Mexican parasites have absolutely no legal leverage or jurisdiction over you in Canada. They will actually be quite content to just keep the considerable amount of money you have already provided to them. The supply of gullible gringos is virtually endless and they will just write you off and wait for the next willing buyer to come along --- as they always do. Whatever money you paid in Mexico (or any and all money that was subsequently rerouted to Mexico) is unfortunately gone forever.

As far as the scam reportedly run out of the U.S., I strongly recommend that you prepare an extensive, very detailed and factually complete summary of all related actions and events in the matter, including specific dates, and then contact the Attorneys General of the states which you believe to have been be involved, providing your assembled specific facts, details, dates, names, phone numbers, identifying any banks or other entities involved. Your chances of recovering any money are frankly quite slim, but slim odds are still better than zero (if you take no action at all).

I am sorry for your choices, losses and overall situation, but I wouldn't send ANYONE another penny on this matter. Don't continue to send good money after bad. Also, please don't naively believe for even one brief moment that you can somehow get magically "released" from a contractual obligation by merely paying some obscure and useless third party entity $3,000. Plainly stated, that's just a completely unfounded pipe dream.

I wish you luck. Step one is to STOP sending your money to people whose only goal is to fleece you and then disappear --- with your money firmly in hand.