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Re: Has anyone purchased from Vallart Gardens? (by Scott W.):

We got scammed in May of 2019 and were recently awarded a dispute in our favor from our credit card companies that we had used to pay in full our balance. We "purchased" a Hampton Penthouse Suite from Miguel Lopez and were promised the lease of our weeks in order for the "resort" to use them for marketing with new clients by Gareth (British accent) and Ricardo Ballesteros. After we got back from vacation we googled Vallarta Gardens to look at the photos of what we bought and found nothing but scam warnings and links like this one. After reading A LOT of posts we realized we had to act fast in order to get our money back. Thanks to all of those that took the time to share the detailed steps they followed to get out of this nightmare! We called our credit card companies to start the dispute process at the same time we were sending a cancellation notice to Vallarta Gardens in accordance with Visa's 14 day cooling off period mentioned in their core rules. This rule allows you to cancel your transaction even after the 5 day return period stated in your contract. They made us sign a waiver removing our 5 day cancelation period due to the fact that we bought a foreclosed unit which is illegal in Mexico. This along with ALL the information on the fraudulent business practices and fake companies (PILA Management in our case) connected to Vallarta Gardens given to us by this link was the proof we needed in order for Amex to rule in our favor. We hope that our post will "pay it forward" and helps someone else that falls for their lies or prevents the nightmare from ever beginning!