scams?

Has anyone heard of any scams going on lately about someone contacting you about renting your timeshare you have just to get banking information?

Just Curious

angim2 wrote:

Has anyone heard of any scams going on lately about someone contacting you about renting your timeshare you have just to get banking information? Just Curious

Never, ever give your personal bank information to anyone over the internet unless it's a legitimate purchase from a legitimate company.

This was probably an upfront fee timeshare company that wants an upfront fee to list your timeshare in a database that nobody will ever see .... all they want is your upfront fee ..... scam scam scam.

HI

My girlfriend just called me the other day and was called by a company called "GLOBAL" that told her for a $600 fee they would rent out her timeshare for $1500. The funny thing is she has not even received her deed yet for Orange Lake in Orlando? They wanted her money first. So I told her to tell them to rent it out for her then send her the difference of $900?? she has asked for faxed information to be sent to her on 2 occasions and guess what she has not hear from the since. Beware of this outfit this is a present situation. I have also just purchased a timeshare at OLCC so I am curious to see if I will get the same phonecall.. I will let you all know.

bonniea16 wrote:

HI

My girlfriend just called me the other day and was called by a company called "GLOBAL" that told her for a $600 fee they would rent out her timeshare for $1500. The funny thing is she has not even received her deed yet for Orange Lake in Orlando? They wanted her money first. So I told her to tell them to rent it out for her then send her the difference of $900?? she has asked for faxed information to be sent to her on 2 occasions and guess what she has not hear from the since. Beware of this outfit this is a present situation. I have also just purchased a timeshare at OLCC so I am curious to see if I will get the same phonecall.. I will let you all know.

========== Does she happen to remember the full name of this outfit that called her? Was it Global Financial or one of several others that use global in their names? MD

adahiscout wrote:

bonniea16 wrote:

HI

My girlfriend just called me the other day and was called by a company called "GLOBAL" that told her for a $600 fee they would rent out her timeshare for $1500. The funny thing is she has not even received her deed yet for Orange Lake in Orlando? They wanted her money first. So I told her to tell them to rent it out for her then send her the difference of $900?? she has asked for faxed information to be sent to her on 2 occasions and guess what she has not hear from the since. Beware of this outfit this is a present situation. I have also just purchased a timeshare at OLCC so I am curious to see if I will get the same phonecall.. I will let you all know.

========== Does she happen to remember the full name of this outfit that called her? Was it Global Financial or one of several others that use global in their names? MD

Bottom line, if any company asks for an upfront fee DO NOT DO IT, period.

I just returned from the UK where I was a victim of a scam. I rented an apartment at Carlton Court in London for the week of June 27 - July 4. The address I was given was partial Carlton Court and Partial a private residence. I rented the apartment from the name John Green who had me send a MONEYGRAM to his accountant Steven Moore whose address turned out to be a museum. After spending 5 hours at the local police station we were the victims of fraud, no place to stay and suitcases in hand. The police warned us never to use a MONEYGRAM. A case has been filed but we were told this is a hopless case as it happens all the time. Canadians and Americans seem to be targeted as address given to us is hard to varify. SO BEWARE. S DeJong