Employee Of The Month

Monday 4th March 2019

Mercantile Claims enjoy rewarding outstanding dedication, hard work and employee contribution. For his continued hard work and success within his role, Jarron Hunt is Employee of the month for March.
Head of Business, Harry Darby presented the trophy to Jarron. “Jarron works really hard every day, he is keen, conscientious and always puts […]

The Timeshare ‘Wolf’ jailed

Friday 1st March 2019

The leader of a timeshare resale fraud scam which targeted elderly and vulnerable people, has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay back $3.37 million in damages. The Notorious Florida Based scammer was sentenced to 63 months in Federal prison, for defrauding more than 1,000 victims, many of whom […]

Rise in Mexican Timeshare scams

Wednesday 27th February 2019

Officials in the U.S. are warning timeshare owners, yet again, about another wave of crooks looking to exploit Mexican Timeshare owners.
Scammers are posing as real estate brokers and contacting timeshare owners claiming to have buyers ready to purchase or rent their timeshare. Some victims are reporting that they are being offered up […]

RCI adds 103 new resorts to its Timeshare Exchange Network

Tuesday 26th February 2019

The global leader in vacation exchange properties RCI has added 103 new properties to its already extremely large portfolio. The new affiliations include resorts in Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, India, Latin America and North America.
This year, Shell Vacations Club have also joined the RCI network. Shell Vacations Club is part of Wyndham […]

Two men arrested over courier fraud

Friday 22nd February 2019

Two men have been arrested over a series of nine frauds across Reading and Wokingham.
The incidents all took place between 18 January and 4 February and resulted in jewellery and large sums of money being stolen from elderly and vulnerable victims.
The frauds were committed by the men claiming to be a Detective […]

Lawmakers In U.S. Consider New Timeshare Regulation

Thursday 21st February 2019

Lawmakers in the U.S. have passed new legislation giving people who sign up to timeshare contracts, a 14 day cooling off period. That’s twice as long as currently required.
The new legislation would also allow buyers to receive a 90 percent refund if they do cancel within the 14 day period. In addition, […]

Flybmi Collapses and leaves passengers stranded

Tuesday 19th February 2019

Passengers stranded across 25 European locations after Flybmi cancels all its flights.
The airline said that uncertainty over Brexit and rises in fuel and carbon costs have led to it filing for administration. The airline had 17 small jet aircraft carried 522,000 passengers on 29,000 flights in 2018. However, the airline was experiencing […]

Diamond Resorts In Lawsuit Over Points System

Monday 18th February 2019

A group of Timeshare Owners have filed a joint class action suit against Diamond Resorts. The lawsuit claims that Diamond sold unregistered investment contracts to consumers during high-pressure sales pitches, this is a violation of the U.S. Securities Act of 1993.
The class action is lead by Kaarina Pakka and includes people who […]

Heart Broken and Broke

Friday 15th February 2019

Police in Ireland have issued a warning after a woman handed over €48,000 to a fraudster. According to police, the woman was showered with gifts over a 13 month period, before he asked her to invest in his business.
The fraudster invested a considerable amount of time and effort in his victim. Over […]

Another Successful Claim

Thursday 14th February 2019

Here at Mercantile Claims, we have the pleasure of helping many clients end their nightmare timeshare experiences, we also help them reclaim money for contracts that were mis-sold to them. It is extremely rewarding to be able to help so many clients, who more often than not have been through years of financial […]