Diamond Resorts takes scam company to court

Sunday 14th April 2024

Diamond Resorts and CEO Mike Flaskey are not ones to keep quiet when it come to their customers and making sure they expose companies who try to take advantage of owners who are desperately seeking a way out of their timeshare burdens. They are often in the headlines taking companies to task […]

8 million lost to pension fraud so far this year

Sunday 14th April 2024

Action Fraud is warning those with pensions to keep them safe and remain vigilant to keep their pension pots out of the hands of scammers. New figures released from the National Reporting Centre for Fraud and Cyber Crime have revealed that £1.8 million has already been lost to fraudsters this year so […]

Pensioner pays £500 to Census scammer.

Sunday 14th April 2024

A man claiming to be from the Office of National Statistics knocked on the door of an elderly woman from London, claiming she had not filled in her Census form on time and demanded she hand over a £500 fine.
The conman explained that she had a legal obligation to complete the Census […]

Another Win for Mercantile Claims

Sunday 14th April 2024

The team at Mercantile Claims work extremely hard to gain successful outcomes for our timeshare owners. Many of our clients come to us after having experienced years of hardship and distress at the hands of unscrupulous companies who have often targeted them simply because they own a timeshare. These fraudulent companies know […]

Be on the lookout for Valentine’s fraud

Sunday 14th April 2024

Valentine’s day is around the corner and what should be a time to celebrate all things love, UK Finance is urging the public to be vigilant and look out for friends and family and help keep them safe from romance fraud.
UK Finance revealed in a report that they had seen a […]

ICO fines firms for spamming during Pandemic.

Sunday 14th April 2024

Two firms have been fined heavily by the Information Commissioner’s Office for sending more than 2.7 million nuisance text messages during the pandemic and triggering a record-breaking number of complaints.
One company based in West Sussex has been fined £250,000 for sending more than 2.6 million spam text messages to customers who had […]

Romance scam – woman faces bankruptcy after cruel scam

Sunday 14th April 2024

A woman from the West Midlands has told the BBC how she handed over nearly £113,000 to a man she thought she was in a relationship with.
Ms Elwell has been forced to go to the police after the person she thought she was in a relationship with claimed his life was in […]

Heartless Scammer Finally Jailed

Sunday 14th April 2024

Heartless scammer finally Jailed
A heartless conman that groomed women over dating websites and then tricked them into handing over thousands of pounds has finally been jailed after pleading guilty to multiple counts of fraud.
29 year old Sebastian Timmis from Somerset, targeted 10 women from different parts of the UK and preyed […]

Consumers Demand Action on Unfair Timeshare Practices.

Sunday 14th April 2024

consumers

Vulnerable people who are close to retirement are worried their timeshare burdens will be passed on to loved ones in a new report issued by the Australian Consumers watchdog.
The consumer group has launched an appeal to government regulators stating that consumers are stuck in timeshare contracts that sometimes last for 99 years. […]

Timeshare Tales

Sunday 14th April 2024

A lot of can change in the world of timeshare and with the travel and leisure industry looking to gear up for summer and a possible boom in business after the Coronavirus epidemic, we thought it would be interesting to see who is doing what in the world of timeshare and is […]