A timeshare conman who was jailed last year for scamming timeshare owners, has been ordered to pay back his victims.
Francis Madden from Bournemouth took holidays around the Mediterranean whilst ruling his business with an ‘iron fist’, obtaining hundreds of thousands of pounds from unsuspecting customers. He was jailed last year for 40 […]
Another Successful Claim
Monday 8th July 2019
Mercantile Claims have successfully helped thousands of clients reclaim money for timeshares and holiday products that were mis-sold to them. We are one of the UK’s leading timeshare termination and claims management specialists and fully regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
We are delighted to share with our readers another successful claim for […]
Man Jailed Over $1.25 Million Timeshare Scam
Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Police in Singapore have arrested a 42 year old man for running a timeshare scam which stole $1.25 million from it’s victims.
Mohamed Yasin Karuli has been jailed in Singapore after being convicted in court for running a bogus timeshare recovery business and an unauthorised investment scheme.
Police discovered that Karuli coerced victims into […]
Spanish National Police Arrest Timeshare Fraudsters
Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Police in Spain have released a statement saying 3 people have been arrested and 6 more will be charged after an investigation into a fraudulent timeshare exit company.
Police say the fraudsters were posing as legitimate lawyers but instead of carrying out any of the services they claimed to offer, they defrauded more […]
Another Successful Claim
Monday 1st July 2019
Mercantile Claims are one of the UK’s leading timeshare termination and claims management specialists. We have successfully helped thousands of clients reclaim money for timeshares and holiday products that were mis-sold to them.
We are delighted to share with our readers, yet another successful claim for one of our clients who have received a settlement of over […]
Timeshare owners tricked into attending sales presentation, when they were told it was a membership update
Tuesday 25th June 2019
One elderly couple from the U.S. were asked to attend an owner’s update meeting when they checked into their favourite resort in Pennsylvania. They were offered a free breakfast if they attended a short meeting informing them about changes to their timeshare after Wyndham’s buyout of RCI.
However, breakfast soon turned into lunch […]
Another Successful Claim
Friday 21st June 2019
Mercantile Claims are one of the UK’s leading timeshare termination and claims management specialists. We have successfully helped thousands of clients reclaim money for timeshares and holiday products that were mis-sold to them.
We are delighted to share with our readers, yet another successful claim for one of our clients who have received a settlement […]
Bluegreen Vacations Pay Out $40 million in compensation
Monday 17th June 2019
Bluegreen Vacations will pay Bass Pro more than $40 million to continue operating timeshare sales kiosks in its stores.
Timeshare giant Bluegreen Vacations has settled its dispute with Bass Pro Shops, allowing the company to continue operating its timeshare sales kiosks from inside its stores. Bass Pro Shops had a long-standing agreement with […]
Timeshare Laws Change In Arizona
Thursday 13th June 2019
Lawmakers in the state of Arizona have been attempting to change the rules surrounding timeshare ownership for some time.
However, the industry has fought back and tried to block this at every possible stage. It has been an uphill battle for those in charge with protecting consumer rights and giving timeshare owners the […]
Timeshare Fraudster Ordered To Pay Back $1 Million
Wednesday 12th June 2019
Judge sentences timeshare fraudster to seven years and five months in prison, and ordered to pay back over $1 million.
Martin Steele, from Florida, has been sentenced for his role in a huge telemarketing fraud scam. From 2016 through 2018, Steele conspired with others to extract money from victims throughout the United States […]