Timeshare Fraudster Sent To Prison For Repeat Telemarketing Offences

Thursday 25th April 2024

Wesley Scott Aldred, from Kissimmee, Florida has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for violating the conditions of his probation order. He was previously convicted for telemarketing fraud in 2015, for participating in a timeshare resale fraudulent scheme. The company, named Premier Timeshare Solutions, defrauded timeshare owners all over the United […]

The Sophisticated Scammer, Timeshare Scams Have Doubled

Tuesday 23rd April 2024

Timeshare, Cryptocurrency, Financial And Legal Scams Have Doubled In The Last Year !
 
More and more customers are falling victim to scams involving timeshare, cryptocurrency, binary options investments and bogus solicitors, according the the charity, Citizen’s Advice. Scammers posing as professionals from financial and legal services are on the rise and such swindle […]

Banned For Life !

Monday 22nd April 2024

Two Florida Businessman Have Been Permanently Banned From Selling Timeshare’s And Ordered To Surrender Their Assets.
The two businessmen, Jess Kinmont and John Wenz, ran and operated ‘Pro Timeshare Resales LLC’ from 2011 to 2016. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the US’s equivalent of Trading Standards, brought the case against the pair to […]

Crown Court Trial Starts For Four Charged with Timeshare Fraud

Monday 22nd April 2024

The trial of Francis Madden, Claire Garland, Keith Furneval and Jean Furneval begins with prosecutors claiming that the four fraudulently obtained hundreds of thousands of pounds from unsuspecting customers wishing to purchase holiday products, over a period of around five years.
The four were charged in July 2017 in connection with the alleged […]

Seniors targeted in Telemarketing Timeshare Scam

Monday 22nd April 2024

A website based in America has written a post regarding a Telemarketing Timeshare Scam by an Orlando resident.
Mr. Daniel Boyar, a resident of Orlando, Florida has pleaded guilty for his part in defrauding over 1,000 victims via a telemarketing scheme, a scheme which saw many victims in their elderly years handing over […]

12,000 complaints – Britons bombarded with 200 million nuisance calls

Monday 22nd April 2024

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The Information Commissioners Office has stated there is a “lengthy and complex” inquiry underway. This is a result of Police officers removing computers from Himma Group in Nottingham.
The boss of Himma Group has been suspected of being part of a kingpin network cold-calling the public. The network is said to be linked […]

Brothers Behaving Badly – Timeshare Scammers Jailed

Monday 22nd April 2024

The Birmingham brothers have been ordered to pay back “Hidden Assets” or face an additional 15 months in prison.
Brothers Amarjit and Shivjit Bagharian, from Smethwick, were both jailed for seven years in February 2016 after admitting a conspiracy to defraud topping £1 Million. Operating under 2 bogus companies, Sun Properties Solutions and […]

Holiday Inn Club Vacations ventures into the urban timeshare market

Saturday 20th April 2024

The biggest resorts in the business have all started to expand their interests to include the urban market and now Holiday Inn Club Vacations has added its first ever urban location to its portfolio.
Orange Lake Resorts, a part of the Holiday Inn Club Vacations brand, has announced the addition of The Maritime. […]

Marriott International Relaunches Loyalty programmes

Saturday 20th April 2024

Marriott International has launched its new loyalty programme named ‘Marriott Bonvoy’ which brings together its existing loyalty programmes Marriott Rewards, The Ritz Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Marriott International say their new loyalty programme is built on the belief that travel ‘enriches’ all and the world. Marriott Bonvoy will be launched on […]

Courts Shut Down Timeshare Scammers

Saturday 20th April 2024

Two rogue timeshare claims companies run by the same person, have been shut down by the courts for failing to deliver advertised services.
Meredith Pritchard Claims Consultants Ltd and First Law Solutions have been wound up in the public interest at the High Court in Manchester. The Official Receiver has been appointed liquidator […]