We own a timeshare in carmel, california. Over a year ago a company solicited me about selling said timeshare and we said we were interested.
We got a phone call ten days ago informing us this company, american vacation solutions, had a buyer for the timeshare. The caller larry segal represented imself as a laawyer for avs stating the offer was for $29,000which was $9, ooo over my asking price. He asked for our fax number and said he would send a contract right then.
We did receive said contract which included the description of the time share, the buyers names, the deposit amt. They submitted, etc. And a little blurb that we would need to send them a legal/recording/recovery amount of $2,656.11.
We questioned this request and they had many legitimate sounding reasons that i should comply. We were to deposit the money in their account in a local wells fargo bank. Then we were to call them with the transaction number on the receipt which we did.
The next morning while still in bed, we received another phone call from a so-called lawyer named jonathon mc kinzie. He was very apologetic claiming there was "snag" in the deal and they would need an additional $2,100 for an estoppel letter and there was no way around it.
We screamed scam, fraud etc. But wanting it to be true so badly, we went back to wells fargo and deposited the cash into the same account.By the way, the first money was deposited in check form. They also requested that we mail them a copy of a driver's license. How gullible can one be?
We have not heard back from them at all. We have not received a check from them either. I have since been to the local sheriff's and filed a report; to my personal bank us bank and their bank wells fargo, trying to drum up fraud charges and made numbeous phone calls about reporting these guys. I have been to the dmv as i am very concerned now about identity theft and have also joined an organization called lifelock.
We have copies of the contract which we can mail to you, should you want/need them.
HOPE YOU CAN HELP. IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT US, OUR PHONE NUMBER IS (Personal Information Removed)
James and janice nation
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