It started with a phone call from a Resorts Solutions Trust representative Scott Scragg. He clearly stated that he had a buyer for my timeshare in Florida. He said it was a retired military couple from North Caroline, who had been staying in our resort facility and wanted to buy in.
The couple had been approved for $28K and that if I thought that that was a fair price would I be willing to sell today. Since I had only paid 18K sure that was fair. (That's when I should had red flags going off.)
He then proceded to explain the sale process. He stated that it could take up to 45 days for the paperwork and tile stuff to clear. That any maintenance fees I had paid would be returned and that the processing cost which would run $2400, would also be refunded. (Again, red flags should have gone off with the upfront fee.) He gave me the back ground of the company, its business license number. I was then transfered to there admin person who verified all the information in cluding the credit card the $2400 was to be charged to.
After I hung up with them I decided to check them out on the internet. Man, had I been screwed. They have a D - rating with the Better Business folks in Florida, and there business license was nowhere to be found. I found other who and been ripped off by the same line. That all these companies want is you upfront money and then they disappear.
I immediately called them back and and requested to cancel any contracts with them and ask for my money back. Scott became VERY high pressure. He said I can't trust what is put out on the internet. He also said my money was gone, there was no getting it back. I kep repeating I want my money back. The went on for about 5 minutes when Scott became foul mouth asking if I was a "F... ing idiot. When I asked to speak to a supervisor they started playing squeeling and squelching noises over their voices that they were getting a supervisor, I guess in an effort to get me to hang up. When I didn't theyhung up on me.
I called the credit card company immediately in an effort to stop payment and file a dispute. They said it would take 3 to 4 days. I did have them cancel the card and stop any further use of it.
That afternoon I did get a call back from Scott and he did say the money was going to be charged back to my card. % days later I see the original charge and the charge back were logged to my account. The credit card company said I was lucky. They'd a bet my money was gone.
The old line is still true, "if it sounds too good too be true it probably is." But these guys were good. Watch out for them.
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