Timeshare Exit Scams: Here’s What You Need to Know

Ever feel like your timeshare started as a dream vacation but turned into a financial nightmare? You’re not alone. Plenty of people who once loved their timeshare now feel trapped by rising fees, limited booking options, and contracts that seem impossible to escape. And when desperation sets in, there’s always someone waiting to take advantage. …

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Thinking of Selling a Timeshare? Be Careful. Deception by Marketers Still a Problem.

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the owner of a telemarketing operation that deceived consumers who were trying to sell their timeshare properties is permanently banned from the timeshare resale and rental business, and from all telemarketing, under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The settlement followed a court ruling that the company violated …

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FTC Jumps in With Florida to Go After Timeshare Resale Deception

The Federal Trade Commission and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi brought legal action against a timeshare rental/resale telemarketing business and its owner for allegedly deceiving thousands of consumers throughout the country into paying up to $2,000 based on false promises that they had buyers or renters lined up for consumers’ timeshare properties, and then failing …

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