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09/11/2017

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02/01/2017

Happy New Year to All!

22/05/2016

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29/03/2016

28/01/2016

Don't Fall For the Donate Your Timeshare Scam - its Illegal. Read More Below

Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Abusive Timeshare-Related Tax Scheme
on: November 25, 2015 Print Email
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Washington, DC (November 25, 2015) — The United States filed a civil injunction suit seeking to bar James Tarpey, a Montana-based attorney, Project Philanthropy, Inc. (a District of Columbia corporation which does business as Donate for a Cause) and Timeshare Closings, Inc. (a Colorado corporation which does business as Resort Closings, Inc.) from promoting an allegedly abusive timeshare donation scheme, the Justice Department announced yesterday. The United States also filed suit against three of Tarpey’s associates – Ron Broyles of California, Curt Thor of Washington and Suzanne Crowson of Montana – all of whom, according to the complaint, assisted Tarpey in facilitating the timeshare donation scheme.

According to the complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, the timeshare donation scheme encourages timeshare owners to donate their unwanted timeshares to Donate for a Cause, a tax-exempt entity organized and operated by Tarpey. The complaint states that customers are falsely promised “generous” tax savings and that the defendants purportedly determine the “fair market value” of the timeshare by selecting an independent, third-party appraiser. The United States further alleged that Tarpey’s customers (the timeshare owners) pay significant processing fees to Resort Closings, Inc. to transfer the timeshares to Donate for a Cause. According to the complaint, Tarpey, Broyles, Thor and Crowson appraise the customers’ timeshares in a manner which does not comply with the law and which significantly overvalues the timeshares. According to the complaint, the appraisals fail to comply with regulations governing appraisals submitted with federal tax returns, contain substantive errors and omissions, fail to comply with generally accepted appraisal standards and grossly overvalue the timeshares. In addition, Tarpey, Broyles, Thor and Crowson are legally prohibited from appraising the timeshares for which their customers claimed federal tax deductions because they are too closely affiliated with Donate for a Cause, the complaint alleges.

31/12/2015

Happy New Year!! We hope the timeshare you hate is a nothing but a distant memory in 2016!!

29/11/2015

Scam Alert: From a group member...
Beware of Company going by the name of Ibernia and/or GW Investments calling Mexican timeshare owners claiming to have buyers waiting.
They ask for closing costs and/or Mexican Federal IVA tax to be paid upfront. They then later ask for additional monies for some other made up reason.
If you are contacted by these scammers or whatever they may change their name to please contact your state atty general and the FTC to report them so they do not victimize others.
Also, please share this post so others will know to avoid this scam. Thanks

10/11/2015

The Bigger the Story the Bigger the Deception...Timeshare. If It Would Worked as Advertised. Right?

14/10/2015

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

-Buddha

30/09/2015

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

-Mario Andretti

25/09/2015

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. Walt Disney

17/09/2015

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
Aristotle Onasis

12/09/2015

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Abert Einstein

08/09/2015

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
Helen Keller

02/09/2015

The Wisconsin DOJ has obtained $1.8 million to distribute to Wisconsin residents who were victimized by Travel Services, Bill Bailey and Christy Spensberger.

31/08/2015

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03/08/2015

CONSUMER REPORTS.ORG

Timeshare resale scams
Look for these warning signs to detect fraud
Published: June 13, 2015 08:00 AM

Buying a timeshare vacation rental has often been fraught with fraud. Now scammers are targeting owners who want to sell.

During tough economic times, many timeshare owners may decide they can no longer afford their vacation rentals. Or they may have inherited a timeshare as part of a parent’s estate and don’t want to keep it.

That’s where scammers step in. The basic “timeshare resale” fraud works like this: Scammers target likely sellers of timeshares with the promise that they either have a buyer ready to purchase your timeshare or the assurance that they can sell it. All you need to do is pay an upfront fee—usually via a wire transfer—to cover closing costs, services, taxes, timeshare maintenance or other fees. Unfortunately, once you send the money, no sale, rental or purchase is completed and the scammer disappears with hundreds—even thousands—of dollars.

published from consumer reports June 13, 2015