Monthly Archives: October 2011

How professional is Association Professional Enterprise?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by mindtimeshare

A new alert goes out for an apparent genuine company with dubious ways of working.. Association Professional Enterprise SL. allegedly based in Alicante, Avenida de Salamanca 22, 03005 Alicante, Spain and with website http://asociadosprofesionalesenterprisesl.com appears to be a normal property … Continue reading →

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Can you trust a company when asking for a payment through MoneyGram or Western Union?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by mindtimeshare

This is a general warning about making payments to any resale company! Of course we will always insist that an upfront payment is illegal and against what is established in the Timeshare Directive but sometimes resale companies do charge a … Continue reading →

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TDE Services, cold calling timeshare resale asking for a 950€ retainer…

Posted on October 27, 2011 by mindtimeshare

Another company to add onto the blacklist of dubious resale companies, TDE Services. TDE Services, website http://www.tdeservices.info , created at the end of September 2011 and allegedly based in Spain on the postbox address; Apartado de Correos 127, 17100 La … Continue reading →

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Breaking news! Club Class International Plc put into liquidation!

Posted on October 26, 2011 by mindtimeshare

The Customer Services Department of Club Class Plc – http://www.clubclass.net – informs to the owner of a holiday club membership of Club Class Plc that the marketer Club Class International PLC (which was selling this holiday club up to this year) … Continue reading →

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EFTAG calling ILG members; coincidence or conscious targeting?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by mindtimeshare

Over the past week we have received more and more messages from consumers stating they have been approached by the European Fair Trade Advisory Group (EFTAG) SL. We knew EFTAG was cold calling timeshare consumers and we already placed a warning … Continue reading →

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RDO consumer alert for Landmark Portfolio Investment Pte Ltd in Singapore

Posted on October 25, 2011 by mindtimeshare

A new consumer alert goes out for a company based in Singapore this time. This company called Landmark Portfolio Investments Pte Ltd, claims to be affiliated to the Organization RDO – http://www.rdo.org – having certificates at their office that prove … Continue reading →

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Abbey Services UK another cold calling timeshare resale company

Posted on October 21, 2011 by mindtimeshare

Abbey Services UK, (not to be confused with Abbey Crest Consultancy http://wp.me/p1kmoi-8q ) appears to be a new entry on the cold caller resale company list. Abbey Services UK with website http://abbeyservicesuk.co.uk/  does not appear in the UK Companies House … Continue reading →

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The nightmare of the so called “timeshare exit strategies” a true story…

Posted on October 20, 2011 by mindtimeshare

This is a true story as send to us by a consumer who has turned to us for help and advice. Sadly this story is not a one off and a lot of people reading the blog will recognize their … Continue reading →

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T and D Associates, another legal Consultancy with cold call approach.

Posted on October 20, 2011 by mindtimeshare

A new consumer alert goes out for a recently detected company called T & D Associates T and D Associates http://www.tanddassociates.com Office Address, Local 335 ,Avda De Encarnación 33, 29640 Fuengirola, Malaga, Spain and contact numbers: Spanish mobile 0034 603 … Continue reading →

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Selling your timeshare and ended up with a Find Me Travel Membership?

Posted on October 18, 2011 by mindtimeshare

We are getting more and more concerned by the amount of emails received about Find me Travel. Numerous consumers who have been duped into paying an upfront fee for a sale that never happened by Half Moon Holdings (http://wp.me/p1kmoi-9p), UK … Continue reading →

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Are you taking up the offer from GC Resorts or Gran Canaria Resorts?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by mindtimeshare

In July this year we placed a warning on our blog regarding Gran Canaria Resorts and their telephone calls for a holiday offer to timeshare owners, read more: http://wp.me/p1kmoi-4U Ever since we placed this warning we have received numerous messages … Continue reading →

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Have you been contacted by Rincon Holidays in Torrox Costa?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by mindtimeshare

A new alert goes out for a company called Rincon Holidays. The address they give is Nerja, Torrox Costa, Malaga 29793 and the telephone number they use is 0844 811 4363 Checking the telephone number 08448114363, we also found an … Continue reading →

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Has Beauregard Marketing Solutions called you today?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by mindtimeshare

An apparent new company “Beauregard Marketing Solutions” has started to cold call timeshare consumers after these consumers had been duped by other resale companies who we have mentioned previously on this blog. In some cases it was consumers who dealt … Continue reading →

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Newsletter September 2011

Posted on October 6, 2011 by mindtimeshare

Dear Timeshare consumer, The month of September has been very busy for Mindtimeshare. At the RDO2 Convention in Marbella, Mindtimeshare was given the opportunity to speak about this project and we took the opportunity to ask all present from timeshare … Continue reading →

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Breakaway Marketing Solutions’ website CLOSED DOWN!

Posted on October 6, 2011 by mindtimeshare

Great news! Breakaway Marketing Solutions, one of the dubious resale companies for which we placed a warning on this blog http://wp.me/p1kmoi-8J has had their website closed down since yesterday. The fact Breakaway Marketing bluntly copied all content from an existing … Continue reading →

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European Fair Trade Advisory Group de nieuwe “Class Action” met strategische partner ITRA.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by mindtimeshare

Een waarschuwing voor alle timeshare consumenten gaat uit voor de nieuwe “Class Action” die is opgez et in Malaga, Spanje en zichzelf European Fair Trade Advisory Group (EFTAG) SL noemt. EFTAG belt timeshare consumenten op met de aanbieding om mee te … Continue reading →

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FIH Mediation Services, dubious mediation from Malaga, Spain

Posted on October 5, 2011 by mindtimeshare

Another dubious company called FIH mediation services has started cold calling and offering their services against an upfront fee of £225. FIH Mediation Services have a website http://www.fihmediationservices.com  created in August 2011,where in spite of all the nice texts and … Continue reading →

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Universal Marketing timeshare resale’s with familiar contact details..

Posted on October 4, 2011 by mindtimeshare

We have been alerted by consumers of a “new” company called Universal Marketing who is cold calling timeshare consumer with a resale offer they cannot resist. The contact details given out by the agent who calls is 0845 1085491 which … Continue reading →

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