Monthly Archives: July 2016

ITRA sued by timeshare owners and ordered to refund payments in full

Great news has reached us this week! ITRA (International Timeshare Refund Action) was taken to court by a retired couple this June and having considered the evidence, the judge ruled that the contract signed by the consumers was invalid. ITRA … Continue reading

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Have you received cold calls from Chrome 2000 with a resale offer for your timeshare?

This alert goes out for a company called Chrome 2000 which is a timeshare resale company, based in Marrakech and with a very familiar pitch. Chrome 2000 contacts consumers mainly in France and Belgium and offers to buy their timeshare. … Continue reading

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Avez-vous reçu des appels par la société Chrome 2000 faisant une offre pour vendre votre multipropriété?

Cette alerte aux consommateurs sort pour les entreprises de revente Chrome 2000, basée à Marrakech et avec un pitch (argument commercial) très semblable lorsque elles contactent les clients avec des appels à froid. Chrome 2000 contacte principalement les consommateurs de … Continue reading

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The Fake Notary Scam.

From all the types of scams, generated most of the times through a dubious (cold) call, the one that seems to be very active over the past years is the one of the so called fake notary. Not always is … Continue reading

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Have you received cold calls from Orange Travel Tours , a company based in Marrakech?

This alert goes out for a new resale company called Orange Travel Tours. Orange Travel Tours contacts the timeshare owners and offers them a guaranteed resale for their membership for a very attractive and high sales price. Orange Travel Tours … Continue reading

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Avez-vous reçu des appels par la société Orange Travel Tours située aussi à Marrakech?

Une nouvelle société de revente a été reportée sous le nom Orange Travel Tours Orange Travel Tours contacte les Membres de multipropriété par téléphone et leur raconte qu’une société est intéressée par l’acquisition de leurs semaines et le prix offert … Continue reading

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Carlos Monver, een vreemde advocaat uit Madrid

Tja, daar is weer zo’n advocaat die ineens zomaar belt met heel goed nieuws voor die consumenten die ooit geld hebben verloren bij een aankoop van een dubieus vakantie club lidmaatschap. Carlos Monver doet in rechtszaken tegen deze clubs en … Continue reading

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Carlos Monver, the dubious lawyer from Madrid.

Again another so called lawyer who calls people out of the blue with the tremendous good news that they can recover their money through court, when they paid a dubious holiday club in the past. Carlos Monver successfully handles court … Continue reading

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Yet again another ASA Ruling on Easy Consulting!

  Over the last years we have seen several ASA Rulings against adds from Easy Consulting and connected companies. For some reason though Easy Consulting does not seem to get the message through. In 2012 we posted an article already … Continue reading

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Litigar Abogados, a strange company with a strange web.

  Not always we need to be notified that a cold call has been received from a dubious company. Sometimes consumers bring websites to our attention that need to be looked at, as they might not be what they appear … Continue reading

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#Timeshare Cold Caller list June 2016

Dear All, Please find the latest cold caller list from Mindtimeshare elaborated with the information received from Timeshare Consumers in the month of June 2016. We have counted 60 cold calling companies in June 2016 of which there are 10 … Continue reading

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