Category Archives: fraud

Legalion, the fake lawyers from Tenerife strike again

Posted on April 8, 2022 by mindtimeshare

After all these years one would have hoped these people would be gone by now, but no, they are not gone and are still here! This time they use the name Legalion, not to be mistaken with the genuine lawyer’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, Fake lawyers Tenerife, Fake Lawyers Tenerife, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife, Warnings | Tagged Alistair White, Brexit stamp fee, Camillia Luis Rodigues, Carla Montoya, Cold call, Court claims in Tenerife, Fake lawyers Tenerife, fraud, Legalion, Santa Cruz Court in Tenerife, Scam | 3 Comments

Anybody heard from De Bem Silva Abogados or Van Oost Lawyers?

Posted on March 7, 2022 by mindtimeshare

A very dubious “lawyers” company was brought to our attention not so long ago and we certainly feel the need to warn all consumers who might receive a cold call from this lot. De Bem Silva Abogados, or Debem Silva … Continue reading →

Posted in Costa del Sol, Dutch, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Warnings | Tagged Advocaat uit Granada, Atlantis Travel SA, Awarded compensation, Bank account on Costa del Sol, bedrog, Cold call, Cold Callers, De Bem Silva, Debem Silva, Fake lawyers from Madrid, fraud, Granada courts, Helena van Oost, Hellen van Oost, oplichters, Scam, Timelinx, Valse Advocaten | Leave a comment

Have you received an email from the Madrid Courts?

Posted on February 24, 2022 by mindtimeshare

Not a cold caller this time but a company sending out emails. Worried consumers have written to us about a n email they received recently which is signed by the Madrid Courts. Email address used: madridcourts01@gmail.com The text of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Costa del Sol, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Warnings | Tagged Fake court, fraud, Fuengirola, James Watson, Legal fees, Madrid courts, Notario Servicies, Outstanding award, Pending claim, Scam | Leave a comment

Valencia Juristic Reclamacion and the court claim against DWVC

Posted on February 22, 2022 by mindtimeshare

A very strange cold caller has popped up by the name of Valencia Juristic Reclamacion. This company assures the consumer that there has been a successful court claim against DWVC, and the consumer has been awarded money. The settlement has … Continue reading →

Posted in Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Warnings | Tagged Awarded claims, cold caller, DWVC, Fake Lawyers, fraud, ILG, ILG Court case, Incentive Leisure Group, Jonathan Jones, Scam, Valencia Jusristic Reclamacion, VJR | 1 Comment

Did you receive a call from the FAKE Grupo Logra about a Brexit Stamp?

Posted on November 16, 2021 by mindtimeshare

A recent cold caller has been spotted by the name of Grupo Logra. There seems to be a real company with this name, but please note they have NOTHING to do with these cold callers who pretend to be lawyers … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, Companies closed down, Fake lawyers Tenerife, Fake Lawyers Tenerife, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife, Warnings | Tagged Alejandro Cabello, Allister Hillington, Bogus Lawyer, Brexit stamp fee, Charlotte Millington, Elizabeth Walker, Fake lawyers Tenerife, fraud, Grupo Logra, Mariano Ramirez, Santa Cruz Court in Tenerife, Scam, Trustee | 1 Comment

Careful with the bogus company Servicios Legales Barcelona!

Posted on November 12, 2021 by mindtimeshare

One of the latest bogus companies brought to our attention is a company called Servicios Legales Barcelona. This company sends an email to consumers who have been defrauded before and were actually offered a “refund claim” by another fraudulent company. … Continue reading →

Posted in Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, Directive, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Warnings | Tagged Arnaque, Barcelona, betrug, Blue Chip, Bogus court claim, CHAPS, Fraud recovery Fraud, ILG Court case, oplichting, Scam, Servicios Legales Barcelona, Sofia de Leon, True Valid, Value Proceed Document | Leave a comment

Mindtimeshare active companies October 2021

Posted on November 10, 2021 by mindtimeshare

Dear Consumer, Here we are another month with the list of active companies who approach consumers about their timeshare and holiday ownership. The past month we counted 32 active companies of which 7 are new companies. New, as in new … Continue reading →

Posted in Balearics, Bogus Holiday Clubs, Bogus resale companies, Canary Islands, Club Class Group of Companies, Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, Fake lawyers Tenerife, Fake Lawyers Tenerife, Flybuy Operator, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Adarga Lawyers Tenerife, Aegis Direct, Arnaque, Banco de España, Cold Callers, Fake bank, Fake court cases, Fake lawyers Tenerife, fraud, gogo associates, GOGO Marketing, Greece, J Foster Associates, JR Abogados, JR Lawyers, Meridian Litigation Advisors SL, Newgate Legal, Oplichterij, Scam, stop listening to fraudsters, Tranquilitas Legal Consultancy | 2 Comments

JR Abogados, more fake lawyers from Tenerife

Posted on October 18, 2021 by mindtimeshare

One of the latest cold callers is a company using the name of JR Abogados (FAKE). This (fake) lawyers’ company is based in Tenerife and their way of working has all the looks of the Fake lawyer group from … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, Fake lawyers Tenerife, Fake Lawyers Tenerife, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife | Tagged Arona Court, Class Action, Court claims in Tenerife, Fake lawyers Tenerife, fraud, JR Abogados, JR Lawyers, Maria Navas, Matthew Forton, Scam, Tenerife, Upcoming Court claim | 1 Comment

Beware of fake resale companies Macquarie Developments Ltd.

Posted on October 17, 2021 by mindtimeshare

A new bogus resale company has come to our attention as the supposedly London-based Macquarie Developments. Macquarie Developments contacts French speaking timeshare owners by cold calling and telling them a story about a business buyer they already have on hold, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bogus resale companies, Costa del Sol, fraud, Warnings | Tagged Charter Queen, Cold call, Fake resale, fraud, Hong Kong, London, Macquarie Developments, Scam, Sophie Auvant, Upfront Fees | 1 Comment

Mindtimeshare Active Companies September 2021

Posted on October 3, 2021 by mindtimeshare

Dear All, A new Month has started, and we have counted the active companies for the month of September, who have been contacting consumers with offers regarding their timeshare through un-solicited calls, emails and even SMS notifications. There have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Bogus Holiday Clubs, Bogus resale companies, Canary Islands, Club Class Group of Companies, Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, Fake lawyers Tenerife, Fake Lawyers Tenerife, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife, Warnings | Tagged bogus claims against Eze group, Bogus claims companies, Bogus Disposal Company, Claims against Club Class, Claims against resorts, Cold Calls, Fake Lawyers, Fake legal services, Regency Shores, Relinquishment services, Unsolicited calls, Unsolicited emails, Upfront payment, Zoom calls, Zoom meeting | Leave a comment

Did Aegis Direct or Meridian Litigation go into liquidation?

Posted on October 3, 2021 by mindtimeshare

We are receiving some very worrying emails from consumers who unfortunately paid to companies such as Aegis Direct or Meridian Litigation Advisors. It seems that the consumers who paid almost a year ago to these companies, are now approached by other … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, Fake Lawyers Tenerife, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife | Tagged 12 month period, Aegis Direct, Arbitration Consultants, Awarded claims, Company closed, Company in liquidation, Meridian Litigation Advisors, New gate, Newgate Legal, Relinquishment, UK Solicitors | Leave a comment

BCN Legal Group and the fake Court Case against Club Class

Posted on September 28, 2021 by mindtimeshare

A new bogus company has been brought to our attention by the name of BCN Legal Group. The representatives from BCN Legal cold call and explain to the consumers that over £27,500 has been awarded to them, following a Spanish … Continue reading →

Posted in Bogus Holiday Clubs, Club Class Group of Companies, Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Warnings | Tagged Barcelona, BCN Legal Group, Caroline Reid, Claims against Club Class, Club Class, Cold call, Compliance Letter, Costa del Sol, fraud, Fuengirola, Maria Gomez, Model 2010 IRNR, NIE Number, non-resident tax, Scam, TIE Number | 1 Comment

Scam alert for the fake BBVA bank and the request for a Cross Border Litigation Permit

Posted on September 8, 2021 by mindtimeshare

A new cold caller scam has been brought to our attention in the past week. Consumers are receiving cold calls from supposed bank employees who are trying to transfer money from “abroad” into the UK Bank account of the consumer. … Continue reading →

Posted in fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Warnings | Tagged Bank of Scotland, BBVA, Court settlement, Cross Border Litigation Permit, Fake bank, Fake bank employee, Fake legal fees, International Office, Money transfer, Natalie Gomez, Natasha C Farquhar, Oficina International, Ryan Wilson, Security Bank, Steven Ward | Leave a comment

Careful with the fake lawyers pretending to be RR Rincon Abogados

Posted on September 7, 2021 by mindtimeshare

More fake lawyers, and more fraudulent companies using names of genuine companies with a slight twist. This is the case of RR Rincon Abogados. These bogus lawyers are calling out of the blue and telling consumers that as the result … Continue reading →

Posted in Costa del Sol, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Warnings | Tagged Cold Calls, embargo, fake, fraude, Lawyers fees, Michael Chambers, Name change, Protonmail, RR Rincon Abogados, Scam, Spanish Court, Spencer Davis, UK Bank account | Leave a comment

Mindtimeshare Active Companies for August 2021

Posted on September 2, 2021 by mindtimeshare

Dear All, With the end of August 2021, we have as every month, elaborated the list of active companies that have been cold calling, emailing pr texting consumers with offers related to their holiday / timeshare membership. In August we … Continue reading →

Posted in Bogus Holiday Clubs, Bogus resale companies, Canary Islands, Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, Fake lawyers Tenerife, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife, Warnings | Tagged active companies, Adarga Lawyers Tenerife, Audiencia Nacional, Awarded claims, Bogus claims companies, Cold Caller List, Contract Support Centre, Fake Lawyers, Fake lawyers Tenerife, Resales Alliance, Select, Timeshare Investment Team, WDL Services | Leave a comment

Fake ADARGA Lawyers in Tenerife, the saga of the fake lawyers continues!

Posted on August 29, 2021 by mindtimeshare

Yes, they go on and on, and every time we place a warning, these scammers just swap names and copy / paste a website and start all over again with another name. Now we have Adarga Lawyers. The latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, Companies closed down, Fake lawyers Tenerife, Fake Lawyers Tenerife, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife, Warnings | Tagged 24-7-adarga, Adarga Lawyers Tenerife, Alleged fraud, Awarded compensation, Cold call, Departamento Legal, Embarfo, fraud, Lies, Maria Navas Alonso, Tenerife | 2 Comments

Beware of the fake Lopez and Martinez Abogados!

Posted on August 10, 2021 by mindtimeshare

Cold calls from Fake lawyers’ offices seem to be rather popular. The number of cold calls we hear about from people pretending to be lawyers of employees working at lawyers’ offices, is terrible. For some reason, they do sound … Continue reading →

Posted in Costa del Sol, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Warnings | Tagged awarded money, claims compensation, embargo, fraud, Lopez and Martinez Abogados, Malaga Law Courts, Malaga Law Courts (the Expats Department), Michael French, Philip King, Scam | 2 Comments

Have you received a notification from the Audiencia Nacional?

Posted on August 8, 2021 by mindtimeshare

We already warned on the blog about the bogus company called Interbank, but there seem to be many more names used by the people in the same set up. This time they are pretending to be from the “Audiencia Nacional” … Continue reading →

Posted in Bogus Holiday Clubs, Club Class Group of Companies, Costa del Sol, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Warnings | Tagged Auduencia Nacional, Bogus court claims, Financiera official ES, fraud, Inter Bank, Interbank, Money awarded by court, Scam, Supremo, Tribunal Supremo de Justicia, Wire transfer | Leave a comment

Mindtimeshare Active companies for July 2021

Posted on August 2, 2021 by mindtimeshare

Dear Consumer, We are now in the high summer months and although it looks like everybody is on holidays, obviously there are still a lot of companies out there who continue to be active with cold calls and unsolicited mails … Continue reading →

Posted in Balearics, Bogus Holiday Clubs, Bogus resale companies, Canary Islands, Club Class Group of Companies, Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, Fake lawyers Tenerife, Fake Lawyers Tenerife, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife, Warnings | Tagged active companies, Arbitration Consultants, Bogus claims companies, Bogus court claims, Bogus Lawyers, Bogus Legal services, Cold Callers Mindtimeshare, Debt Collection, Refundable deposit, Relinquishments, Target the elderly, Timeshare Fraud, Timeshare scam artists, Tranquilitas Legal Consultancy, Unsolicited calls, Unsolicited emails, Zoom meetings | 2 Comments

Careful with bogus email from FAKE Manzanarez Abogados!

Posted on July 27, 2021 by mindtimeshare

We have been advised by several consumers about the receipt of an email that has been send out by a company calling themselves Manzanarez Abogados Law Services. The email, supposedly written by Julie Anne Morris from the Admin department, seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Costa del Sol, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Warnings | Tagged bogus claims against Eze group, Eze Group, Fake court claim, Fraudsters, Julie Ann Morris, Manzanarez, Manzanarez Abogados Law Services, Marbella, Recovery fraud, Unsolicited emails | 2 Comments