Category Archives: timeshare

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

Resales Alliance, cold calls and notary fees for a timeshare resale

Posted on August 24, 2021 by mindtimeshare

Long time ago since we have seen a cold calling resale company. Most of the cold calls nowadays are from people pretending to be lawyers and legal advisors. But we now spotted a cold calling resale company using the name … Continue reading →

Posted in Bogus resale companies, Mediation services, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Auction, Buy back, Resales, Resales Alliance, timeshare, Timeshare Auctions | Leave a comment

Couple jailed in the UK over scam with fake court claims!

Posted on July 24, 2021 by mindtimeshare

It is not every day that we read news like this, although we certainly would like to see this more often! This week the press made notice of a Stockport couple who defrauded the elderly and vulnerable out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Club Class Group of Companies, Companies closed down, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Caroline Preston, Claims against Club Class, Club Class, Elderly, Fake court claims, Fraudsters, Jail sentence, Jailed, Preying on elderly, Recovery fraud, Recovery Room Fraudsters, Sean Thompson, Stockport | 3 Comments

Did you receive an (unsolicited) email from Timeshare Word?

Posted on March 12, 2021 by mindtimeshare

We have received from various consumers an inquiry about a website called Timeshare Word. The first contact is through an email, and they mention the following:” You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website” Still, none … Continue reading →

Posted in timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Competition, Luxury accommodation, Timeshare blog, Timeshare claims, Timeshare Claims Cash4u, timeshare owners, Timeshare ownership, Timeshare Word | 1 Comment

Who are the people behind Timeshare Registration Office?

Posted on March 11, 2021 by mindtimeshare

We are receiving inquiries from concerned consumers about cold calls from people claiming to be calling on behalf of the Timeshare Registration Office. Although this might sound “official”, in reality the name raises our eyebrows straight away as there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, Costa del Sol, Legal Services, Mediation services, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Claims Companies, Cold Calls, Data Protection Law, Law on Data protection, Report cold callers, Timeshare claims, Timeshare Registration Office | 5 Comments

Have you been speaking to Referral Consultancy about “walking away” from your Timeshare?

Posted on March 9, 2021 by mindtimeshare

A new cold calling company has appeared under the name of Referral Consultancy. The agent from Referral Consultancy, Julie Diarra informs the consumer about their service on a No Win No Fee basis, that can enable the consumer to “walk … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal Services, Mediation services, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Brokers, Claims validators, Cold Callers, Freya, Julie Diarra, jurisdiction, No win no fee claims, Referral Consultancy, Timeshare cancellations, Timeshare Exit, Uk lawyers, Vialbility Report | 1 Comment

Mindtimeshare Cold callers & emails Year 2020

Posted on January 5, 2021 by mindtimeshare

Dear All, First of all, we would like to wish a Happy New Year to all our followers. Mindtimeshare is back! And this means that we will also start again with the monthly update on cold callers. When we started … Continue reading →

Posted in Bogus Holiday Clubs, Bogus resale companies, Canary Islands, Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, Fake lawyers Tenerife, Fake Lawyers Tenerife, Flybuy Operator, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife, timeshare, Tips & Advice, Warnings | Tagged ABC Lawyers, Awarded compensation, Awarded money through liquidators, Banco de España, Bogus claims, bogus claims against Eze group, Club Class, Cold Calls, DWVC, Fake Spanish Bank, fraudulent companies, ILG, Mindtimeshare, Monster Travel, Recovery fraud, Silverpoint, Sol Bookers, Spanish court claims, Spanish Lawyers, Timeshare claims, Timeshare membership, Timeshare recovery fraud | 3 Comments

Timesharestop, Gone with the Wind

Posted on January 4, 2021 by mindtimeshare

One of the companies that suddenly seem to have disappeared in 2020 is Timesharestop. Maybe outdated news, but when we reopened our inboxes last month after a year of inactivity, we noticed an awful lot of complaints about the closure … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Actiongroup, Belgium Timeshare consumers, Dutch timeshare consumers, Fake claims, Fake disposal company, Fake Legal Advisers, Gedupeerden van Timesharestop, Inmo cLAIM, Lessage Lambinus, Timesharestop, transavia Magazine, TROS Opgelicht, Victims of Timesharestop | Leave a comment

Yet again fake lawyers from Granada, now by the name Suarez Aleman

Posted on November 7, 2019 by mindtimeshare

We received this week several requests about the background of a so-called law firm in Granada. The name of this bogus firm is Suarez Aleman. This name is taken from a real Spanish lawyer, but contact details, address, nothing coincides … Continue reading →

Posted in Costa del Sol, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Alhaurin de la Torre, Alhaurin el Grande, Andre v/d Weerdt, Andre van de Weerdt, Benalmadena, escrow account, fraud, J Salas Aviles, Louiza Ochan, M.M. Salas Perez, Salas Aviles Asociados, Salas Perez Asociados, Scam, scam setup, Suarez Aleman, Torremolinos | Leave a comment

Timeshare Termination Team UK offering relinquishment services

Posted on October 30, 2019 by mindtimeshare

Another cold caller has been brought to our attention this week, this one by the name of Timeshare Termination Team UK. This company is not to be mistaken with a company by the exact same name which has been doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, Legal Services, Mediation services, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged cold caller, Exit my Timeshare Group, Indemnity Insurance Bond, no Companies House registration, Relinquishment services, section 75 claims, Timeshare disposal, Timeshare disposal service, Timeshare Termination Team UK, TRURO, TTT UK, Upfront fees for insurance | 2 Comments

Be careful with the cold calls from Brookfield Associates

Posted on September 4, 2019 by mindtimeshare

More of the same really this Brookfield Associates. Cold calls and an agent with far too much knowledge of personal and private details from the consumers. Not a good sign! Names used for these agents are among others, Alan Farthing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Club Class Group of Companies, Costa del Sol, fraud, Legal Services, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged 10% upfront fee, Alan Farthing, Andrew Makin, Awarded compensation, Brookfield Associates, Club Class, Cold Calls, DWVC, Fake eze claims, Fuengirola, Litigation Services, Malaga Courts, O1C Leisure and Legal Solution, O1C Solutions, Our One Club, Platinum legal, Platinum Services and Administration, Sophie Moore, Spice Morgan Associates | Leave a comment

Timeshare Cold Callers August 2019

Posted on September 2, 2019 by mindtimeshare

Dear Consumer, Summer is coming to an end and so has the month of August. The cold caller list for this past month of August gave us 45 cold calling companies of which 12 companies are new additions to this … Continue reading →

Posted in Bogus resale companies, Canary Islands, Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, Directive, Fake lawyers Tenerife, Fake Lawyers Tenerife, Flybuy Operator, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Cold Callers Mindtimeshare, CUC Abogados, Diamond Consulting, Fake court claims, fake court house, Fake Lawyer, Fake notary, Juzgado de Primera Instancia Malaga, Legalizalos, LIBR, Marris Group, Meridian Litigation Advisors, Oficina Judicial Andalucia, Oficina Notarial Juan Garcia, Ridgeway Advisory Consultants, Salas Perez Asociados, SG Abogados - Sorpeney & Grinudos Abogados, Sovereign Solicitors | 2 Comments

Has Girni Real Estate cold called and offered to sell your timeshare to Aegan Airlines?

Posted on July 30, 2019 by mindtimeshare

A new bogus resale company was brought to our attention under the name of Girni Real Estate supposedly based in Athens, Greece. Girni Real Estate contacts French-speaking timeshare owners by cold calling and tells them a story about a corporate … Continue reading →

Posted in fraud, French, Mediation services, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Bogus resale companies, Cold call, Daniel Mouret, Fake resale company, Fraudsters, French speaking Timeshare consumers, Girni Real estate, Golden Home Real Estate, Greece, Panagiotis Choumbvalis | Leave a comment

Timeshare ‘con artist’ sentenced to pay back victims!

Posted on July 9, 2019 by mindtimeshare

Good news needs to be shared, so that is why we are pleased to have woken up today with the following articles in the newspapers: Timeshare con artist Francis ‘Frank’ Madden in court and Timeshare conman must pay victims Frank Madden … Continue reading →

Posted in Bogus Holiday Clubs, Bogus resale companies, Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, Flybuy Operator, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Bournemouth, Bournemouth Echo, Daily Echo, Fly Buy Company, Frank Madden, Pay back victims, Sentenced to jail, timeshare | Leave a comment

European Consumer Claims, a new company or not that new?

Posted on March 16, 2019 by mindtimeshare

This week we have started to receive inquiries about a company called European Consumers Claims. First it looked like people got the name wrong, then we thought it was a new company and then we realized that no, they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bogus Holiday Clubs, Bogus resale companies, Canary Islands, Club Class Group of Companies, Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, Directive, Legal Services, Mediation services, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Andy Cooper, BIS Ruling, Bridge View Consultants, claims advisors, Claims against resorts, Claims meeting, Club Class Concierge, Cold Calls, Companies wound up, ECC, ECC ITRA, European Claims Centre, European Claims Chamber, European Consumer Claims, Fuengirola, International Timeshare Refund Action, ITRA CLAIMS, ITRA Meeting, Legal Advice, M1, Mijas Costa | 5 Comments

Strange calls from Our One Club or OOC

Posted on February 5, 2019 by mindtimeshare

We received a message from a concerned consumer who has been contacted by a company called Our One Club. A called call from an agent, who seemed to know the consumer was a member before of Club Class and informed … Continue reading →

Posted in Flybuy Operator, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Cold Calls, Discount Holidays, OOC, Our One Club | Leave a comment

Timeshare Cold Callers – November 2018

Posted on December 3, 2018 by mindtimeshare

Dear All, The latest Cold caller list for November 2018 has been elaborated. We have counted 57 Cold Calling companies of which 13 companies are brand new. Main activity among these cold callers is again fake legal services and claims. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bogus Holiday Clubs, Bogus resale companies, Canary Islands, Companies closed down, Costa del Sol, Directive, Fake lawyers Tenerife, Fake Lawyers Tenerife, Flybuy Operator, fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, Tenerife, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged B Olmo Asociados, Bogus Lawyers, Bogus resale companies, Cold Caller Mindtimeshare, Court of Justice, Fake lawyers Tenerife, Fake Legal Claims, Fake Procurator, Fake resale company, Hayden Solutions, La Litigacion Española, Oplichting in Timeshare, Rodrigo Hoya Asesoria, Sanchez Garcia & Asociados, Slater & Gordon, Switched on Legal, Timeshare Betrug | 2 Comments

Heeft u een Timesharing in Spanje?

Posted on November 26, 2018 by mindtimeshare

Dan is het tijd om te reclameren. Dat is wat het Spaans Hoog gerechtshof suggereert na meer dan 100 definitieve uitspraken. Het Spaans Hoog gerechtshof oordeelde dat de timesharing contracten die als illegaal kunnen worden beschouwd, onder meer de contracten … Continue reading →

Posted in Balearics, Bogus Holiday Clubs, Canary Islands, Costa del Sol, Directive, Dutch, Legal Services, Mediation services, Mindtimeshare, Tenerife, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Advocaten, Annuleren, Claim, Claims against resorts, Evaluatie van de reclamering, Nederlands sprekende advocaat, Reclameren, Spaans Hoog Gerechtshof, timesharing, Timesharing ervaring, Timesharing in Spanje | Leave a comment

Are you a timeshare owner?

Posted on November 25, 2018 by mindtimeshare

Then, it is time to claim. This is what the Spanish Supreme Court suggest after more than 100 final rulings. The Spanish Supreme Court ruled that the main timeshare contracts that were considered illegal included: Floating weeks or Points Perpetual … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal Services, Mindtimeshare, timeshare, Tips & Advice | Tagged 5th of January 1999, European Legislation, European Timeshare Directive, Floating time weeks, Points based clubs, Spanish Lawyers, Supreme Court, Timeshare claims, Timeshare perpetuity | 6 Comments

Cold caller warning for V B Ballesteros y Asociados, fake lawyers from Madrid

Posted on October 1, 2018 by mindtimeshare

A (fake) lawyers company supposedly based in Madrid and by the name of VB Ballesteros y Asociados has been detected this week. The company belongs to the lawyer Virginia Benitez Ballesteros whom supposedly is the successful main lawyer running this business … Continue reading →

Posted in fraud, Legal Services, Mediation services, timeshare, Warnings | Tagged Bogus court claim, cheat, fraude, Jan Gerrit Meijer, Luc Everaerts, Madrid, Oplichterij in Timeshare, oplichting, Scam, thieves, Ton DeKlerck, Valse Advocaten, VB Ballesteros y Asociados, Virginia Benitez Ballesteros | 1 Comment