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A reader has submitted a new potential timeshare scam alert about a business using the website VacationRentalSpots (dot)com and reportedly using an address in Norcross, Georgia.
"... Received a cold call from Cathy Fioto of Vacation Rental Spots (vacationrentalspots.com) telling me I could activate RCI vacation weeks at $399 a week, so they could re-rent these weeks to corporations. Said I could get a net profit of $6006 dollars if I paid $2394 up front to "activate" the weeks. This is a scam. Run!..." When searching public records, the same address being used for VacationRentalSpots also shows for the registered business, International Corporate Rentals LLC with the following registration info: "International Corporate Rentals LLC is a Georgia Domestic Limited-Liability Company filed on November 22, 2022. The company's filing status is listed as Active/Compliance and its File Number is 22246560. The Registered Agent on file for this company is Alan Huang and is located at 1810 Sunset Harbour Point, Lawrenceville, GA 30043. The company's principal address is 7094 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Suite 138, Norcross, GA 30071." The alert describes the same old "bonus week rental" scam that has been reported on these pages many, many times. You can review some of these similar telemarketing scams at: https://vacation-times.org/timeshare_scams/category/bonus-week-scam If you believe that have been the victim of fraud perpetrated by this company, please take the time to report it to the Gwinnett County Sheriffs office as well as the Federal Trade Commission which investigates telemarketing based crimes. If you are over sixty years of age, I would also urge you to file a complaint with the FBI internet crime division under Elder Fraud at: https://www.ic3.gov A reader has submitted a new potential timeshare scam alert about a business using the name Sun Rental Connections and reportedly using an address in Longwood, Florida. The alert shows the same old "bonus week rental" scam that has been reported on these pages many times. If you believe that have been the victim of fraud perpetrated by this company, please take the time to report it to the Seminole County Sheriffs office as well as the Federal Trade Commission which investigates telemarketing based crimes. You can also file a complaint with the local Better Business Bureau at https://www.bbb.org/file-a-complaint/0733-235957551.
..."I was contacted by Christopher Gilmore from Sun Rental Connections, phone number 800-625-9819 and 689-223-5570 claiming to want to rent my RCI extra weeks. Claims to give a 60 to 90 days return on my 8 week rental if I pay 2,394 upfront to receive 8,406 net profit once they have rented my weeks out to corporate clients. I knew this was a scam, and said so I did not give him money. I looked up the company and it’s only been in business since Dec. 28, 2022. Also the phone number has been listed under Gh Rentals Connections, Longwood, FL..." A reader has submitted a new potential timeshare scam alert about a business using the name Grayscale Marketing Source. The alert shows the same old "bonus week rental" scam that has been reported on these pages many times. If you believe that have been the victim of fraud perpetrated by this company, please take the time to report it to the Orange County Sheriffs office as well as the Federal Trade Commission which investigates telemarketing based crimes.
".... We just fell for this one. A company called Grayscale Marketing Source said we had 12 unused weeks through RCI. To activate the weeks we would have to pay $399 for each week but we could make between $1600 and $1800 for each week that rented out go interested corporate people. They had docusign paperwork that went along with it and what tipped me off that it was a scam was that their website was not very good. So I googled If we were even allowed to rent out our RCI weeks like this and then I found this thread. I went to freeze my card but the charge is already pending. I called my bank and they said they can’t do anything until either the charge goes through or cancels itself.... LianaM" Did this alert help you? If so, please consider donating one dollar to help fund this website! A reader has submitted a potential timeshare scam alert about a telemarketing business operating under the name of Ocean City Rentals but claiming to be located in Titusville, Florida. It's appears to be the same old "bonus week" rental scam that has been reported in these pages multiple times. However, since it is using an address for a shared office facility- it may be easier for authorities to investigate and indentify the con artist. The submitted scam alert is below, but if you also believe you've been a victim of a crime perpetrated by this business- please take the time to report the crime to the Brevard County Sheriffs office as well as the Federal Trade Commission which investigates telemarketing based crimes.
"...... I received a call from an alleged company called Ocean City Rentals from Titusville, FL saying they would resell my 6 RCI Bonus Weeks to corporate representatives for approximately $1400 a week if I paid $2394 and agreed to have them resell these week. They assured me they would be able to do this within 30-60 days and already had a corporate purchaser ready once they were able to obtain enough weeks. The representative that discussed this with me was Andrew (Drew) Burns at phone number 689-800-6435 and he claimed the business was located at OceanCityRentals.net, 323 S Washington Ave., Titusville, FL 32796........" Did this alert help you? If so, please consider donating one dollar to help fund this website! A reader has submitted an alert for a possible telemarketing scam using the name Advance Travel Network, and using the same old "we can rent your bonus weeks" script.
"...We were contacted by advance travel network the same day we had our first conversation with Interval international. ATN offered to sell 4 weeks of our timeshare. They said we just had to pay for their marketing and we would receive $1800 per week for our timeshare. They are in Florida and there are a lot of conferences and they need rooms. We have them the money and they haven’t sold our rooms and said that we can’t be refunded our original deposit. So I did some digging. They aren’t registered with BBB and they are licensed as a telemarketing company, not a travel agency. This is a complete scam. Do not fall for it...." JaimeC Did this alert help you? If so, please consider donating one dollar to help fund this website! A reader has submitted a new timeshare scam alert about a Florida telemarketer currently allegedly operating under the name of International Corporate Lodging and using the website icorplodging.com. The phone pitch is described as the standard "rent your rci bonus weeks" scam, asking for a large upfront fee to rent those imaginary bonus weeks. However, the contract is a standard online marketing agreement- with no mention of any specific rentals. The absolute best advice I can give remains the same- "ALL TELEMARKETING CALLS ABOUT YOUR TIMESHARE ARE A SCAM! HANG UP THE PHONE!".. If you do insist on taking the call and talking to the telemarketer, please at least take time to review the contract before making any type of payment. If the contract doesn't say exactly what the telemarketer promised- that should be a easy giveaway that the promise is a telemarketing scam.... Here is the reader's alert:
"....... Someone from ICL or "International Corporate Lodging" cold called us with an offer to rent our "extra vacation weeks" with RCI for us to business travelers in the Orlando area. All I had to do was agree to pay $2,394 upfront (399/week for 6 timeshare weeks) and in 60-90 days I could expect to receive cashiers' checks for $1,400/week ($8,400 total). They knew enough about my Wyndham/RCI membership to sound legitimate, showed me their website (icorplodging.com), and even had a "3rd party verification" process to help support their legitimacy. The sales woman who called gave her name as HEATHER POOL and provided the same number and address as listed on the fake website. That number is (866) 601-6601, but her REAL phone number is (689) 207-5183. ICL is not accredited with the BBB but the BBB has fielded several complaints about this scam. I have attached a copy of the agreement they attempted to convince me to sign so they could charge my credit card $2,394....." If you believe that you have been the victim of telemarketing fraud from this business, please take a moment to report the crime to the Florida Attorney General. Did this alert help you? If so, please consider donating one dollar to help fund this website! This scam is identical to the RCI getaway or bonus week reported in Dec of 2012 with Access Travel Network. This time the company in question is Business Corporate Travel (BCT). They have a website. The deal was for me to 'activate' my expiring 6 bonus weeks with RCI ($399 per week) so they could resell them to corporations for event travel in Orlando area. I would receive between $1600 - $1800 per week. They could not do a single week, it had to be all weeks at once. The associated contact numbers provided were 321 275 0968 and 407 743 3341.:
.....TonjaC Did this alert help you? If so, please consider donating one dollar to help fund this website! A reader has submitted a possible timeshare scam alert regarding another group that appears to be operating out of Florida. The reader described the standard "Rent Your Bonus Weeks" telemarketing scam, but did state the caller already had all his ownership and account information from Bluegreen. The caller used this information to create the impression of legitimacy, and also claimed to have an affiliation with RCI- promising to pay at least $1,400 for each "bonus week" rented. It's always important for readers to remember that fraudulent telemarketers often purchase black market owner lists that are stolen from timeshare developers- and thus can easily pretend to have a direct connection to that timeshare company. The easiest way to protect yourself, is to hang up the phone and call your resort management company directly (that phone number can be found on your last maintenance fee bill). As the owner services rep who answers to check your account to see if there are any notes on your account showing your information was given to a rental service. Once you've established it's a scam, simply file a complaint with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov/
........Details about the Scam I was contacted in mid-October by a company called Rent My Time, Inc. out of Orlando, Florida. They noted how they can list my timeshare bonus weeks and require $350 upfront to activate the weeks. They also made me sign documents stating obligation to pay. I activated a month ($1500). The website appears to be legitimate and there were multiple people working the system. They offered a minimum base amount of $1400 per week in exchange. They state that they get paid by RCI when they book people who get tours and actually buy points through RCI. They also had ALL my information already before I even told them - they had my address, billing information, bluegreen account number, etc....... A. Smith Did this alert help you? If so, please consider donating one dollar to help fund this website! Another reader, Kimberly F, reported a possible telemarketing scam which appears to be using the same old con of a "guaranteed rental of your RCI getaway weeks"... As always, the business name and phone numbers always change- but the basic pitch is always the same. An empty promise to rent some magical bonus weeks from RCI. All you have to do is pay an upfront fee and be really gullible :) The fraudulent telemarketers are hoping you fail to do a simple google search for RCI Getaway Week Scam! Don't be fooled.. HANG UP THE PHONE!!! ---------------------------------------------- "...Resort Rental Industries, LLC for only $399 per week for my RCI getaway weeks, they guarantee a minimum of $1,400 in rental income. First call came from 786-783-4515. Second call came from 844-573-6868...." Did this alert help you? If so, please consider donating one dollar to help fund this website! Looking for a trusted way to rent your timeshare? Click the button below to get started!  Same telemarketing scam that has been reported multiple times by our readers, this time allegedly using the business name of Getaway Network....
"...I was contacted by Getaway Network by phone telling me I had 6 weeks of RCI Get-away time. Would I consider renting those weeks? I would be required to pay $399 per week to active my weeks, then they could be rented for $1400-$1600 per week - GUARNATEED! I did not provide credit card information. I told the representative to call back when my spouse was home. I was provided with the representatives name and phone number to call him when I had my credit card available. After researching the company on line, I found information stating Getaway Network is a scam.... Sharon H." Did this alert help you? If so, please consider donating one dollar to help fund this website! |
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