I was recently contacted by Century Timeshares Group LLC out of Florida saying they had a buyer for my timeshare in Mexico. After reading the complains on this page ,I believe it is a scam. My question is if everyone knows they are doing these scams, why are they not arrested or at lease put out of business??Can someone give me an answer

I have paid money upfront 2x to sell my timeshare. The 2nd time was against my better judgement. I have been repeatedly called to pay MORE money to get it sold. I have told them I was not paying another dime! The last 2 people I have spoke with have been VERY ruse and disrespectful to me. One was Brent Murray and today it was a female. When I asked her for her name, we conveniently had a bad connection. I got off the phone shaking with her!! She was pushy and kept saying we will just put this money on your card when I had NOT authorized anything. I kept telling her I did not authorize anything and she told me to stop interrupting her. There sales tactics are horrible and I feel they are just taking our money.
Do not get involved with this company. All they want is your money!!!

Century Title said they sold my timeshare and I paid money for title searches, attorney fees, etc. and it was all a scam
I was contacted in November by phone from Erick Etayo at Century title saying they found a buyer for my timeshare. He said he got this from Timeshares by Owner and knew all about me and my timeshare. I did a little checking and found nothing on century title. Seemed to be legitimate. They sent me an email with a guaranteed sales form that I signed, and sent in the cashiers check. I was then contacted back a week later from Erick about having to pay additional money - guess they aren't just happy ripping you off a little bit. I had several heated conversations with him because I was not told up front there would be more money needed from me as the seller. At this point, I just wanted to get this sold and be done with him and Century title and stated that I would be writing and posting about their sales techniques. I sent again to the same address overnight and someone signed for the delivery. Mark Welch from the closing department was supposed to be in touch about paperwork. that was on 12/23. I have been sending them emails, calling several times a day and get no response and an answering machine.
I have filed complaints with the Better business Bureau in orlando, the Federal Trade commission as well as my attorney general's office as recommended by a lawyer. This all takes time but they are not going to get away with this. I just hope this helps save someone else the financial burden. 7512 Dr. Phillips Blvd, Suite 50314 is the address they are using so beware. Also, what was strange was that I haven't heard from Timeshares by Owner in 3 years since I wasted my money with them to advertise and then this call and just last week someone from Timeshares by Owner called and said they have a buyer and they can verify they are valid. I told the guy to remove my name from any list and don't ever call again.

As an employee of Timeshares By Owner, I am appalled at some of the complaints that I am reading about Timeshares By Owner. Many of the complaints are not even individuals that have actually dealt with Timeshares By Owner representatives. Many were contacted by individuals purported to work for Timeshares By Owner. If someone tells you that they have a buyer or renter for your timeshare right now and says that there is a fee associated with that buyer or renter, stay away from that caller. If they tell you they are with the Timeshares By Owner Legal Dept or an attorney for Timeshares By Owner, stay away from that call--- it is an attempt to scam you. Timeshares By Owner is a timeshare resale advertising company that advertises timeshares for both rent and sale and we are the best in the business. We also have sales representatives with integrity and we weed out those that are less than honest (and that happens in every business). We have a fully staffed Customer Service Dept and a Concierge Dept that is here to help and we return all calls if not immediately available. We also have been generating over $1.3 million in offers on a monthly basis. Call us at toll-free (888) 707-8463 or send me an email at [email protected] and don't hide behind a complaint without informing someone of who you are.

Kevin White, Vice-President, Timeshares By Owner

n August 2013 resort protection services contacted me from florida, and they said they were the only company that worked with rci to rent timeshares out. They said they could rent mine out because i was a member of rci, but told me that i wasnt in the program and i would need a one time enrollmemt fee of $1495 to enter the program for life, they sent me a contract, and said they would contact me when they had a renter.

Fast forward to Jan 27th 2014, call left on my voicemail saying they have found a company wanting to rent 8 weeks of my timeshare, and the company is going to pay me $2000 for each week which would be $16000.

All I had to do was tell Dana matthews that I was on board, and that I would have to pay the exchange fee for each one, but I could pay half up front and the other half when my check cleared the bank. The crook sent me an email confirming rci found the 8 weeks, they had the hotel where they would most likely have been able to find vacancy, and they had the correct exchange fee, as well as my rci information, it all looked legit.

I forwarded over $356 plus the money to send it, she than was suppose to call me back, give me my booking number, and tell me what time I was to receive a bank check by fedex, this all happened in 3-4 days. She also said that the check the company sent had to be verified before the deal could go through, it was and now the deal was ready. I wired the money to a person she gave me, than waited for a call for verification on my check. The call never came, left several messages on the answering machine, each time the personal greeting said you have reached the corporate rental department, called 1 week later and phone is out of order. Now these people have near $1900 of my money.

If any timeshare person calls you, find out their full address, full name, and check them out, never send them one dollar to do anything until you have a cleared check in your hand, which you will never get. These people are sharks.

I hope they are reading this because I don't care if it takes me 10 years to get these people, I am going to do everything I can to bring these people to their knees, hopefully no one else gets taken, I feel like I was violated, and I am so angry.

You have to be very careful about anything related to timeshares, before you sign a contract or make any deal with a company, don’t forget to do an internet search on the company, and if the company is legit they will let you come back another day if you wish to make de purchase. These are good articles about timeshare scams and how to get out of them:

http://www.timesharescam.com/

You have to be very careful about anything related to timeshares, before you aign a contract, don’t forget to do an internet search on the company, and if the company is legit they will let you come back another day if you wish to make de purchase. These are good articles about timeshare scams and how to get out of them:

http://www.timesharescam.com/

Jeffrey Frantz of TSBO stated on this site 30 JUN 2011 "the way to get out of a timeshare is through a company called Take My Timeshare Fast! Call Amie Smith at 407-797-8484." She is an employee of TSBO and has contacted me to rent my timeshare giving me her License # TP5199 and her company License# TC920245 which is registered to Timeshares Direct Inc. Her contact numbers are (321) 329-2000 Ext. 203, cell (407) 797-8484. The address of Take my timeshare fast! is the same address as TSBO and is listed at the BBB as as an alias for Resort Owner Protection Services, LLC (aka Take my Timeshare Now & Exchange my timeshare now) of which Jeffrey is a Managing Member. I was lucky not to get caught by these crooks, the information is out there, just follow the links. I found listed on http://www.leg.state.fl.us several 2012 Legislative Lobbyists representing the principle of Timeshares Direct, Inc. d/b/a Timeshares By Owners, namely (Michael Colodny, Nicole H. Fried, Fred E. Karlinsky, Trevor Mask, Timothy F. Stanfield, and Katherine S. Webb) which may explain why these people are evading justice. Follow the money!!!