State of New Jersey on the Watch for Timeshare Scammers

Timeshare scammers under New Jersey should be careful as the state is putting timeshare problems into its hands with expanded lawsuit against an individual and numerous travel companies falling under his name, for multiple counts of fraud and breach of contract.

One of the recent companies facing charges is the one owned by Daryl T. Turner named Blue Water and including other of his businesses, Dreamworks Vacation Club, Five Points Travel Company and Bentley Travel.

Evidences have been gathered to support the allegations of fraud found in the operations of Turner’s businesses including Vacation Clubs LLC doing business as La Bonne Vie Travel situated at 600 Park Avenue, Suite 200 in Manalapan.

“We’re continuing our investigation of Turner and his companies. This investigative effort has led us to La Bonne Vie Travel, which we’ve added as a defendant,” said David Szuchman, New Jersey’s Consumer Affairs Director.

Over 300 complaints against the defendants were received by The State of New Jersey’s Division of Consumer Affairs. One of the common complaints were the company’s failure to provide any services to clients after payment; misrepresentation of relationships with various hotels, airlines and car rental companies through the unauthorized use of their logos; and deceptive use of resorts, regions and packages in mailings and sales presentations, which in reality were not available.

The plaintiffs also listed the supposed free gifts in mailings covering free dinners, roundtrip airline tickets, car rentals, gas coupons and even seven-day cruises. They said that they were told to attend a 90-minute sales presentation for vacation packages to get the free gifts. But even after attending no gifts were handed.

Many have been victimized by companies engaged in timeshare like the company and businesses of the accused Turner. To avoid wasting money on scams related to timeshare check with the Better Business Bureau. The bureau rates timeshare companies and the said accused company gained the lowest rating of F. If you already have a timeshare unit and wish to dispose of it, it is also best to check with the Better Business Bureau before getting into any transaction with a company who offers services to help you get out of your timeshare. Do your research on timeshare exit solutions that are guaranteed to be effective and absolutely scam free. Stop whining about paying up maintenance fees when you can find the right timeshare exit solution.

Get-Rid Options Boil Down To Transfer Title

Anything that has something to do with timeshares today irritates me. Why shouldn’t I? I got tired of going the same place all over again. I cannot even use my exchange program because it’s difficult to book one and there are no equivalent units that are at least close to my unit’s value. For years it’s bothering me where to go to because I no longer can sustain the fees incorporated on it.

I applied every option I knew about. I tried, timeshare listing online. Yes, anybody can see my unit but there’s not even one who bothered to inquire me about it. Maybe because the price was unreasonable and so I lowered it down even more. But then, I felt like it was unfair for me as the previous investor to just receive a meager amount from what I’ve invested so hard in the past. Still, I pushed through that low price in order to be seen. There were inquiries but it would all boil down to nothing.

I sought for the help of charities as I thought they would like my unit. But they also refused my gift to them saying that the unit would be difficult for them to pay. I gave it for free yet still they refused my gift.

I did resell it and asked for the help of some resale companies. The problem was they were charging me with so many fees. They said that the fees would go directly to my unit’s advertising costs. I didn’t hesitate to shell out some cash. But I don’t think it were only ‘some’. It was because as time goes by they were charging again some fees which I found it very unnecessary already. After shelling out those bucks, I told myself that I’ve had enough of it. Still, my unit wasn’t sold. I tried to convince the resale company to give back what they owe me but they refused to. I filed a complaint in the Attorney General’s Office and it was passed on the federal courts for a lawsuit against the resale company.

And now, the only option I left is use the transfer title system which many timeshare owners have already used and were satisfied with the results. Though I wouldn’t gain any profits from it, but I am assured not to pay timeshare related fees anymore. It’s simply amazing.

Timeshares are Not that Bad

We all have the idea that timeshares are one of the best dream vacation experiences you could ever get. Also, we have already known for a fact that it has experienced tough times due to the economic recession, as all of us have been greatly affected by it. Despite the fact that the efforts of timeshare associations of rebuilding and regaining the whole image and reputation of the timeshare industry as a whole, media in particular still pushed through in making timeshare ownership be sensationalized and stuff. These journalists assumed and stated that the industry couldn’t bring itself up again even if there was somehow a slight increase in sales.

Compared from the journalists before, this generation’s news writers understand on how the industry tried to cope up from all the difficulties it experienced and on how it gives efforts in giving vacation seekers to experience timesharing benefits still. Timeshare industry had the reputation of pressuring people to sign up timeshare contracts. Amidst this branding, the new journalists asked the industry’s side and did not rely on its history so as to give a fair story about it. Yet the same perception remains from those journalists before.

The industry is making great efforts in recuperating the losses that they have encountered fro the past two years even if it’s been shaking and still struggling from all of it. The lack of buyers and customers for the primary and secondary market is one of the problems faced by the whole industry. Sales were very low that it really dropped timeshare sales harshly compared to its glory days. Timeshare resale, the secondary market, received and was faced with many controversies since a number of resale companies and some people appeared to be scammers and the likes. With that, a lot of timeshare owners felt so desperate in seeking for timeshare relief or in getting rid of their timeshares that they tried to do transactions with outside agencies which they did not know that it just worsen their situation.

These timeshare owners were then helped by Better Business Bureau or BBC in reselling their timeshare properties. The BBC makes lists of those timeshare reselling companies with the rates that they have awarded to it which is just between A and F; A means satisfactory and F as unsatisfactory. If the company that’s been teasing you to do business with them has an F rating, it just means that their reports are unreliable and their company as rubbish since they have committed mistakes and BBC received numerous complaints about it. But if the company you choose has an A rating, they are one of the best and you might want to work with them to really help your, as a timeshare owner, be relieved from your timeshare difficulties for sure or to have the best timeshare there is with reasonable costs and the likes. For more assurance and further information about scammers and their illegal, fraudulent operations, you could also approach the local state Attorney General Offices to help and guide you more.

There are many companies out there who could really give you the best service and help you to get rid of your timeshare and get timeshare relief for life. Ask and research for backgrounds and company profiles of such companies from those offices mentioned above (and don’t rely fully on what you read on the news) to make sure that you’re working with the right company who won’t deceive you.