Wednesday, September 15, 2010

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.

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