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I advise people to very cautious about calling the attorney number. I can't say for sure that it's a scam but it sure sounds " too good to be true ". PRL was a definite scam from day one. That one Jayjay and myself went after with a vengence but people kept wanting it to be true and took a chance listening to them. I remember one person called Susan kept insisting on giving them more and more opportunities to explain his scam and lure more victims. I argued with her extensively. She finally faded away without comment.
I suspect that the Attorney Bowie with the Orlando area code is most likely a scam and I hope anyone that tries to contact him does so with exteme caution. Unfortunately people get desperate after being scammed and fall for yet another scam to try to recoup their loses. I have no idea who this Theodored7 is and what his motives are. I have not seen him posting in here before.
Don P.
Don a question for you Yesterday we rec'd a phone call, supposedly, from an associate of Vacation Villages Resorts, Frederick Lewis, 1-866-903 2444 ext. 256 out of Florida. He said he called to let us know of the scams in Florida and they are not connected to any of them and to beware of any calls requesting any information. Call him anytime if something happens again. Anyone- Is this person legit or another beware situation? He didn't know our updated info for our timeshare and we didn't give anymore either. My husband thought he was really out there to warn people, but I am very leary of any phone calls from anything to do w/ the timeshare business. We were also approached by a Joseph Schuler who wanted to buy our timeshare in Sept. and said he was out of Vegas w/ our timeshare Resort. The next time he called he said he was in Florida. Now I know Vacation Villages has their office in FLA, but timeshares in Vegas. Have filed w/Nv & Tx and will file w/Wi
Eunice D.
I have been scammed by a FL outfit called A Plus Recovery Consultants LLC claiming they could retrieve my losses on another scamming out claiming the sold my Time Share for $41K all I got was a bunch of forms. I contacted the FL office of consumer affairs and complained. They said all forms I received I should have gotten free and they would look into this outfit. They also operated und the name of REORTS PROPERTY ADVACATES. As I have stated before I have contacted the AGs of several states and all they could do was to look into it.
donp196 wrote:I advise people to very cautious about calling the attorney number. I can't say for sure that it's a scam but it sure sounds " too good to be true ". PRL was a definite scam from day one. That one Jayjay and myself went after with a vengence but people kept wanting it to be true and took a chance listening to them. I remember one person called Susan kept insisting on giving them more and more opportunities to explain his scam and lure more victims. I argued with her extensively. She finally faded away without comment.I suspect that the Attorney Bowie with the Orlando area code is most likely a scam and I hope anyone that tries to contact him does so with exteme caution. Unfortunately people get desperate after being scammed and fall for yet another scam to try to recoup their loses. I have no idea who this Theodored7 is and what his motives are. I have not seen him posting in here before.
Donald C.
Need to correct error in my last post. Attorney Bowie's number is 4078341121. He was recommended to me by my insurance man who has worked with him successfully for many years. By all means check him out as you should with any attorney before you might decide to hire him. I'm not at liberty to disclose on this site the settlement details for legal and other reasons. Do not assume that because I settled successfully, that someone else would achieve similar success. Perhaps I was just lucky or "made a lot of noise," as my attorney suggested I do. The other party never disclosed their reasons for settling. other than my having to close my complaint cases against them.
Theodore D.
frankc397 wrote:Beware of lawyers offing those services with upfront money. Dont want to throw more good money at bad. Do you agree DonP and jayjay? Have you seen that before on forums or no?
Yes indeed I agree and those type scams and they have been discussed here many times.
R P.
Not exactly "without comment." Here is what I wrote in August: Tina, I have stayed subscribed just to see if your parents ever got any resolution. I am sorry to see that, no, they have not. I think when BJ deleted his post promising their refund (I am assuming no one but the author can delete?) that is when my suspicions turned to certainty. So sad! I do hope you keep us posted on any legal satisfaction they are able to obtain.
So, yes, I was a "hard sell" because I wanted to believe that BJ was honest. I was wrong.
A similar "offer" appeared in our mailbox the other day: A letter from the Resort Notification Dept in Miami saying that "as a courtesy" they were informing us of an opportunity to "travel to your resort without the obligation of paying a maintenance fees." They go on to say that we might "qualify" to "completely and permanently" eliminate maintenance fees. Of course, we are encouraged to call before January 16 to "qualify." The phone number is 888-882-1546. I think it sound just like the PRL sh*t we are discussing here. If I had the energy, I would follow up on that and see if I could trap them. But, I don't. But I am letting the list know about this latest approach.
Susan C.
got the same letter. Haven't decided if I want to wrestle with them.
susanc924 wrote:Not exactly "without comment." Here is what I wrote in August: Tina, I have stayed subscribed just to see if your parents ever got any resolution. I am sorry to see that, no, they have not. I think when BJ deleted his post promising their refund (I am assuming no one but the author can delete?) that is when my suspicions turned to certainty. So sad! I do hope you keep us posted on any legal satisfaction they are able to obtain.So, yes, I was a "hard sell" because I wanted to believe that BJ was honest. I was wrong.
A similar "offer" appeared in our mailbox the other day: A letter from the Resort Notification Dept in Miami saying that "as a courtesy" they were informing us of an opportunity to "travel to your resort without the obligation of paying a maintenance fees." They go on to say that we might "qualify" to "completely and permanently" eliminate maintenance fees. Of course, we are encouraged to call before January 16 to "qualify." The phone number is 888-882-1546. I think it sound just like the PRL sh*t we are discussing here. If I had the energy, I would follow up on that and see if I could trap them. But, I don't. But I am letting the list know about this latest approach.
Donald C.
Susan I'm glad that you came back and posted. It was so frustrating to be warning people to avoid BJ Cooke and his scam machine and then hear people wanting to give him a chance. That was his scam to lure people in and then promise them payouts after six months when they couldn't dispute the charge on their credit cards. Jayjay, Lance and myself took a lot of asbuse from BJ and shills when we were fighting to prevent him from fleecing more victims. At one time I got very upset with people wanting to let him spew his venom. I'm just glad Susan and others were cautious enough not to fall victim to his illegal empire.
Don P.
Last edited by donp196 on Jan 12, 2013 03:48 PM
Does anyone know the law concerning what they have done to 1800 families.. There has to be a law for deceiving people like that and plan out lying and selling something under false pretenses.. And yes RCI should know too what goes on time after time.. I would like to know how he is walking around.
Scarlett M.
jamesv145 wrote:Yes I also received a letter however I did call set a time to meet with them. Only to mess with them and call them as they are a SCAM .
I cannot believe these people are still in business AND are still arranging meetings. What someone needs to do is arrange a meeting and take along someone in law enforcement or an attorney to entrap them. Don't just mess with them .... take action to stop this scam.
R P.
hazena wrote:Does anyone know the law concerning what they have done to 1800 families.. There has to be a law for deceiving people like that and plan out lying and selling something under false pretenses.. And yes RCI should know too what goes on time after time.. I would like to know how he is walking around.
Until someone takes the lead in stopping this scam then it will go on. What PRL does is 'sell under false pretenses' which is against the law, but someone has to step forward and have these people arrested. Posting about it here does no good .... action needs to be taken, hopefully by someone that arranges a meeting with them. That someone needs to copy and print this entire thread to take with them along with someone in law enforcement or an attorney.
I am amazed that they are still selling this scam with all the info about them here and all over the internet and with his Facebook page plainly posted here .... what arrogance.
R P.
PLR IN NOTHING BUT A SCAM I LOST $9000 AND NEVER RECEIVED A CENT BACK FROM THEM.WISH I COULD TRACK THEM DOWN.NOW THEY WANT MAINTENANCE FEE FOR SUNSET HARBOR.IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET OUT OF THIS
jayjay wrote:hazena wrote:Does anyone know the law concerning what they have done to 1800 families.. There has to be a law for deceiving people like that and plan out lying and selling something under false pretenses.. And yes RCI should know too what goes on time after time.. I would like to know how he is walking around.Until someone takes the lead in stopping this scam then it will go on. What PRL does is 'sell under false pretenses' which is against the law, but someone has to step forward and have these people arrested. Posting about it here does no good .... action needs to be taken, hopefully by someone that arranges a meeting with them. That someone needs to copy and print this entire thread to take with them along with someone in law enforcement or an attorney.
I am amazed that they are still selling this scam with all the info about them here and all over the internet and with his Facebook page plainly posted here .... what arrogance.
John M.
The Attorney General from Indiana should slip into the meeting. Can the person that received that invitation contact them? Unfortunately, the scammers can read these posts also. :-(
jamesv145 wrote:I received a letter also and will be meeting with this Resort Notification Department Sunday January 27th at 1 PM in Merrillville, Indiana. I hope there are other people ther so I can let them know these meetings are scams before I am asked to leave.
Tina K.
Anyone with an Iphone or an Android phone has recording capability. You also have video. If they object to you recording or video taping then you can challenge them in front of their audience. I would notify the Attorney General in your state and give him the information on this website and have him see the posts. Hopefully he will have personel that he can send to the meeting to investigate. It would be a feather in his cap to go public after busting them.
Don P.
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