Scam Type
Travel/Vacation/Timeshare Scam
Business Name Used
J and B International
Date Reported
July 13, 2023
Postal Code
None
Total Dollars Lost
$ 0
Scam Description
I received a phone call from the named business . A man named John Robertson he said he was representing his client who wanted to purchase my time share in Cancun Mexico. The client is Valentin A. Ponce who is a rep for the buyer. The offered me 43,650.00 for a timeshare I paid 16,000.00 for. Then a rep from Tafer Resorts contacted
me saying i would have to pay a commission to her for handling the sale and transfer of ownership. 2500.00 that would be paid after i received the money for the sale. Prior to paying the commission there would be a administrative transfer fee of 3950.00 I would have to pay out of pocket before I got paid for the sale. The tafer reps name is Liliana Avila her email is l.avila@taferresortcorporate.com she was in Puerto Vallarta Mexico. They sent me all the necessary paperwork to complete the sale. I contacted Tafer Resorts on my own to verify all this information her name was Marina Mendez in Cancun. She informed me that there was no such transaction in the works
to sell my membership to anyone and furthermore my membership could not be sold because I have a balance on the mortgage. I cannot sell it until I own it outright meaning mortgage must be paid in full. That it was a scam. So i spoke to John and Liliana and told them they were fake and I am not doing business with them unless they purchase the timeshare by paying me first then I would pay off mortgage and then give them there bogus fees and commission well they said we can’t do it that way. I said you are a scam and ended all communication with them.
