Vacation Owenership Group- Update
Great advice Tuggers. After spending 45 minutes on the phone with these bozos and their repeated assurance that there would be no upfront fee (they said they receive a 10% share of recovered funds), they sent me a contract-
here's the relevant section...
1. SCOPE OF SERVICE
VOG, in consideration for the compensation paid by CUSTOMER under this Agreement, agrees to provide the following products and services:
VOG shall utilize any and all documents and information supplied by CUSTOMER, including, but not limited to, CUSTOMER’S purchase agreement(s) and/or contract(s) and verified testimony, for a flat fee of $ per timeshare contract, for a total sum of $.00, in order to compile an individual case file specifically tailored to the CUSTOMER’S situation and produce the necessary documentation in order to help facilitate the termination of CUSTOMER’S timeshare agreement(s) and/or contract(s) to purchase a timeshare, vacation club, vacation ownership, etc. [/B][/COLOR]In addition, VOG will use every effort permitted under New Jersey and Federal Law to aid in the recovery of any disputed past payments made by the CUSTOMER on account of the CUSTOMER’S timeshare agreement(s) and/or contract(s).
VOG shall provide and help transmit all the cancellation documentation to the specific timeshare developer in question on behalf of the CUSTOMER. Upon verification of receipt of the documentation by said timeshare developer, VOG shall continue to send any and all necessary documentation on behalf of the CUSTOMER through to resolution of the cancellation. This shall include all the necessary follow up work, assistance in negotiations along with the utilization of any and all means at VOG’S disposal, including, but not limited to, corroborating testimonies from past customers, proprietary data of patterns and trends established by VOG, and correspondences with any necessary government agencies including, but not limited to, the Federal Trade Commission, the respective state’s Attorney General’s Office, the Department of Real Estate, PROFECO, and any other useful media resources.
It is hereby acknowledged and understood that the scope of services VOG will render can not have a date certain as to when CUSTOMER’S timeshare contract(s) and/or agreement(s) may be cancelled. CUSTOMER hereby acknowledges and understands that the term of this Agreement can not be determined due to the uncertainty as to when a specific timeshare contract(s) and/or agreement(s) may be cancelled.
2. COMPENSATION
As set forth above and in consideration of VOG’S services, VOG shall bill CUSTOMER a flat fee of $ per timeshare contract, for a total sum of $.00, for the services rendered. CUSTOMER shall be required to pay an initial deposit fee of (the “Deposit”). Upon receipt of the Deposit, the Deposit shall be considered earned by VOG in consideration of VOG reserving and/or committing time to be available in assisting the CUSTOMER, precluding the acceptance of other CUSTOMERS or other employment, all reasonable expenses, along with VOG’S service of researching and developing all of the proprietary data and information necessary to initiate the contract termination process. The Deposit is only refundable according to the terms of VOG’S warranty and refund policies set forth at Section 17 below.
What a joke!!