UKStrive49
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hearing impaired buyer
Just wanted to let everyone know that this "hearing impaired" scam is still alive and going strong. So glad that I found this site.
She was going by the name "Sarah McGill". She was looking to start up a travel business and needed to purchase timeshares. She was using her broker "Sam Avner" as she was hearing impaired and could not use the phone. Her emails were verbatim to those used in this thread, i.e., out of town for 6 weeks, found a hearing aid that would give her back 30% of her hearing, the broker who was "out of the country on business...", all the same! She was going through First American Title.
Since I'm still paying for my timeshare, she was willing to pay what I owed (first red flag). NOBODY would pay that much for my timeshare! Then came the part about the $2,900 check, the $500 deposit and the $2,400 to her "broker" (lots of red flags).
I emailed her back, telling her that I was not comfortable with that, and to just send the $500 deposit. she was most indignant and told me she'd already sent the check. That was last week, and I've not seen a check nor heard back from her. Just wanted to let everyone know she's using a new name, new broker name and a new title company. Too bad. I really was happy at first, as I need to unload the timeshare. So is life.
Just wanted to let everyone know that this "hearing impaired" scam is still alive and going strong. So glad that I found this site.
She was going by the name "Sarah McGill". She was looking to start up a travel business and needed to purchase timeshares. She was using her broker "Sam Avner" as she was hearing impaired and could not use the phone. Her emails were verbatim to those used in this thread, i.e., out of town for 6 weeks, found a hearing aid that would give her back 30% of her hearing, the broker who was "out of the country on business...", all the same! She was going through First American Title.
Since I'm still paying for my timeshare, she was willing to pay what I owed (first red flag). NOBODY would pay that much for my timeshare! Then came the part about the $2,900 check, the $500 deposit and the $2,400 to her "broker" (lots of red flags).
I emailed her back, telling her that I was not comfortable with that, and to just send the $500 deposit. she was most indignant and told me she'd already sent the check. That was last week, and I've not seen a check nor heard back from her. Just wanted to let everyone know she's using a new name, new broker name and a new title company. Too bad. I really was happy at first, as I need to unload the timeshare. So is life.
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