Has anyone heard of Advanced Travel Network?

[Baggi]

I got a call today from a company calling themselves Advanced Travel Network. Felt like a scam.
They said they wanted to rent out my RCI extra vacations and they'd pay me $1800.00 a week with a guarantee of $7200 a year.
Of course, they wanted $1900 up front and I said heck no. Just wondering if this is an outright scam, or if there is anything to it?

 

[GT75]

Simple google search but it was scam when they asked for $1900 upfront. Please RCI doesn't allow rentals.

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[hupson]

They tell you that you will get full refund if the timeshare doesn't sell (which they don't). There is NO availability for the weeks being requested, which are fake requests. After requesting a refund (within the 60 days), they tell you that you only get a partial refund $454 out of the $1999 paid. Now I have to file for a refund with my credit card, file a complaint with BBB, file a complaint with Florida Attorney General, etc. etc, etc. And I've only lost money due to paying interest on my credit card which I'll never get back. Darnit, my husband was right, I should have known better.

 

[montygz]

I got a call today from a company calling themselves Advanced Travel Network. Felt like a scam.
They said they wanted to rent out my RCI extra vacations and they'd pay me $1800.00 a week with a guarantee of $7200 a year.
Of course, they wanted $1900 up front and I said heck no. Just wondering if this is an outright scam, or if there is anything to it?

If they guaranteed you $7.2 trillion, would you think it's a scam or legit?

These are all prepayment scams. You give them money thinking you are going to get a windfall and they disappear. Somewhere, a Nigerian Prince wants his scam back.

Sadly, we see people asking about these scams several times a week on this forum, so they must work.

Now, on the positive side, this has brought you to TUG. This site offers a wealth of free knowledge on timesharing. A true windfall!