Timeshare rental scam: paid $4,188 for weeks I couldn't rent

A bbb report about a rental scam that cost someone $2100.0. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

On 7/11/25 I received a call from The Travel Enterprises saying I had 12 vacation weeks I'm not using from Interval International and said if I give them those weeks for a fee they would guarantee I would receive $2100.00 per week. I agreed to give them 6 weeks for them to rent out and paid them $2394 and they guaranteed I would receive a rental fee of $2,100 a week. They said it would take up to 180 days, they get "Contractors" that come in and would rent these weeks. Didn't hear from them at all and then on 12/9/25 I got a call from Vincent Thomas from Travel Enterprises and wanted more of my weeks. I didn't want to give them any more weeks until I was paid for weeks I previously gave them, but he talked me into giving him 7 weeks for $1794 for the guaranteed again for $2,100 a week. Again it would take 90 to 180 days. Vincent Thomas gives me his personal phone number and says he'll take care of my account himself and make it his priority. Months went by and I didn't hear anything. I would call his # and he would answer and then say hold on let me check your account, I would then be transferred to someone else, that would make excuses, saying Contractors coming in next week we should get those rented out.... This is every time I would call they would just stall and make excuses. I then realized I think I'm being Scammed! I called Interval International and found out that they do not rent weeks to Companies or work with other companies. And that I actually do not have weeks to rent out, they are just "Getaway weeks" that I can not rent out. At no point did they perform the service I paid for. Services not rendered!

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