In a letter to members of Anfi, the CEO Jose Luis Trujillo, looks like he is getting desperate. In this letter he states several “facts” which if you have been following the story of the legal battles involving this company, will find rather hard to believe.
He rambles on about the sales activities of some law firms, none have been named, that they are being aggressive, as if the Anfi sales techniques are not aggressive. That members want Anfi to help them get out of court cases instigated by these law firms.
Well, hang on here, if those people didn’t want to sign up for legal action, why did they, surely they were not subject to the same techniques used on timeshare presentations?
Also, unlike a timeshare, clients are employing the services of the lawyers, and as such can withdraw at any time.
He states in one paragraph, “We are sorry that these law firms have been harassing you”, as if in timeshare, clients are never harassed to continually upgrade.
He goes on to state that in addition to “aggressive” sales methods, prospective clients are not being told the truth. Wow, that is the pot calling the kettle black! Anfi not losing cases, so where has all this news come from that they have lost?
As for not trying to fool anyone, what about all the promises made when on the sales presentation, promises which never materialised, promises which clients subsequently found out where false? A typical one heard so often from many readers is the “promise that Anfi would buy back your week at the price you paid, when you no longer need it”! No what they then do is place it on the resale market for a pittance.
As for the Supreme Court stating “Anfi acted in good faith when selling perpetuity contracts”, somehow this does not seem possible as this court has continually enforced Article 3. On Duration which clearly states that the contract should be no longer than 50 years. So why would the court declare “acting in good faith” when law 42/98, which they are upholding says different?
This once again reiterates Anfi’s belief that those learned Judges at the Supreme Court misinterpreted that very law! It is quite clear 50 years is the maximum duration, so how could that be misinterpreted?
If this was the case, why is Anfi holding a Special General Meeting on 23 June with a ballot to change contracts to comply? Does this statement by the CEO mean the opposite?
As for the legal fees going up, according to our sources this is a fabrication. From what we have been told by lawyers and clients, the fees paid at the start have never gone up, no matter how long the case lasts. In fact, one only need to ask Mrs Tove Grimsbo, whose case took many years and was the first Supreme Court ruling.
Another point is that clients only have to attend court if Anfi demand it, that said it is their right to do so. But what is the reason behind that? Simple, to prolong the case, to cause disruption and stress to the claimant, all in the hope they will withdraw.
Another “scare tactic” is Anfi state once again that the Supreme Court has accepted the principle that any client whose contract is declared null & void should compensate Anfi for the holidays they have taken over the years of membership. We at Inside Timeshare have never heard of this from the Supreme Court, so show us the written proof from the Supreme Court.
The whole letter is a deception from a CEO whose company is losing millions of Euros for past transgressions of the law. An attempt to divert attention from the known facts that they are losing, the fact that since the very first Supreme Court Ruling in March 2015, they have had a massive 34 made against them! As far as we are aware not one Supreme Court ruling has gone in their favour.
At the end of the day it is your choice, take legal action or not, keep your timeshare or not, it is more of a choice than when you were first coerced into purchasing!
Just read the many article about Anfi published here, they give you the full story from over the years, right up to the debacle that is Tauro Beach!
Inside Timeshare leaves it to you the reader to decide who is actually telling the truth.
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