Back in October 2018, Inside Timeshare reported on a company going by the name of Litigation Services SL, they were contacting former clients of Incentive Leisure Group (ILG) who marketed Designer Way Vacation Club (DWVC) and members of Club Class. According to Litigation Services, they could get back money paid for these memberships.
Recently a new company has emerged, Platinum Services and Administration SL, Company Registration Number B93650307, with the address Calle Lope de Vega 60 29631 Benalmádena Málaga.
Telephone number: 0034 951122027 and 0034 951122320
The registered Director is named as Calle Guden Daniel Ernesto who incidentally is also the registered director of Litigation Services SL.
Once again they are targeting ILG / DWVC and Club Class members for a no win no fee claim to get them their money back. One small snag though, there is an upfront commission charge of 10%, so does this mean they already know how much the client “will” be getting back?
There is a website, registered on 14 November 2018 and set to expire on 14 November 2019, not really confidence building. The registrant is Litigation Services SL, so that does lead us to believe they are the same outfit.
http://www.platinumservicesandadministration.com/
It must also be pointed out that it is not a secure site, it is also identical to the website of Litigation Services SL.
http://www.litigationservices.es/
Both websites also show two methods for payment, Klik & Pay and PayXpert.
They also both show the name of their supposed lawyer JLC Legal Services, with a registration number from the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Malaga 6956. There is indeed a lawyer with that registration number by the name of Jose Lara Cabello with the address Av de la Estación 29631 Arroyo de la Miel Benalmádena Costa Málaga. His office is located just opposite the train station in Arroyo de la Miel and has been there for many years. Incidentally, this lawyer was also named by another fraudulent firm called Greenges 2005 SL back in 2014.
It is more than likely that Jose Lara Cabello is not even aware that his registration number is being used, as there is no registered company called JLC Legal Services.
So once again we see another new “company” targeting people who had previously dealt with two companies which are no longer in existence, with the promise of getting them their money back. As these companies no longer exist it does make you wonder how they are going to get back the money paid?
As usual, the warning is very simple, before believing anything you are told in a cold call, do your homework. Check the companies out, if you don’t know how then use our contact page and Inside Timeshare will help you do the checks.
Another word of warning is the payment method, even if you use your credit card to make the payment, you will not be covered by Section 75 of the Credit Consumer Act 1974. The two payment methods are considered third-party companies, therefore no direct payment is made to the company offering the service and your card company will not reimburse you when the service is not delivered.
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