End of January Review
So that is the end of the first month of this year and what a month it has been, if this one is anything to go by then we are going to be in for a busy year. So let’s have a quick look at some of the...
View ArticleFriday’s Letter from America
In this week’s Letter from America we welcome the first article from Ken Silva, with his Nightmare on Timeshare Street story. This is also made more complicated due to the involvement of Barclays, as...
View ArticleCentaurus Mediation SL and the Silverpoint Link
Centaurus Mediation SL is a new company based in Tenerife, it is engaged in cold calling timeshare owners, cold calling is not in itself illegal, but it is the nature of the calls and the owners being...
View ArticleThe Tuesday Slot with Irene
Welcome to another Tuesday Slot with Irene, this week is part 2 of her Timeshare Tips, with some more legal comments from Mike Finn of Finn Law Group. But a few updates from the timeshare world in...
View ArticleA Tangled Web!
This first piece of information from one of our readers, (although the same information has been received in the past), concerns the “FAKE” law firm in Tenerife Abogados Canarias, part of the ongoing...
View ArticleFriday’s Letter from America
In today’s Letter from America, Scotty Black another service veteran tells his own story of his “Nightmare on Timeshare Street”. These stories are becoming all too common at Inside Timeshare, with...
View ArticleThe Tuesday Slot with Irene: Lawsuit Filed Against Diamond Resorts
Welcome to the Tuesday Slot with Irene Parker, as this is breaking news and an important story, we go straight into her article and will catch up with Europe in Wednesdays publication. Class Action...
View ArticleMartin Zabala Abogados, Appointed by the Court in Las Palmas!
Today’s article is a warning to readers about a new “Law Firm” contacting UK owners of Palm Oasis in Gran Canaria. One of our readers contacted us after being contacted and receiving a letter from...
View ArticleLawyer Sentenced to 4 Years for Financial Fraud
Do not pass go, do not collect 200€, go directly to Jail! A lawyer from Gran Canaria, Juan Arencibia Rodriguez, has been sentenced to four years jail and fined 1.7 million Euros, in the Criminal Court...
View ArticleFriday’s Letter from America
It’s Friday, so time for another Letter from America with Irene Parker, but first a look today’s major news in Europe. El Diario a prominent Spanish daily newspaper published the following article...
View ArticleStart the Week, With Yet Another Warning!
Here we go again, another interesting scam has just appeared, this time it comes from Portugal and involves our old friends the fake law firm Ramirez and Ramirez. According to Juan Sanchez of the...
View ArticleThe Tuesday Slot with Irene
Here we are with another Tuesday Slot with Irene, this week it is all about “Whistleblowers”, those who decide they need to tell the inside truth about companies, organisations or even politicians....
View ArticleThe Changing Face of Timeshare Scams
Today we look at how timeshare scams have changed over the years, from the original sales to resale, holiday clubs and now for claims. You will be surprised at how they have developed, we will also...
View ArticleFriday’s Letter from America
This week’s Letter from America is not the one originally planned by Gay Hart-Brewer, as usual Irene Parker sends draft copies in advance to the company involved in the article. In this case the...
View ArticleThey Get Them in the End
On 23 February, West Mercia Police issued a press release about 9 timeshare fraudsters being sentence to more than 20 years in prison. It revolves around a timeshare resale scam that began back in...
View ArticleThe Tuesday Slot with Irene
THE FBI FOCUSES ON SCAMS TARGETING THE ELDERLY WHY TIMESHARE BUYERS NEED TO REPORT ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD Reported 22/2/18 https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/elder-fraud-charges-announced All of the...
View ArticleAnother Old Name Crops Up
It seems some of the old names are making a come back, the latest is Greenges 2005 SL. These were based in Fuengirola and have not been heard from for around 5 years, this time in a very unusual way....
View ArticleGetting out of Timeshare: A Readers Story
Today’s article is from one of our readers, Andy contacted Inside Timeshare for help and advice regarding his timeshare, here is his story. Like others on holiday we were approached in Bali and lured...
View ArticleFriday’s Letter from America
Welcome to this week’s Letter from America, today’s article is not from our very own Irene Parker but submitted by another contributor Kevin Hopkins and his wife Brenda Hopkins, ex-Air Force, in the...
View ArticleAspirantco, Interesting Ties
So Silverpoint has closed their sales offices and Mark Cushway has apparently moved to Dubai with a new company having taken over from Silverpoint. The company is called Aspirantco SL, CIF: B76745504...
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