| Corprate Getaways |
| Corprate Getaways Timeshare resale scam wilmington, Delaware |
| 13th of Sep, 2011 by User429155 |
| I recieved a call from Corporate Getaways sales person Paul Sharp telling that he had a buyer for our time share. He claimed to have talked to my wife 9 months ago about selling it for us. They claimed that they had a buyer that had already put down $8500 and we needed to send them a check or bank draft for $2500 to process the sale. We asked for a letter on company to show that a buyer had put money down and that should he back out of the sale that the down payment would be ours to keep, as this is what the saleman stated. The salesmen then got his manager Nick Russo on the line, Nick tried to tell me that "line 5 of the agreement says that there is a buyer" ( line 5 states the my deposit would be reimbursed by the buyer". Nick then got real pushy and said that he needed our money quickly to keep this deal going. He got real mad when I insisted on the letter and told me that he would find some other property to seel the person! Here is the obvious inconsitonsies of this story: 1) how could he have recieved a down payment on a property that he wasn't sure was still for sale? 2) Paul stated that they recieved $8500 down, Nick claimed to have $18000 down on a $36000 sale? 3) paul claimed that the payment must be made by bank transfer, credit card was illegal to use for real estate sells. (it is done all the time, and credit cards have fraud protection) There are a lot of scams on the timeshare resale market and the problem is growing. I have spoken to the resort transfer representive, and she told me she sees this all the time and many of these deals are a fraud. If you get calls like this report them to your State Attorney General as soon as possible |
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| I too got a call from Nick Russo and Paul Sharp. Was told they had sold my timeshare for $18, 300. Gave me a story how this corporate bigwig from the west coast wanted to buy and how the guy could get a tax write off for the purchase, gave me the same line about it was illegal to use a credit card in a real estate transaction. Wanted me to send 2 grand. Said he had been working to sell for me for over a year, but knew about my agreement with another organization. When I said I would not send any money up front, Russo became argumentative. He finally just hung up on me! |
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| Received a call yesterday and today with a story about a buyer for my 4 timeshare properties. Said that they had negotiated a nice package deal on my behalf and want a $2, 400 check issued to a holding company to make the deal a "go". Once closed, they claim that the monies written to the holding company would be recovered on closing. They work really hard to make this attractive...how do you know it is a scam? |
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I am on vacation visiting my grandfather when he received a phone call from a guy named Paul Sharp. He told my Grandfather that he had sold his time share for $25, 000 and some change. He then requested a check for $2000.00 to complete the transaction. My grandfather told him that he need it to run it through his lawyer before he would wire him any money. I could tell that this guy was over persistent. After the Phone call ended, I called the 1800 number they provided and asked them what they were about. and why they needed money. He gave some song and dance about how time shares are sold and that the money would go into a separate attorney's account.. I assumed it was an escrow company and asked what was the name and number of the escrow company. After a bunch of double talk another person got on the phone named Nick Russo proclaiming to be the attorney and was separate from Corporate Getaways. Just like the other posts he started getting upset and said he had hundreds of these time shares to sell. Then I said " I thought you were the escrow attorney " he gave some other Phoney excuse and the phone call ended.
I googled their address and office and found they are using a virtual office to run their scam. The Office they are using is a rent by the hour meeting room that has a receptionist that forwards call to them. Also notice that they always will call you from a blocked private number. I am reporting them and suggest that you all do the same. No doubt they will work the scam again under another disguise but if enough complaints come in maybe they will be prosecuted
the address they are using is .
Corporate Getaways
1521 Concord Pike, Ste. 301
Wilmington, DE 19803
(800)961-0115 |
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| I was contacted by a Peter Taylor in December of 2011 saying they had a buyer for my Arizona time share and it was to close by 12/10/2011 and that I had to post money with 1st Delaware Holdings for $1500 withthe check dated 11/29/2011. To date I have received nothing for my $1500 and the phone number iws no longer in service. I have filed compolaints with the Wilmington Better Business Bureau, The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce with no results or response. I consider this company to be unethical, immoral and illegal. Would not want anyone to do business with them or any company that wants you to put the money up front. Have them sell the timeshare and then give them some money for doing it. Thse people are rip -off-artist. LW California |
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| Unfortunately I too believe now, and forevermore, that once you purchase a timeshare, you are stuck for life. And the worst part about it is that you have these blood-sucking demons who use these lines stated by all the above folks to get you hooked. Why does it seem that they always get you at your weakest and then squirm their way out of a mess by closing up shop and running off with other persons hard earned money. Sherry Allen was the first line of offense with her 'God bless you' at the end of her calls. She should be ashamed of using His name. Then there's Ed Bradley who had me going for over 6 months and then said they had a federal extension until March. Now I called today, and much to my dismay, the phone is disconnected, Sherry Allen's cell phone is conveniently disconnected, the website is no longer working, and the DSCC ain't doing a thing. Damn all these companies and all those who work for them straight to satan's lair and may they get exactly what is coming to them. |
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| Corporate scam getaway is what it should be called!! They got me too, for the tune of $2000 to there "holding company" Ed Bradley, Ray and Steve scum ! Right before the holidays too and now I have every timeshare sales compay and there scamming relatives calling and waking up my one year old. Needed the money for a nice first Christmas for my child but they are the ones who sent coal! The phone # is DC and they are probably long gone taking a corpoate getaway on my dime. Damn these timeshares!! |
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