You are a knowledgeable buyer of timeshare interests.
So ask yourself:
"Why would anyone pay ME more than the cost from the developer for the same floor plan??"
Answer is simple: They wouldn't!!
PAY LESS for the same contract....BUY FROM GRUPO VIDANTA!
Participate in CLASS ACTION Suit? Government agency collecting data?
So let's all do our part to help stamp out the scams: Only You Can Write the Check....So Don't Write It!
Remember, these people do not feel they are doing anything wrong.
- Do not send money or pay for ANYTHING.
- Do not send any documents by FAX.
- Do send by certified return receipt requested to the caller's listed address as a test document. If the test parcel arrives and the recipient reads to you the information you requested in the certified letter, then at least you know the address is not fake.
- Perform your due diligence carefully.
- If it seems too good to be true, then stay away!
- If it is legitimate, then all costs of the sale are paid from verified proceeds in a verified escrow account that you open and control - AFTER the sale closes.
- ONLY YOU CAN WRITE THAT CHECK! IF NO ONE SENDS SCAMMERS ANY MONEY, THEY WILL GO OUT OF BUSINESS!!
We love our timeshare with Grupo Vidanta. It provides us with facilities we would not otherwise be able to access with regularity. What all members don't care for are calls from unkown sources who have contract information that is not public. We all must be willing to say "no thank you" to these faceless, callers from cyberspace.
Following are articles about scams Aimfair members and others have described. Feel free to send us updates as you see the need.
How To Tell | Is This From A Scammer or No?
Tuesday December, 10 2024How To Tell | Is This From A...
Jim beat me to it. He sent an email with the following message: Good morning, Looks fishy to me! He received the same email as I. It was from a scammer impersonating Vidanta, and the message...
TouristComplaintsGob.mx | 93 Days Old | Created...
Friday October, 18 2024TouristComplaintsGob.mx | 93 Days...
Another fake claim designed to get your personal information and ask for money to support a Mexican Federal Government investigation into illegal call centers engaged in fraudulent activities is...
Scam Alert | SHCP and SAT | False Claims
Monday October, 7 2024Scam Alert | SHCP and SAT | False...
George sent in a note saying he was skeptical about the person who called him today. Supposedly, the caller was from a Mexican Federal Government Agency called Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito...
Empire Title and Escrow | Be Careful
Tuesday October, 1 2024Empire Title and Escrow | Be Careful
Dr. Tom sent this offer to us for our review and consideration. So glad he did, because it appears attractive (Don't they all?), but when evaluated a bit more closely, it appears to be...
PlatinumCounsel Enterprises | Legit? | Or Not?
Saturday August, 31 2024PlatinumCounsel Enterprises |...
Question from an Aimfair Member: Have you ever heard of Lillian Foster from PlatinumCounsel Enterprises? Answer: Yes we have. A couple of years ago, Lillian and her company, PlatinumCounsel,...
Scam Alert: Vacation Marketing Group LLC |
Wednesday August, 28 2024Scam Alert: Vacation Marketing...
Was approached by phone. Heard the usual nonsense about being in business xx years, lots of clients, experienced with Vidanta contracts etc. First solid piece of scam evidence was when I asked...
VidantaVacations | Bonus Rental Scam
Saturday August, 17 2024VidantaVacations | Bonus Rental Scam
For many years, we have all received one or more emails from emails with variations of Vidanta Vacations as the domain: * vidamembers.com * vidamembers.com.mx * vidavacationmembers.com *...
Scam Update | Recent Articles | Be Diligent
Tuesday July, 23 2024Scam Update | Recent Articles |...
A big Thank You is sent to Nino for keeping us updated with all the scam warnings. You all have received calls from phone numbers you don't recognize. We receive easily 4 to 5 calls on both our...
Caught | Bookings Holding | Potential Scam
Thursday June, 20 2024Caught | Bookings Holding |...
“Hello, may I speak with Mr. Robert Jones?” Is how the phone call I received this morning started out. The caller said she was from Priceline, and she wanted to discuss our interest in...
360 Global Trades | Potential Scam | Own Shares...
Tuesday June, 11 2024360 Global Trades | Potential...
Here is a scam that has been around the block since 2021 and before. The alleged company is called 360 Global Trades. The domain (360globaltrades.com) is 194 days old, it was created on 2023-11-30,...
AARP Alert | Veteran Loses ~$900,000 | Cartel Scam
Wednesday June, 5 2024AARP Alert | Veteran Loses...
Thank you Nino for bringing to our attention the reason to not send money to anyone you don't know. The story Nino shares with everyone is about a Veteran who purchased a timeshare somewhere...
Newest Scam On The Block | Shares of Vidanta |...
Monday May, 13 2024Newest Scam On The Block | Shares...
James wanted to share his latest experience with a scammer. The concept has been around for years. The story goes Vidanta is going public and we, as owners of Vidanta timeshare interests, should be...
How To Test A Warning Email
Thursday April, 25 2024How To Test A Warning Email
Scams and spammers are all over the place. They are like nasty no-see-ums. You are innocently walking along a path in shorts and a couple of hours later you start scratching! Where did you get...
Scammed | Can't Say No? | A Tale of Woe
Saturday February, 24 2024Scammed | Can't Say No? | A Tale...
Do you trust someone you can't find info on? You're not alone! An article in USA Today hits home. It tells the story of a dad and husband who buys a timeshare, thinking it's perfect for family...
ASF (Auditoria Superior de la Federation) |...
Saturday February, 17 2024ASF (Auditoria Superior de la...
Nino received an email from a person who claimed to be an attorney with ASF (Auditoria Superior de la Federation) and shared his conversations with Aimfair. Nino is very good at identifying scams....
Wedding Planning Scam
Saturday January, 20 2024Wedding Planning Scam
An offer to rent multiple weeks - up to 80 guests - came in today. It looked phishy, so I looked up the domain. Sure enough, the domain called "knirghtfrank.com" is not registered. Here is...
City Point Real Estate - Utah
Friday December, 15 2023City Point Real Estate - Utah
We received the following from Nino, Aimfair's #1 scam investigator. Nino has uncovered so many scams, it is amazing he and we still receive more. One would think the scammers would highlight those...
National Real Estate Investors - Be Careful
Friday October, 20 2023National Real Estate Investors -...
This morning, we received an upbeat email from one of our Aimfair friends in New York who had a fantastic time in Nuevo Nayarit this past summer with a group of 12. He joyfully exclaimed, "We had a...
How to Respond to Unsolicited Calls/Emails
Monday October, 16 2023How to Respond to Unsolicited...
All of us receive calls from people we don't know. Many of us don't even answer the call unless the phone number is in our contacts list. Luckily, we can also block unwanted calls too. In...
Bonus Week Notice from Vidamembers.com.mx
Monday August, 21 2023Bonus Week Notice from...
Wow! We must be high on everyone’s list. We just received an important notice from Vidamembers.com.mx reminding us that we have Bonus Weeks we have not used. Here is the notice: Dear Vidanta...
How Aimfair Saved $65,000 USD
Sunday August, 6 2023How Aimfair Saved $65,000 USD
Yes, that’s right. An Aimfair member contacted us a few days ago asking about the “guarantees" offered by SAT and HACIENDA - two agencies of the Mexican government. Based on these guarantees, he...
No Guarantees from FONATUR
Saturday August, 5 2023No Guarantees from FONATUR
We received word from Nino about another attempt by a caller to gain contract and confidential information for an investigation conducted by FONATUR. FONATUR, or the National Fund for Tourism...
Magnificent Realty Inc. and Prospective Realty...
Thursday August, 3 2023Magnificent Realty Inc. and...
An Aimfair member posted the following on the Owners Forum: I have two companies simultaneously purporting to make me offers on my GM Deluxxe. Looking for any prior scam history. One is...
Fake Vidanta Bonus Week Offer - Arrives Again
Tuesday July, 25 2023Fake Vidanta Bonus Week Offer -...
Many of you received another notice from “Vidanta”. The email is from a domain called vidavacationmembers.com. Who? Vidavacationmembers.com is a 76 day old domain. It was created on May 10, 2023,...
Fake Vidanta Offer - Arrives Again
Friday June, 23 2023Fake Vidanta Offer - Arrives Again
We must have received this offer at least 12 times this year alone. The note goes on the say we have 15 bonus weeks that we have not used. They are worth $2,400 per week, and we are responsible for...
TimeshareContractReview.com - Scam
Wednesday May, 31 2023TimeshareContractReview.com - Scam
We received a call today from Mexico. The caller said he was with a Mexican Federal Government group that is investigating fraudulent calls about timeshares that originate in Mexico. Of course, we...
SECTUR Legal - Not related to Mexico's Federal...
Friday May, 26 2023SECTUR Legal - Not related to...
An Aimfair member asked if we had heard about the SECTUR Legal offer to retrieve money spent by timeshare owners who have purchased timeshare interests based upon representations during timeshare...
Alpine Asset Management - Scam
Monday May, 15 2023Alpine Asset Management - Scam
This email is very convincing. The message is Vidanta is working with a company in Zurich, Switzerland to rent members' excess weeks. The story line is Vidanta wants to do something for members who...
Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera of Mexico (UIF)
Thursday May, 4 2023Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera...
What is the Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera in Mexico? Is the person who says he is with this agency real? Great question raised by an Aimfair member who was recently a victim himself....
Sofía Camarena C.
Thursday March, 23 2023Sofía Camarena C.
Scams are on the rise. One Aimfair member contacted me to ask about this offer and said he gets 3 calls a day - at least. Another receives more. Both alerted me to this "offer": !!!Vidanta...
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