A 2020 study by the American Resort Development Association found that 9% of the 10 million owners of timeshares wanted to sell them within the next two years. In some cases, their lifestyles had ...

Timeshares have been around the U.S. since the 1960s as a way for people to get a guaranteed vacation spot at their chosen resort. They can also be cost-effective over time for frequent travelers as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. Timeshares are a legitimate vacation option for many people with about 9.6 million ...

The approach of summer brings more opportunities for leisure travel. It also might provide scammers with more chances to separate you from your money. The Federal Trade Commission highlighted that in ...

Law enforcement officials are cracking down on companies they say stole millions of dollars from timeshare owners desperate to resell their properties. In recent years, a network of law enforcement in ...

Los Cabos, renowned for its luxury resorts and sun-drenched beaches, has become an increasingly dangerous hotspot for sophisticated timeshare scams that disproportionately target American and Canadian ...

To date, they have yet to receive a refund despite added pressure of filing complaints with the bbb.org and attorney general. BBB Scam Tracker Data The Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker reports ...

Dana Kozlov is an Emmy Award-winning political investigative reporter for CBS2 Chicago. Prior to joining the station in 2003, she worked at WGN, CNN Chicago and WEEK-TV in Peoria, where she began her ...

(FOX40.COM) — The Federal Bureau of Investigations Sacramento Office recently released a statement warning Californians of a scam involving timeshares owned in Mexico that have defrauded victims out ...

Aug. 14—Attorney General Kwame Raoul urged timeshare owners trying to sell the properties to be on the lookout for resale scams. Scammers typically claim to be escrow agents or representatives of ...

On a special episode of The Excerpt podcast: When you think about Mexican drug cartels, the things that are likely to come to mind are drug trafficking, gun battles and assassinations. But add this ...

Randy Hutchinson is president & CEO Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South. A 2020 study by the American Resort Development Association found that 9% of the 10 million owners of timeshares wanted to ...