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More Timeshare Scams From The U.S.

The Better Business Bureau in the U.S. is warning consumers about yet another timeshare scam. A woman from Texas reported to the consumer watchdog about a call she received from a timeshare resale agent based in Chicago.

The cold-caller said he was from the Continental Group, and they could sell her Mexican timeshare as they had received an offer of $53,700, however, before they could do so, they needed her to transfer funds for capital gains tax and other necessary fees to sell her timeshare. He even sent her what seemed like legitimate Verification documents, everything was stamped and … Read more

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Hilton Grand Vacations Appoints New Vice President Of Resort Operations

Hilton Grand Vacations has announced it has appointed a new member to the executive team. Tim Loughman, will join HGV as Vice President of Resort Operations, where he will oversee resort operations for 15 Hilton Grand Resorts located on the East Coast of the US.

Some of the property locations he will oversea include, South Carolina, New York City, Florida and Washington. HGV Resort Operations Vice President Kevin Speidel said about the new appointment: “Tim has an outstanding reputation for his innovation and ability to expect guest needs. As HGV continues to grow and add properties in new and existing … Read more

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Hilton Grand Vacations Plan New Resort In Maui

Hilton Grand Vacations is planning a new Resort on the island of Hawaii and is expected to be completed in 2021, according to Hilton News Release.

Maui Bay Villas will be set on 27 acres and consist of 388 timeshare units which includes, one, two and three bedroom suites. Amenities will include a clubhouse and restaurant, fitness centre, food market and large pool with beachfront views.

Sales are expected to begin at the beginning of 2020. President and CEO of Hilton Grand Vacations said: “Our customers consistently rank Maui as one of their requests for growing our portfolio of resorts, … Read more

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Mum of two scammed out of Savings

A mum of two from Birmingham was left in debt after scammers raided her bank account over a five day long sophisticated scam.

The Mirror reports how Hannah Greaves was tricked by cruel fraudsters who convinced her they were working on behalf of her banks fraud department. The fraudsters built up a credible story over the course of five days and were able to gain her trust, before stealing over £9,000.

Hannah said: “I can’t believe how believable the fraudsters were. They seemed to know my bank, NatWest’s website inside out, the layout of the screens and the language the … Read more

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Pension Review Cold-Calls Banned by the Government

Thousands of people have lost their entire life savings through pension mis-selling, now the government has taken action and changed the law to stop this from happening.

Fraudsters have been using the term ‘Free Pension Review’ and over the past four years it is estimated that £46.7 million has been lost in pension cold-calling scams. And the stories of those who have been targeted are truly heart-breaking, with thousands of pensioners after having saved their entire lives, now facing financial hardship in their retirements. This lead to campaigners calling for an Prompt pensions cold-calling ban, to help protect … Read more

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Mobile Customers Overpaying For Data

According to new analysis from Citizens Advice, 71% of mobile customers with a SIM-only plan are overpaying for data, they don’t use. This costs the consumers a combined total of £800 million per year.

The charity commissioned YouGov to survey 4,070 adults between 29 November and 3 December 2018, and asked participants how much data they pay for, how much data they use and how much they spend each month.

The online survey, found that customers could save approximately £63 per year by switching to a cheaper deal that matched their data consumption. The average amount wasted each … Read more

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Disney’s Riviera Resort Open For Reservations

Disney’s Riviera Resort is now accepting guest reservations for stays beginning in December 2019. The new resort is the 15th Disney Vacation property. Disney’s Riviera Resort is said to be inspired by Walt and Lillian Disney’s travels throughout Europe and the Mediterranean coastline.

Terri Schultz, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Disney Vacation Club said in a statement: “ Walt fell in love with European art, architecture, food and stories, and his extended tours of the region continue to influence Disney storytelling and theming. We look forward to welcoming our members and guests later this year to this … Read more

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New figures show extent of pension scams

Action Fraud has revealed that two people have reported to the service, that they have lost more than £1 million each to pension scams. However, Action Fraud believes this is only the tip of the iceberg as many victims never contact the authorities to report it and so the total amount of people who have handed over such large pension pots is unknown.

In 2017, the average loss of pension scams was £91,000. Victims reported receiving cold-calls, offers of free pension reviews and promises that they would get high return rates, all of these promises are warning signs of … Read more

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Retailers advertising real fur as Faux Fur

Clothes shops have been selling real fur, but advertising it as fake. After an investigation by the Advertising Standards Authority discovered this practice was Pervasive, they have ordered retailers to stop immediately. The agency has given retailers a deadline of 11 February to change their ways or face punishment.

Why would a retailer advertise fur as fake?

Often a retailer has been mis-led somewhere in their supply chain, but the Advertising Standards Authority, say this is not an excuse. They say the companies need to take charge of this and make sure they are not mis-leading their consumers.

Miles Lockwood, … Read more

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Animal Lovers Warned Over Fraud Scheme

Future pet owners are being warned about a new online fraud that has scammed victims out of £3 Million.

Action Fraud has issued a warning that between March 2012 and April 2018, 5066 reports were made to the National Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting Centre. Victims reported losing £3,129,273 during this time, an average of £40,640 per month.

Director of Action Fraud, Pauline Smith said: “Fraudsters are taking advantage of people looking for pets online, often to bring into their family. When a person falls victim to this fraud, the distressed and financial loss caused can be huge and … Read more

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