Once again we feel the need to put pen to paper to dispel the myth of the current fraud that is prolific amongst scam operators. In essence the scam is aimed at former CLC owners, the scammers state that even though the former owners have written confirmation from CLC of their ownership being terminated, it’s not correct.
Basically the scammers state the cause is because CLC failed to inform the trust company and Spanish land registry. Straight away there is only one word to cover this, OK two; UTTER RUBBISH. Firstly, the relationship of the trust company is between the company and the developer, not the timeshare owner. Secondly, virtually all CLC timeshare products were sold on a points basis so there is no actual attachment to physical property, this being the case there is no requirement for the owner to have any dealings with land registry. The corollary of this supposed failure is that the timeshare has not been correctly exited therefore Wyndham will charge all the back maintenance unpaid since the termination.
The Wyndham – CLC relationship
As described by Roy Peires, owner of CLC, the relationship is that of an operational partnership, for ease, a sort of franchise. Part of the deal saw all CLC resorts rebranded as Wyndham or associated brands. The deal wasn’t for Wyndham to have any day to day control of the back office where resort operations and maintenance fee demands are taken care of, this firmly remains with CLC, or as it is, and will be known in the future, Idiliq.
Because of this it may be categorically stated that Wyndham have not TAKEN OVER CLC!
From this it can be concluded that the information being disseminated from the scammers is unfounded, untrue and simply a way to scare former owners into paying a sum to correctly exit when they are out already, as confirmed by CLC.
TCA comment
Our first question would be “how do these scammers know that you owned at CLC?” the answer is simple, stolen data. CLC seem to have suffered a serious data breach, the data from which is being sold to all and sundry in the scam arena.
Whilst writing, it’s not just CLC, another flavour of the month is the Diamond Resorts/Hilton takeover. Same story, just a name change and still UTTER RUBBISH.
It could well be that at some stage in the future CLC may be taken over completely by Wyndham, but for now that isn’t on the cards.
To conclude, if you exited your timeshare with CLC correctly and received a letter or email confirming that you have no further liability then that’s it, you are out, regardless of any future Wyndham involvement. The same applies to Diamond/Hilton. A quick call to CLC or Diamond will confirm the facts.
If on the other hand your ownership is just suspended or you simply stopped paying maintenance fees then you may be storing up future problems, this being the case, get in contact with us for advice.
Once again we have to remind you that most fraud begins with a cold call, this should be the first red flag warning. If you are at all worried, get in touch with us before making the mistake of paying a not inconsiderable sum of money to pay for a job that’s already been done.
For more information regarding this article or assistance in any other timeshare related issues please contact the TCA on 01908 881058 or email: info@TimeshareConsumerAssociation.org.uk