José carlos Pereira Carvalho – Fake Portuguese court award
Just when TCA think they have seen it all, another scam slides across our desks. This one is particularly inventive and gave us a wry smile whilst investigating. This scam arrives by email, unlike the normal pattern of scams. So without further ado, let’s investigate. TCA Investigation It’s the well worn fake court case where […]
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Why are there so many problems associated with a timeshare purchase?
The answer is very simple, it is not bought it is sold, from years of working with timeshare purchasers trying to get out of their contracts it is very clear that unlike any other product consumers will purchase they did not go out with the intention of buying. We all know the scenario; you are […]
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Phoenix Incorporated – Another CLC cold caller
Once again thanks to an astute caller who was approached by this company, TCA went into investigation mode. As per the title, our enquirer was called out of the blue by a supposed Legal Exec named Terry Clark from Phoenix offering a service to cancel his timeshare with Club la Costa. As per usual, our […]
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Financial Services UK or is it Woods & Woods? – Another fake Spanish court case
How would you feel if out of the blue a court in Barcelona informed you that you had € 217,789.11 coming your way as the result of a case that you’ve had no knowledge of? As they say, never look a gift horse in the mouth. Problem starts with the fact that this gift horse […]
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Muca Asesores – Throwing their toys out of the pram
TCA recently published an article regarding Muca Asesores. Although we spend quite some time researching facts behind articles, it’s always satisfying when members of the public add further evidence. Recently we received an email from a lady who was cold called my Muca, below we publish the content of the email: “I have had a […]
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Jesus Perez Abogados y Legisladores – Fake law firm DON’T PAY THEM
TCA regret to announce that we have to expose yet another incarnation of what is a long history of fake Spanish law firms. This time we have Jesus Perez an upright firm of solicitors (Abogados) working from Santa Cruz, Tenerife, except they are neither upright or solicitors nor real in any sense of the word. […]
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Muca Asesores SL – A phoenix arises?
Before we move on to Muca Asesores, over the years TCA has been quietly watching the actions of Inconel Administration SL who purport to be timeshare claims advisors, though we doubt that. What we do know is that they engage in cold calls to individuals who may have owned EZE Group products, ABC Lawyers and […]
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When lies take on a new twist
For the last three decades, the TCA has been publishing articles exposing the lies perpetrated by fraudulent operators working on the peripheral of the timeshare industry. Recently we have established that these lies have gone to even greater heights. Cold calling from a company who no one has heard of, or can find no evidence […]
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A scam warning to ex Diamond Resorts Europe owners
The number one inbound call topic to TCA at the moment surrounds scam companies calling ex Diamond owners and trying to put the fear of God into them. Due to the amount of calls we receive it appears that Diamond Resorts Europe may have suffered a fairly large data breach, in other words, personal data […]
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Silverpoint Ona debt collection scam
Well we suppose it had to happen, Silverpoint scams we have reported on many times in the past are getting old hat and worn out now, so the brains in the scammer HQ had to come up with a new one. And this is what they have come up with. The new scam This time […]
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