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Author: | updater [ Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:05 pm ] |
Post subject: | Travel Club and Time Share Scams |
Travel clubs and time shares are becoming a real problem- I was a victim of Royal Club Resorts, Royal Club International and Andre Muran (|and his willing staff of accomplices) We were sold on RCI using RCI promotional materials, but were then signed up for Royal Club International (we were led to believe that RCI and Royal Club International were one in the same- the sales people would use "RCI" and "Royal Club International" interchangeably, so that we would assume that they were the same thing. They are in fact two completely different things) When we tried to use our membership, we were refused travel services. Our complaints were met with a royal run around and then eventually ignored. We filed complaints with the BBB and also Alberta Government Services. This resulted in 125 criminal charges being laid against Andre Muran and his companies. There was also a fair amount of negative publicity- and so he pretty much stopped operating under the name "Royal Club International" and now operates the same scam under the name "Chateau World" He has now set up a company called Properties International which represents itself as an investment company and is pushing the latest scam "Elevations Resort" There is detailed information about the Royal Club scam, Chateau World, media, government and court links available at [url]http:www.cheatauworld.com[/url] (that is CHEAT-au-world) Alberta Government Services (Consumer Alert) http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/933.... Alberta Government Services (Information Bulletin) http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/NewsFrame.cfm?... Alberta Government Services (Undertaking) http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/pdf/... BBB Calgary Report on Chateau World http://calgary.bbb.org/WWWRoot/Report.as... BBB Calgary Report on Royal Club International http://calgary.bbb.org/WWWRoot/Report.as... CFCN Consumer Watch http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/RTGAMArtic... CFCN Consumer Watch http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/RTGAMArtic... CFCN Consumer Watch http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/RTGAMArtic... Calgary Herald http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news... Travel Club Scams http://www.cheatauworld.com Alberta Courts (Reasons for Judgment in case with Wayne Barry) http://www.albertacourts.ab.ca/jdb/1998-... Dialing for Deadbeats http://dialing4deadbeats.net/deadbeatlis... Rip Off Report http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/12... Chris Shaddock's Blog (many interesting posts from people who claim to be former employees of these companies) http://my.opera.com/chriss2000/blog/show... Updater |
Author: | unimpressed [ Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:51 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Travel Club and Time Share Scams |
I am completely stunned to find out what has been happening with Chateau World in Canmore! What a complete and total mess! Chateau Canmore- that is gone. If you thought you had a timeshare there- you don't. Chateau World members who had that resort as their "home resort" were sent letters telling them that their timeshare had been "upgraded" to the Banff Gate Mountain Lodge and Spa... but you can't do that without a whole new timeshare contract for the Banff Gate Mountain Lodge and Spa! The Banff Gate Mountain Lodge and Spa has a bunch of units listed as foreclosure properties on MLS and is so over sold that nobody can get time at the resort. What is most shocking to me is that they are calling telling me that I owe club dues and maintanance fees- but they are not telling me that they are no longer on the RCI exchange- which means that they can not fulfill their end of the agreement which is to provide me with RCI points and I can't use their stinkin resort!!! There is all kinds of information about it at http://www.cheatauworld.ca Victims should call RCI to see about thier memberships. I am not impressed. |
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