Velas Vallarta Scams

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   Name: Anonymous on Dec 5, 2008

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   Name: Valerie Arend on Dec 5, 2008

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   Name: Joseph Gentle on Dec 8, 2008

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   Name: Mai Buell on Dec 9, 2008

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   Name: Nino-jayshon Bustos on Dec 15, 2008

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   Name: Stephanie Graham on Dec 18, 2008

   Comments: It is outraagieous. i think sometimes I have been able to let it go, but I still get angry because I have an $8,000 debt on my credit card and no rentals from Sierra. It is all scam and I realize we all got screwed. Thank god I never hear from them, not even to send me a m aintenance bill. I woiuld love them to try once to get a hold of me so I could give them a piece of my mind. Is there anything we can DO except for complain on blogs.

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   Name: Anonymous on Dec 22, 2008

   Comments: We purchased into this scam Sept. 2009. Any help getting our money back or at least able to use it up or sell it off Thank you.

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   Name: Lorena R. Gomez on Dec 28, 2008

   Comments: I purchased at Velas over a year ago. I was promised 32 rentals in the first year and have not received a single one to date! I am in the process of selling this worthless membership as we speak. These people should be ashamed of themselves.

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   Name: Anonymous on Jan 5, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Jan 5, 2009

    Comments: Interested in joining the class action lawsuit.

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    Name: John Carlyle on Jan 8, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Jan 15, 2009

    Comments: We were lead to believe this was a great real estate investment and would receive dividends after 6 months which would pay for the investment. It has been 8 months and we have not seen a dime. Also with our deal with Velas Vallarta, Holiday Transfer agreed to buy our old timeshare and it has been a nightmare trying to get them to even pay the maintenance fee. After many many phone calls and many many emails they finally paid the maintenance fee past the due date. Also the property deed for my old timeshare still has not been transferd out of my name. We were also told the maintenance fee for Velas was $680 US and then we received a bill for $852.93. They said it was due to taxes and an increase due to their costs. But we were never told this when we signed the papers and agreed to purchase with Velas Vallarta, and I am sure they knew exactly what the real price would be.

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    Name: Karen Casper on Jan 24, 2009

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    Name: Toni DeCristofaro on Feb 25, 2009

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    Name: Rod Young on Feb 25, 2009

    Comments: what can be done Who can help

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    Name: Joe on Feb 27, 2009

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    Name: Robert A. Mitten Jr. on Mar 5, 2009

    Comments: We were scamed out of $58K and told that we would certainly reap the benefits of their Rental Program within a 9 month period. Here it is 9 months later and nothing but Bull from everyone you talk to at Velas Vallarta. Nothing but very good snakes in the grass.

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    Name: Anonymous on Mar 9, 2009

    Comments: Everything they promised was false!

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    Name: Adam Robertson on Mar 21, 2009

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    Name: Jonathan And Melissa Gray on Mar 23, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Mar 25, 2009

    Comments: Intersted in class action law suit or anything to get my money back.

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    Name: Anonymous on Mar 28, 2009

    Comments: I was also mislead by Velas Vallarta and lead to believe that dividends would be paid to me after 6 months.

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    Name: Anonymous on Apr 3, 2009

    Comments: What we were told is very different from what we are experiencing.

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    Name: Rakhee Vaswani on Apr 7, 2009

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    Name: Kristin Gerhard on Apr 7, 2009

    Comments: Intersted in class action law suit or anything to get my money back

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    Name: Anonymous on Apr 8, 2009

    Comments: I was mislead into believing that I gave up my 5 day right to rescind and I was promised that Sierra would sell 4 of our weeks each year, off-setting the entire cost of the investment.

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    Name: Dr. Bryan T Ruocco on Apr 9, 2009

    Comments: Velas scammed us to. Lies! All lies!

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    Name: Rakhee Vaswani on Apr 16, 2009

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    Name: Kevin Peck on Apr 19, 2009

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    Name: Diana Cook on May 27, 2009

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    Name: Diana Cook on May 27, 2009

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    Name: Joyce Duffels on Sep 1, 2009

    Comments: we were suckered into this and have not been able to cancel because of wrong address provided incorrect phone numbers.

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    Name: Anonymous on Sep 8, 2009

    Comments: I felt we were scammed by Velas Vallarta. Very high pressure.

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    Name: Daniel Drogowski on Sep 16, 2009

    Comments: Salesperson Moore scammed us using the promise of a rental program that would provide a cash flow that would have the purchase pay for itself. Never received one dime of rental income!!

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    Name: Anonymous on Sep 18, 2009

    Comments: Velas promised to rent the property out easily and recup my investment. They set me up on the RCI Mastercard and $14,000 it has never rented and is probably the worst investment I ever made. I am ashamed that I was scammed so bad.

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    Name: Kathleen Hotz on Sep 23, 2009

    Comments: We were mislead both ways that you mentioned above, waiving our 5 day cancellation period and lead to believe this was a great real estate investment after 6 months.

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    Name: Michael DeBellis on Sep 27, 2009

    Comments: What a rip off

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    Name: Mark Sievert on Sep 30, 2009

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    Name: Yadira Bowen on Sep 30, 2009

    Comments: My dad and myself we scamed into buying a 1 bedroom Timeshare at Velas Vallarta the summer of 2003. This was the worst investment we have made in our life. They lured us into thinkig that we would be able to list it for rent with Global Resorts Services and would make a profit from it. It has been over 9 years and we have yet to receive a single payment. We have paid numerous out of pocket expenses for maintence fees that we have never used. Finally in 2008 my mother called Velas to inform them that we would not be advancing any more money to cover any maintenence. The representative assured her that a $50 surrender fee could be charge instead of the regular maintenence fee that continues to increase every year. We paid the $50 surrender fee in 2008 and know in 2010 they are asking for another maintence fee, I called and informed them that we have never used the Timeshare and will never use it. The first representitive I spoke with informed me that the optionof $50 surrender fee they had given my mother in 2008 was an exceptionI. I asked to apeak with a manager and was transfered to "Lupita" who then transfered me to "Juby", I informed her that I wanted to surrender the 2010 week and she informed me that it was not possible and it did not reflect on my contract. I informed her of what they had informed my mother in 2008 about the $50 Surrender Fee and also informed her that I had also called in on May 5, 2009 to inform them that we would be surrendering the week. She informed me that it was only a promotion at the time in 2008 and was no longer offered. This is all a scam they extract money from clients like crazy and you get different answers from each representative. I have had enough of this company and have been stressed over this matter. My father and I are declining to send them any more money than what they have already received from us. This was the worst vacation ever and are terrified when encountered by sales individuals at the different resorts I have visited ever since.

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    Name: Christopher Blain on Oct 6, 2009

    Comments: Please help if there is anyone who knows what to do to get our money back.

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    Name: David Fry on Oct 23, 2009

    Comments: We were taken as well, with the promise of dividends, and are planning legal action to try to recover at least some of our money.

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    Name: Lauren Berett on Dec 2, 2009

    Comments: I am planning to sue Sierra Rentals and Velas. Please let me know if this is your plan too. Maybe we can work together.

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    Name: Jacob Webb on Dec 5, 2009

    Comments: We were apparently scammed as well on the investment for rental concept. Any ideas or ways to fight or do something about this deceit and fraud are greatly appreciated.

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    Name: Markus Plewa on Dec 16, 2009

    Comments: We experienced the same fraud in 2007. The only difference is we wrote a check for our timeshare so we i think itwill be almost imposible to get our money back from them. They promised that the rental company would easily rent 1 week a year and that they could rent as many as 5 weeks a year. These people should be put in prison for stealing peoples money!

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    Name: Ray Jones on Jan 13, 2010

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    Name: Anonymous on Jan 27, 2010

    Comments: I too was scammed out of $20,000 and told that this would be a great investment along with countless other lies. I want my money back.

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    Name: George Sukhu on Jan 31, 2010

    Comments: I too have been scammed Mar 28/29, 2009. Just like all the others, I was ambused upon arrival at PVR looking for a taxi and paying $20 which will be returned to me the next day for attending VV early the next day, which I did. That was a huge mistake. Very agressive sales tactics refusing me at first and refusing the free Tequila etc and the acting from the agents was Oscar winning. But the main man came to the rescue. He got me into studion at first and then took me from the hotel I booked at and gave one at VV. The next day he met me for free breakfast and upsold me a villa . I should have used the 5 day cancellation I had but he told me I waived that already. He said I would be making $7500 every six months. Nothing to date. I know I have been scammed. What can I do? I need your advice or a class action against VV.

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    Name: Jamie Moderie on Mar 20, 2010

    Comments: WE ARE INCONTACT WITH TWO LAWYERS IF WE CAN HELP IN ANY WAY PLEASE E-MAIL US!! THEY INFORMED US THAT IF THEY HAVE SIMILAR STORIE THEY CAN HELP!! AND MAYB WE CAN ALL GET THEM AT ONCE!!!!

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    Name: Brian McKenzie on Mar 22, 2010

    Comments: We purchased a time share at Velas Vallarta back in December of '06. We have not seen any of our weeks rented out yet.

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    Name: Roger And Ursula Palmer on Mar 23, 2010

    Comments: Yes, the sales rep. Jerry Eye made all kinds of promisses inc.l signing us up with Sierra( we paid $688.85for membership)and depositing the "bonus" weeks for rent, but so far nothing happend. Wenn we returned last year to question all the promisses made, Mr Roberto Garcia( Contracts Manager) took us to the back room and said he knew nothing about all of this. Even ask to send a copy of the credit card to show when the charges were made. Never heard back.

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