Types of Mexico timeshare frauds – Part II

 Continuing on the thread I had started in my last post, the next in line are ‘travel agent’ frauds. As mentioned in the previous post, the primary source of getting information for fraudulent companies is the telephone. Another vital part of their so-called strategy is e-mail addresses, which the main tool of trapping an innocent traveller in case of ‘travel agent ‘frauds. I have had a couple of friends who have been victims, but were thankfully saved by Mexico attorneys, who were contacted just in time to save the day.

What happens in this situation is that you get an e-mail or a phone call encouraging you to become a travel agent as there are lots of freebies and other monetary benefits which you can easily get. Of course, this is given as a part time occupation, and you are told that you can earn big money by just investing 1-2 hours of your free time every day, or for some days a week. The only prerequisite is that you have to pay a joining fees, which is of course where the catch lies, since there is no travel agency, and certainly no timeshare slots and properties to sell. Further, there is also a possibility that you would have to pay more than the money, since the company might have you helping them in duping other people without your knowledge, which could obviously land you up in jail. Of course, you would not know that you are involved in illegal activities as you would be thinking that you are earning points for availing freebies or an additional income. This is where sound legal advice can come handy, and consulting a good Mexico attorney can certainly help in a big way when it comes to saving your skin in case you are already trapped.