Important Scam Question?
ok this is the deal, i’ve dealt with scams before and i’m sure this one is but my step mom won’t believe me. a guy called and told us he could sell our timeshare when we’ve been trying to sell it for months. he calls back a month later and says a really rich arab family wants to buy it for 10,000 more than we have it listed for. now the realtors want us to send them money through paypal for advertising and selling our timeshare. she’s hung up on the fact that her lawyer said the contracts seemed to be ok but it’s just too good to be true. i think it’s a scam. your opinion?
Any legitimate realtor gets paid from the proceeds when the sale closes. They should have asked your mom to sign a contract to that effect. If they want money up front it is a scam.
I would suggest being very cautious with this type of transaction. Was there any agreement between you and this person to actually have him try to sale it. Or is he just assuming that you owe him money because he found you a buyer? Even if he did find you a buyer and there was no written agreement to compensate him. You would still owe him nothing. From the information I am getting from your question, it definitely sounds like something fishy is going on. If this man per sues this further without a written contract to pay. I would get the authorities involved.