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[Q=cynthia345] I also got a call this past week with the follow-up proposal. So, I started researching...... there is probably some new angle to these scams that we just don't know about.[/Q] Good for you for researching before falling for this scam. All it takes to avoid being victimized is to merely take a couple minutes to think clearly and analyze the sales pitch. The scam artists' MOs is to paralyze people with excitement and stop them from thinking rationally. You said you "got a call"? That's another trademark of these scam artists --- calling timeshare owners unexpectedly. As for new angles that we just don't know about, that's possible but regardless of their "angles", their pattern is always the same: calling/e-mailing people unexpectedly; telling you you have to act quickly; telling you they can sell or rent out your timeshare for an unreasonably high amount of money; telling you that they can get it done expediently (within 60, 90, 120 days, etc.); assuring you there's no risk on your part with some sort of money-back guarantee; etc.