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Re: Owner's Meeting Scam (by Lena P.):
I just got a phone call from someone saying she was with ARDA and there was going to be a meeting for timeshare owners who were victims of fraudulent activities. She invited me to attend and said my husband and I would get a free meal at a nice restaurant and then be able to ask questions regarding our timeshare. I know that ARDA is a legitimate company so I tentatively scheduled our free dinner and meeting for next Tuesday and then went to the ARDA website to see if this was real.
Sure enough, there is a Consumer warning from ARDA that says this is a scam and the meeting is all about scare tactics. These people illegally use ARDA's name and offer to buy back the timeshares with huge upfront fees. Needless to say, I will not be attending the dinner/meeting and just wanted to warn anyone on this forum about this scam.
You can read about this scam on the link below.
http://www.arda.org/uploadedFiles/ARDA/News_and_Information/Consumer_Information/02-12-15%20-%20Consumer%20Advisory%20New%20York.pdf