With less and less people being interested with timeshares, scammers are targeting desperate timeshare sellers.

In a report from CBC News, Duane Nickull said that he received a call from a US-based company that offered to sell his timeshare.

“She said, ‘I have a buyer, they're ready to buy it right now and there's no risk to me,’” Nickull told CBC News.

Nickull was asked to send $1,950 to Timeshare Express Services to close the sale. He was guaranteed to get his money back if the deal failed.

Luckily, Nickull decided to research about timeshare resales. He Googled the company and similar companies on the internet.

“You'll run into lots and lots of stories of people who had similar experiences, who actually did pay the money, and once you pay the money, you don't ever see or hear from them again,” explained Nickull.

He was able to pull out of the deal, which turned out to be a timeshare scam.

Source: CBC News