Platinum Marketing of America

This company is a fraudIt does NOT exist! I too was scammed to purchase a new timeshare in Cabo San Lucas called Punta Cabo for $12,in exchange for the sale of my other timeshares for $15, If the transaction went through, I would have profited $2, On top of that, they asked for $to be wired (which I did) to begin the process of escrow I heard from them the first few week in May 2015, but nothing after that I've called and they are always in meetings and unavailable I have not had any correspondence from them since May and the duration of the contract states days which was August 25th, I've called the building management where they are supposed to be located and they have verified that this company has never occupied this address

Review: On September 7, 2015 we attended a presentation for a timeshare at the Punta Pacifico resort in Mazatlan, Mexico, where [redacted] J. [redacted] and [redacted] offered us breakfast, a tour of their facilities and made their timeshare pitch. They offered to buy our two (2) vacation timeshares that we already owned for several years at prices that seemed not unreasonably higher than we thought they were worth, but as both a vacation program and an investment we realized that they did have a value that had accrued over that 10 to 12 year period. As with all these presentations, there is always a high pressure pitch with offers, options, features, figures calculated and pressure to buy their program. We, unfortunately, succumbed to their pitch, thought that they had answered all our questions to our satisfaction, used our charge cards to pay the $25,078.90 purchase price and signed their documents.We, [redacted] and [redacted] desire to cancel our purchase of Punta Pacifico timeshares/vacation program. Perhaps it is the fact that neither my wife nor I are business people used to dealing with large sums of money, or that I am retired and we rely solely on [redacted]s income and my Social Security, but we, as a family unit are not in a financial position to lose the $25,000.00 that is at the crux of this deal. We were told that we could use money from the sale of our two timeshares and apply that to the cost of buying their resort timeshare. That got glossed over in the flimflam! We asked whether there were ANY other fees at all and were told No, yet we found that in order to process the sale of our timeshares to Platinum Marketing of America, we needed to come up with an additional $999.00 USD each for the two transactions. That got glossed over in the flimflam!Now, upon reflection and a great deal of research, I find myself troubled by the prospect of having put my family in a precarious financial position. Now that Im not under the pressure of the deal, able to analyze clearly the flim flam, the pitch, and the presentation, I must rescind my authorization and cancel and reject this contract with Punta Resorts as null and void, and request the return of all monies surrendered toward this contract. I also question whether someone who will be tasked with handling many thousands of dollars in sales would start our official first communication with this sentence It is just a pleasure to have you as member for this legitimism company, my name is [redacted] Ill be your account executive for this following process that you are going to take with us. Doesnt give me much confidence that Im dealing with a competent person in a legitimate company!Social media and the internet is a powerful source of information today. I have researched Punta Pacifico, Punta Resorts Cabo, Cancun, Mazatlan, Platinum Marketing of America, Holiday Systems International, Compania Hotelier Nadia, S.A. de C.V, Condo Share Interval, Residence La Jolla, Amazing Memories Club, [redacted], [redacted] and [redacted] J. [redacted] and I am overwhelmed at the number of complaints, investigations and accusations of fraud and scams that are listed regarding these people and companies. I have listed as many names, phone numbers, email addresses and URLs as I have found to substantiate the reason for cancellation of our contract.Companies: Punta Resorts, Cabo, Cancun, Mazatlan (and Puerto Vallarta?), Compania Hotelera Nadia, S.A. de C.V., Calle Camino Del Delfin No. 110 Col. Cerritos Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, email: contact@[redacted] URL: www.[redacted] Sales contract (attachment A) (Note: All attachments are in zipped file attachment.) Cardholders Acknowledgement (attachment B) Membership activation #1058-PRM (attachment C) New Owners Verification Acknowledgement (attachment D) Addendum - Seller right of refusal (attachment E) Addendum - VIP Benefits (attachment F) Senior Certificate (attachment G) Marketing Services (attachment H) [redacted] J [redacted] phone number and email (attachment I) AMC, Amazing Memories Club (Holiday Systems International Enrollment Application) Agreement number: ACM 1175 (attachments J), 100 International Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, Tel: ###-###-####, email: customerservice[redacted], URL: [redacted] Holiday Systems International (HSI) - Enrollment Application (attachment K), Compania Hotelier Nadia, SA DE CV., Ave. Delfina #110 Cerritos. C.P. 82100, Nuevo Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Phone: (52) ###-###-####, Fax: (52) ###-###-####, US/Canada: ###-###-####, Mexico: 0###-###-#### or Direct: ###-###-####, email: service@[redacted], Mail: [redacted] Las Vegas, NV 89129, or URL: www.[redacted] Platinum Marketing of America (attachment L), Douglas Harris, Director, One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70139, Phone: ###-###-####, email: [email protected], URL: www.pmofamerica.com Fees page (attachment M, print out from PDF attached named [redacted].PDF) Fees page for transfer of title/ownership of Unlimited Vacation Club resort vacation property for $999.00 USD at the sale price of $36,200.00 USD within 180-270 days. (attachment N, print out from PDF attached named [redacted].PDF) Fees page for transfer of title/ownership of Worldmark by Wyndham resort vacation property for $999.00 USD at the sale price of $53,00.00 USD within 180-270 days. (attachment O, print out from PDF attached named [redacted].PDF)Desired Settlement: Refund of the $25,000.00 we paid

Review: Below is the letter that we e-mailed [email protected]. We have been dealing with Mrs. Christina L[redacted] ([redacted]@pmofamerica.com ) since January 2015. Often being told that they had buyers for us then it would always fall through. Can you please help us.

Hello,

We would like to hear from your company directors or supervisors, please, to know what has happened to our timeshare and monies that we deposited with Sotheby’s January 2015. We are almost 11+ months now without a satisfactory closing of our deal with your company Platinum Marketing of America that took over Sotheby’s in April 2015.

Please help us to have a positive end to this deal. We have both been retired for a few years so $10,000 and our timeshare mean a lot to us. (My husband, [redacted] has been dealing with cancer since 2008, so important we still have holidays and monies to spend)

Sincerely

[redacted]Desired Settlement: We would like our timeshare and monies returned to us, please

Consumer

Response:

At this time, I have not been contacted by Platinum Marketing of America regarding complaint ID 10998865.

Regards,