Consolidated Resorts Inc. False advertising , sales scam Las Vegas Nevada
On September 23 , 2008 , Me and my wife went to Las Vegas for a two and half day vacation.
At the lobby of our Circus Circus hotel the night of our arrival Sept 22, 2008 , we were called upon by an employee of Tahiti Village which is owned by Consolidated Resorts Inc.
The employee told us that they have free tickets for us to a Cirque de Soleil show if we agree to go to a 2 hour (10 am to 12 pm ) presentation and tour of the Tahiti village Resort at Las Vegas Blvd South .
She never mentioned the word sales , otherwise we would not have gone. We were bused to Tahiti Village September 23 , 2008 at 10 am with around 10 other people.
After the presentation , different agents started to sit by people's tables and Mr Riccardo Barrera , an agent approached us and started talking to us about their company , vacation plans that are cheaper if we buy a Timeshare from them .
We sat throughout his explanation despite our hunger and concern that time is running out to visit the city , plus our plan to drive to los Angeles , the next day. We have to cancel that plan eventually.
Around past 1 pm on the same day , we asked Mr Barrera if we can have at " least a couple of hours " to research about timesharing and double check our finances.
When we mentioned the " at least two hours "to research , he called Danny , his Supervisor (last name unknown) to talk to us. Danny then brought us to a small room across the hall and left us to talk about their offer. Five minutes later they were back with magazines , documents and other papers. Danny then produced photos of his family swimming with sting rays in the carribean to encourage us that we can do the same if we bought a timeshare from them.
Eventually , since we are so hungry and anxious to get out we just said yes to the least priced offer. They offered a lot of choices until it came down to a 1 bedroom moorea unit.
Next thing we know , another lady came in with the contract which she read as fast as she can and made us sign each item. We have no choice , we are hungry and it was almost four hours already . After we signed the papers , they brought some sandwiches and juices for us.
3 days later , we rescinded the contract , since we found out there were resells from the same company worth 1600 dollars for a bigger unit , aside from we will have difficulty paying the monthly installment.
I made frantic calls and email (both recorded on the 26 th September) to the company to rescind the contract. Since my wife left for another province on 26th September 2008 to 28th September 2008 , she was not able to sign the cancellation request . Hence I have to call and email the company on the 26th.
They never accepted our explanation and have now threatened us with foreclosure and credit damage.
We believe we been tricked into this scam and have no way out of it. There are also discrepancies in the contract that have to to be sorted out first.
Joe ****
Richmond, British Columbia
Canada
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Joe
Austin,Texas,
U.S.A.
YOU SHOULD HAVE LOOKED UP TAHITI VILAGE HERE IN THE RIP OFF REPORT BEFORE YOU EVEN CONSIDERED THIS!
#2Consumer Comment
Mon, February 23, 2009
THIS APPEARS TO BE A LAS VEGAS REAL ESTATE SCAM.
IT IS OPERATED LIKE ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE CHEAP THUG, BUTTON MEN ECHELONS.. THE GUYS WHO STAND ON THE CORNER AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THEY ARE THE ENFORCERS WHO HURT YOU IF YOU DON'T DO WHAT THEY TELL YOU TO DO. THIS IS KNOWN AS EXTORTION.
YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THEY WERE GOING TO FORCE YOU TO SIT THROUGH A SALES PRESENTATION UNLESS YOU HAD MAYBE ONE TOO MANY DRINKS AND WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION.
THEY HAD YOU THERE TO FORCEFULLY SELL YOU A BOGUS TIMESHARE.
I WONDER IF YOU FELL FOR THE RADIO AD WHERE THE SEXY WOMAN SAID THAT YOU WERE GETTING A FREE HONEYMOON PACKAGE AT TAHITI VILLAGE THAT YOU DON'T PAY A CENT FOR...
I DON'T HEAR THAT COMMERCIAL HERE IN TEXAS ANYMORE. I THINK OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL BANNED IT.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH OR HIGHROLLER TREATMENT BABY BY THESE SCUMBAGS.
YOU NEVER SAID WHETHER OR NOT YOU GOT YOUR CIRQUE DE SOLEIL TICKETS. MORE THAN LIKELY ALL THEY HAD WAS ROSEANNE BARR TICKETS AND NOBODY WANTS TO SEE HER OR HEAR HER. HER COMEDY IS SO YESTERDAY. SHE WAS THE CELEBRITY SPOKESPERSON I HEARD LAST BEFORE THEY STOPPED PLAYING THOSE LOUSY COMMERCIALS ON OUR RADIO STATIONS HERE.
I THINK YOU WILL FIND THAT THEY LIED ABOUT EVERYTHING AND YOU MAY BE TOO LATE TO CANCEL THE LAND DEAL.
THIS WAS A RIP OFF FROM DAY ONE.
YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST WALKED OUT OF THERE -- THE HELL WITH THOSE THUGS!
OR CHECKED INTO NEVADA LAW ABOUT HOW LONG YOU HAVE TO CANCEL A REAL ESTATE PURCHASE IN CASE THEY CONNED YOU INTO MAKING.
I WOULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY AND CANCELLED THE CHARGE OR CALLED MY BANK AND STOPPED PAYMENT ON ANY CHECK I WROTE TO THEM.
SUPPOSEDLY AGREEMENTS MADE UNDER DURESS ARE NOT BINDING AND AS SOON AS I GOT OUT OF THERE, I WOULD HAVE CANCELED EVERYTHING OR FOUND OUT HOW TO CANCEL. EVEN GOING TO THE EXTEND OF SHUTTING DOWN MY BANK ACCOUNT IF I HAD TO DO THAT!
THESE PEOPLE SOUND LIKE VERMIN!
AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ HERE, THEY WON'T EVEN LET YOU USE YOUR TIMESHARE. ONE GUY EVEN HAS A TIMESHARE THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST IN THIS TAHITI VILLAGE PARADISE OR THAT IS WHAT HE POSTED ON THE RIP OFF REPORT.
IF THESE TIMESHARES ARE SO GREAT, HAS IT OCCURRED TO YOU TO WONDER WHY YOU WERE NOT STAYING AT TAHITI VILLAGE INSTEAD OF A HOTEL ROOM?
THIS WHOLE THING HAS SCAM, ORGANIZED CRIME TACTICS AND FRAUD BY DELIBERATE DECEPTION WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.
AND IF THEY FORECLOSE ON A TIME SHARE, THEY HAVEN'T GOT VERY MUCH.
I DOUBT IF YOU HAVE EVER STAYED THERE.
I AM WONDERING IF IT EVEN EXISTS.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO CUT YOUR LOSSES AND WALK AWAY.
I WONDER WHO THEY ARE CONNECTED WITH TO BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE AS WIDE OPEN AND FREEWHEELING AS THEY HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN WAY BEFORE THIS.