176, Report:
#1034924
Posted Date:
Mar 15 2013
Scully Rogers LTD Debit Check Card Fraud! Honolulu , Hawaii
On 11/13/12 I made a reservation to reserve a condo for 12/9 to 12/16. I
made and authorized a $200 deposit. In the event of cancellation we
understood that the $200 would cover the cancellation. We were unable to
make the trip due to unforseen circumstances. I notified Scully...
Entity
Scully Rogers LTD
Categories: Lodging
177, Report:
#1025019
Posted Date:
Mar 07 2013
HOME AWAY HOMEAWAY VRBO, BRIAN SHARPLES, Carl Shepherd, Brent Bellm, Tom Hale, Lynn Atchison,Jon Gray homeaway.com vrbo.com Advertising of Illegal Vacation Rentals, Noncompliance of laws, Tax evasion, Disrespect for Neighbors, Tricks Unsuspecting Vacation Renters Austin, Texas
Home Away, INC, Homeaway.com and VRBO.com are websites that advertise 'Vacation Rentals' which are really just homes, condo's, etc... that are individually owned and rented out for short periods of time to
vacationers.
We actually have a 'vacation rental' next door to us, in a...
Entity
HOME AWAY HOMEAWAY VRBO, BRIAN SHARPLES, Carl Shepherd, Brent Bellm, Tom Hale, Lynn Atchison,Jon Gray
Categories: Bed & Breakfast
178, Report:
#1025010
Posted Date:
Mar 07 2013
HOME AWAY HOMEAWAY VRBO, BRIAN SHARPLES, Carl Shepherd, Brent Bellm, Tom Hale, Lynn Atchison,Jon Gray Advertising of Illegal Vacation Rentals, Noncompliance of laws, Tax evasion, Disrespect for Neighbors, Tricks Unsuspecting Vacation Renters Austin, Texas
Home Away, INC, Homeaway.com and VRBO.com are websites that advertise 'Vacation Rentals' which are really just homes, condo's, etc... that are individually owned and rented out for short periods of time to vacationers.
We actually have a 'vacation rental' next door to us, in a n...
Entity
HOME AWAY HOMEAWAY VRBO, BRIAN SHARPLES, Carl Shepherd, Brent Bellm, Tom Hale, Lynn Atchison,Jon Gray
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
179, Report:
#1024004
Posted Date:
Mar 05 2013
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Homeaway.com HomeAway.com, VRBO.com, VacationRentals.com, CyberRentals.com, A1Vacations.com, GreatRentals.com and TripHomes.com; the U.K.: Holiday-Rentals.co.uk and OwnersDirect.co.uk SCAM SITES+FAKE REVIEWS!!!+HomeAway.com+VRBO.com+VacationRentals.com+CyberRentals.com+A1Vacations.com+GreatRentals+TripHomes.com+Holiday-Rentals.co.uk+OwnersDirect.co.uk Internet, Internet
Untrustworty Review System
Sep 21, 2010
wwwvrbocom20213 says:
DislikesOtherPoor customer supportComments:
This site has a bogus and worthless traveler review system. The system
has no quality control measures to validate reviews. The reviews are
subjective and manipulated by...
Entity
Homeaway.com
Categories: Lodging
180, Report:
#1015947
Posted Date:
Feb 19 2013
VRBO/HomeAway Vacation Rental Scam Vacation Rental Scam Internet
Users attempting to rent vacation properties on the VRBO.com/HomeAway.com websites are becoming frequent victims of internet scams based on email phishing attacks described in the article below from consumer advocate website elliot.com. VRBO listing 156539 is one of the property lis...
Entity
VRBO/HomeAway Vacation Rental Scam
Categories: Lodging
181, Report:
#889498
Posted Date:
Feb 06 2013
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Kauai Garden Cottages Listed on VRBO and other vacation rental websites Deceptive advertising and Bitter hosts Kalaheo , Hawaii
Kauai Garden Cottages should be ashamed! During our recent trip to Kauai, we booked three nights at Lynn and Thayne Taylor guest house, Kauai Garden Cottage, through VRBO. From the moment we pulled into the driveway, we were beyond disappointed. Their website and advertis...
Entity
Kauai Garden Cottages
Categories: Lodging
182, Report:
#990517
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2013
VRBO HomeAway Purposely hide pertinent information regarding rentals, such as owners who double book and don't care Internet
Vrbo property number 275956
Owner Dan Woodley - 703-329-0138http://www.vrbo.com/275956My friends and I booked a rental property in jaco beach to arrive and find out it was double booked. Owner said it was an oversight and not his problem, condo management office said he has done th...
Entity
VRBO
Categories: Lodging
183, Report:
#981037
Posted Date:
Dec 12 2012
homeaway.com vacationrentals.com vrbo.com Don't post negative reviews, completely shield property owners which is their revenue source Internet
After filing a complaint with Homeaway which didn't produce any results I tried to post a negative review about a property owner, Irina Velichko, who took advantage of me during the hurricane Sandy in NYC. Very aggressive and unethical person. Homeaway made me edit it at least 3 or ...
Entity
homeaway.com
Categories: Lodging
184, Report:
#974694
Posted Date:
Nov 30 2012
[email protected] Dan Ursu, London UK and Veslui Romania luxury beach house FL vacation rental internet
We responded to a Vacation Rentals By Owner VRBO #320991 via email for a Florida luxury beach house for a family vacation. Dan Ursu contacted us by email and offered the hous...
Entity
[email protected]
Categories: Lodging
185, Report:
#964540
Posted Date:
Nov 04 2012
Homeaway.com VRBO Don't buy the renters insurance Internet
I rented a property listed on VRBO. The name of the home was south sound villa. The property's owners website does not accurately portray the property at all and he has his family/ friends list positive reviews on tripadvisor and VRBO for him. I got the travelers insurance that stat...
Entity
Homeaway.com
Categories: Lodging
186, Report:
#902191
Posted Date:
Jun 24 2012
Vacation Rental By Owner VRBO VRBO allows homeowners to rip you off. Internet
VRBO facilitates the rental of vacation condo's and homes by connecting the consumer with the homeowner thus relieving themselves of any liabiity in the transaction. They have a condo advertised on the site in Lake Ozark, MO and owned by Chad Michaels. Chad knowingly rents the 5 bed...
Entity
Vacation Rental By Owner
Categories: Lodging
187, Report:
#891166
Posted Date:
May 31 2012
VRBO.com HomeAway, Inc. BEWARE unethical owners of rental villas reperesented by VRBO.com and HomeAway.com Internet
Villas available for rental are presented by VRBO.com and HomeAway.com
Through VRBO.com, I was put in contact with Mr Jerome Cazaubon Manager/owner of a rental villa located on the Caribbean Island of Saint-Martin: http://www.vrbo.com/289232
I have on file 3 separate e...
Entity
VRBO.com
Categories: Lodging
188, Report:
#884496
Posted Date:
May 18 2012
Judy D Aversa Gulf shores orange beach alabama vrbo Judy DAversa WILL NOT RETURN YOUR DEPOSIT VRBO Mobile, Alabama
Judy D Aversa rented us a 3 bedroom condo in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Alabama. She lives in Mobile and has her rentals listed on VRBO.com. The unit was dirty when we got there. We arrived 2 hours after our check in time. She told us our cleaning deposit w...
Entity
Judy D Aversa Gulf shores orange beach alabama vrbo
Categories: Lodging
189, Report:
#878942
Posted Date:
May 06 2012
Vacation Rental By Owner VRBO Internet theft of rental fees Internet
We arranged a home rental in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York and had or rent money stolen by an online hacker. We contacted the owner's e-mail, or so we thought, and agreed upon a week to rent. A contract document was shared and signed by both parties, and everything see...
Entity
Vacation Rental By Owner
Categories: Lodging
190, Report:
#862457
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2012
Johan Lantz Villasofsantornini.com Owner collected good faith deposit of 250 euro 8 months before reservation. Refused to refund on cancellation 3 months before reservation. Actually said I still owed him money Internet
n October, I booked a 4 night stay with this Inn, Oia White or Oia Blue, I communicated directly with the owner Mr Johan Lantz of Stockholm. We had a pleasant communication and agreed upon the terms with one exception, the cancellation policy. I asked Mr Lantz to provide...
Entity
Johan Lantz
Categories: Lodging
191, Report:
#851645
Posted Date:
Mar 10 2012
VRBO Mrs. Mary Wallace, dl.dropbox.com/u/66004910/Little%20Gasparilla%20nightmare.pdf Austin, Texas
my father, my daughter and i stayed in a vrbo property in little gaspaspariila island florida for feb 1-15,2012. the pictures on the vrbo site were not at all consistant with what we stayed in for the vacation. the undrinkable water was not mentioned- the house had a repugnant odor ...
Entity
VRBO
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
192, Report:
#836564
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2012
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Rio Management Martin Stockl Took my deposit for property and then told me property was not available Rio de Janeiro, Other
About six months ago, I contacted Martin regarding my interest in VRBO property # 295549 (http://www.vrbo.com/295549) for early Feb 2012.
Martin urged me to quickly put down at deposit to hold the studio, so I gave him my credit card information over the phone and ...
Entity
Rio Management
Categories: Property Management
193, Report:
#828003
Posted Date:
Jan 25 2012
VRBO, Homeaway Insane Review Policy Internet, Internet
VRBO aka Homeaway allows malicious reviews from anyone who stays in your vacation rental if they provide a link proving they did business with you. I had guests in my vacation rental who stole the guidebooks and turned the glasses including wine glasses into candle holders.&nb...
Entity
VRBO, Homeaway
Categories: Travel Services
194, Report:
#824960
Posted Date:
Jan 19 2012
Susan Henderson VRBO Merritt Island Vacation Rental Banana River Sea Shell Drive Florida Susan Henderson of Merritt Island Vacation Rental Scams Clients Internet
Vacation Home Deposit Fraud (Susan Henderson)Not as advertised. Worst place on VRBO ever! The pictures are lovely (must have been taken years ago, but the description is not accurate regarding the location, or amenities. I should have known this was a scam property from the onset be...
Entity
Susan Henderson
Categories: Resorts
195, Report:
#811477
Posted Date:
Dec 19 2011
Home Away VRBO Scammers intercept emails to owners through the Homeaway site, take the money and run. No recourse even with Carefree Rental Guarantee Internet, Texas
We were victims of a scam through a listing on HomeAway.
Scammers are intercepting emails sent to the owners through the Homeaway site, posing as the owner and then vanishing once money has been received.
We have found HomeAway to be unresponsive after two weeks and are&nbs...
Entity
Home Away
Categories: Lodging
196, Report:
#727038
Posted Date:
Dec 09 2011
Travelehome www.travelehome.com Fraud, No Inquiries, Stole my money, Waste of Time, Internet
I own vacation rental homes and was contacted by Travelehome to put the listings on their vacation rental site www.travelehome.com I paid them $600 to put 6 listings on. After 5 months, I have not gotten one inquiry! But during the last 5 months they have harassed ...
Entity
Travelehome
Categories: Websites
197, Report:
#802920
Posted Date:
Nov 29 2011
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Peter Crawford Neon Venus Never refunded deposit due to not having the money.....he actually said that he couldn't afford to not that there was damages las Vegas, Nevada
Me and my husband stayed at his rental house on 9/18-9/22 VRBO listing 152944 and when we left the $400 deposit refund was suppose to be given to us within 7 days. It is now 11/29 and still no refund. I have emailed him every week and he keeps promising to refund within ...
Entity
Peter Crawford
Categories: Lodging
198, Report:
#801864
Posted Date:
Nov 26 2011
VRBO 'Vacation scam through VRBO internet, Internet
Please tell everyone you know about a travel scam!! We rented a cabin for our annual family vacation through the VRBO website.Either VRBO or the actual owner's email had been hacked, but neither is taking responsibility. Although communication was initiated through VRBO they take no...
Entity
VRBO
Categories: Travel Services
199, Report:
#793847
Posted Date:
Oct 31 2011
Robert and his parents. .vrbo.com/244621#ownerprofile Oversized Swimming Pool Rooftop Terrace Internet, Internet
Our family traveled from many locations to meet up in Seattle for a July wedding. We thought a large house with a pool would be a better option than many hotel rooms. The house was not available for all our required dates, so we stayed at nearby luxury hotel for the firs...
Entity
Robert and his parents.
Categories: Rental Supplies
200, Report:
#764681
Posted Date:
Sep 15 2011
Peggy Stephen VRBO rental scam Destin, Florida
We are regular visitors to Mexico Beach/St. Joe Beach, Florida. As a last minute decision, during the week of of July 1st to the 8th, we decided to rent the property on VRBO - http://www.vrbo.com/130782 (no longer listed for some reason). Primary address:6614 east hwy. 98 ...
Entity
Peggy Stephen
Categories: Realtors