530-217-6051

I was tricked into a timeshare rental agreement for 3,500 +750.00 for 1 week at the Marriott Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. My exchange fee was 199.00.

Signed by

Ruth Wells

What was the name of the representative who called you?  What email was the rental agreement document sent from?  Did you authorize any thing with your timeshare company to go ahead with the rental?

Over the past month, I have received phone calls from a company who goes by the name Destination Services, LLC.  The web site destinationservicesllc.net listed on the BBB for NE California is under construction.  The web site destinationservices.com given to me by the caller is for a company that does business as HOTELBEDS.COM out of the country of Spain.

Meinhardtgroup.com leads to an international company that is in the construction and design business for buildings with offices everywhere BUT the USA.  They seem to be based in Australia.  I received no reply from them when I sent a feedback message from their web site and the email address listed in their privacy policy screen failed.

I expect to report the people masquerading as Destination Services, LLC in Sacramento to the Federal Do Not Call list.

I received a call from Destination Services, also called Global Destination Services. The sales person is  Tanya Edwards Rivera. She said they are located at 411 Lincoln Highway, Sacramento. She said that they would rent out my timeshare to the Meinhardt Engineering Group for a Convention in Mexico and all I need to do is pay them for the reservation fee of $199 per reservation. They take your credit card number and charge it to different companies--Divas and Beyond, Catered World Wide Web, Gater Web Hosting -- and others, saying its a way to avoid international exchange fees. They say that Premier Exchange, another company located in New York and in Orange California, will be reserving the actual timeshare once they get the reservation fees. They say they are booking for a convention for the Meinhardt Engineering group at the Hyatt Regency in Cancun, Mexico. They will pay $3600 per week plus $750 maintenance fee. THEY ARE VERY CONVINCING AND PERSISTENT. They call daily to give you updates--with invoice numbers etc. They e-mail a verification agreement in microsoft word and say a formal contract will come in the mail with the check to you at which point they ask that you sign and return the contract. BEWARE, they are pretty convincing. I have disputed all the charges and changed my credit card number.

We received a call from a representative for Destination Service, LLC on Aug. 17, 2012. The lady was very convincing about wanting to rent our unused timeshare points for a convention that is supposed to be taking place in Cancun. The rooms needed are for an engineering group call Meinhardt Group. The accomodations are to be at the Marriot Hotel. The representative quoted that they would pay $3,600 p/week plus reimbursment of $750 for maintenance fees. We questioned her on the telephone about the possibilty of this being a scam and she offered to let me speak with her supervisor. Even after I continued to question her about this seeming "too good to be true"  she emailed us with the same offer in print. It contained links to several web sights for our reference and a copy of the rental agreement. The same lady called us at least 3 more times that day wanting to know if we had reviewed the information and was ready to respond. Very persistant. We are so glad we did a little research and found the complaints above. Thank all of you for your comments and warnings - you saved us from a SCAM.

I am helping an acquaintance with managing her timeshare.  Her late husband had advertised their timeshare for rent.  She got a call from a company and asked me to call them back. She gave me the number so I called it but is was invalid.  I told her to have them call me direct next time they called.  I received a call late last night from a (303) 912-8368 number (changed number recording when I attempted to redial it).  The call was the same exact detail as what Pat above got but from an Isabella Chase at Global Destination Service she gave me this 530 number to call back.  They are convincing but I told them I needed to confer with the owner and call me in the morning.  She put a manager on the line to supposedly take care of exchanging the timeshare for me for a mere $199 fee.  So far they have not and I don't expect them to either.  I kind of hope they do so I can give them a piece of my mind.

the 12 of july they ask me if y would be interesting to sell them weeks and the offer they made was very interesting but i had to pay the fee  199.00 they cauth me and y sold them 3 weeks for a total of 597.00 for the 3 weeks . on my credit card their name was technologie made for yo albany ga  amt 597.00unit ed states dollarwith the taxes they took 623.70 y was suposed to receive 10.800.00on september .i never received any money it was for their big convention in cacun mexico now y want them to give me my money back and y cant speak to anybody they put me on hold for 15 min and the line close dont know what to do to get my money back would you help me please  sorry for my english im a french person thank you very much her name was catherine young

I just got a call from them but I told them if they wanted to rent my timeshare to go to redweek.com because I have a post there, which I do. I asked for a name and they gave me a supervisor's name of Mary Jensen. Then they hung up. I think I threw her off when I had a come back.

Ricky (female)  called me from Global Destinations today to rent my timeshare for $3,500 per week plus $750.  They would charge the exchange fee of $199 but it wouldn't be final and I could change my mind until I receive the check between Nov 28 and Dec 3.  I told them it didn't make sense to have to wait that long if they already had it rented out.  The then said they had 137 units already rented and only needed 140 to close it out.  I told them I could rent out 3 weeks to close it out and she was happy and said I could get my check in a week because now all rentals were completed.  It made no sense at all and I continued to question her.  I told her I would be happy to rent it out for $1,000 or $2,000 if I didn't have to pay the $199.  She said it was a big company and they could afford the $3,500.  I told her it didn't make sense and that no one would pay that much money to rent for one week and if your buying 140 units for the same week I'm sure she could call RCI and get a better deal rather than pay me such a large fee.  She then hung up on me.

Just received the same phone call from Sonia Edwards 530-217-6051 Global Destination Services in California. Basically gave me same info about Meinhardt Engineering planning a convention in Cancun at the Hyatt Regency and would like to reserve a 2-bedroom for $3600 plus $750 maintenance fee. It is truly unbelievable how many scam artists are out there.  We were scammed last year by Timeshares by Owner for $1200. Mindy Jonson was her name, assured us that our condo would be rented in November.  Well, nothing happened from that, and then she was never available to answer calls. Life's lessons are sometimes very costly!

her name was tonia (sonia ?) edwards with global destination services in california. their guest, meinhardt engineering was planning a convention in cancun in january 2013 and they would like to rent a 2-bedroom for $3600 plus maintenance fee of $750 etc etc she was to follow up with an email, but I never received one. then I began looking on the internet for this company and found this website. thank you so much for posting this. i was given the same number 530-21-6051, which i called and was placed on hold, then disconnected

She called my parents - Rickie -  same story as I am reading above.  Going to give her $4,000 for timeshare points.  My mother took the phone number and gave to me.  I have now called 2 times and after 8 min (approx) after being on hold and listening to music and the every now and then "your call is very important to us please stay on the line and you will be connected to the next ...." it disconnected me.

I got the EXACT same thing in Sept which I agreed to.  I got a phone number to call back, which I did asking where my check was.  They either put you on hold or tell you someone will call you back.  Now when I call they don't even answer - you listen to music and a recording your call is very important to us and after 15 min they say good bye - you get disconnected without ever speaking to anyone.  They wanted even more out of me and I said NO not until I see this first check which never came.  I did get someone tell me they were sending out the checks next week and that was a month ago.  they call back and use different names but the voices all sound like the same person - Charrie Hilton, Tonya Edwards, and a sonya all women but a man was answering the phone saying he'll have someone call back.  I was told that a Katherine Young was mailing the checks - and they all had accents like they were either Phillipine or from southeast asia.  Looks like their web site has changed as well.  so they take advantage of us North Americans making promises for our timeshares and then we never get any thing in return.  Lying deceitful foreigners.

same story as above.. Advance services inc.. in Las Vegas Nevada... but the phone # is in NJ... funny...  


555 East Washington Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: 702-726-9143
Fax: 702-726-9143
www.advanceservices.com



RENTAL AGREEMENT




ADDRESS OF CHECK-IN OFFICE (if different than above): Marriott Resort, Cancun MX



CHECK-IN: Month__Oct.____ Date__20th to 27th___ Year __2013___
Anytime After: __6:00_____ AM or PM Check-in Desk open until: ___12:00___ PM*
*Note: Call resort the week prior to arrival for late check-in instructions,
and/or if not planning to arrive on the first day of the rental period.

CHECK-OUT: Month__Oct.__ Date__28th____ Year __2013___ Day of Week ___Tuesday__
Anytime Before:  12  AM or PM
UNIT NUMBER (if resort pre-assigns unit number): ___
UNIT VIEW (if guaranteed):  bedroom
UNIT SIZE: # of BEDROOMS:  ____ -or- Studio  br  -or- Hotel Unit ______

MAXIMUM SLEEPING OCCUPANCY OF UNIT (including children ages 1 and up) IS:
***Occupancy maximum is strictly enforced by Resort Management and is not to be exceeded for any reason***



Initials of Owner ______ Initials of Renter ______ Page 1 of 3





________________ (“Owner”) and MEINDHART ENGINEERING GROUP (“Renter”).
This will serve as the direct rental agreement between the below mentioned
timeshare vacation rental and the timeshare owner:

Rental Period        :    October  20 to 27, 2013
Resort Name        :    Marriott Hotel
Location            :    CANCUN MEXICO
Unit Size                  :              
Rental Amount        :     $3600+ $750.00 Maintenance Fee Allowance * 1 week
Total Rental Payment    :    
Total Exchange Fee    :         $ 199.00
Total Week(s) Rented    :    

POLICIES AND PAYMENT
DAMAGE DEPOSIT:
As is customary in the lodging industry, the Renter will need to provide a credit card upon the completion of the reservation and or exchange damages/loss/incidental charges deposit.  The Renter is responsible for any issues in this area (other than normal wear and tear) to the unit or its contents that may arise during their stay, either payable directly to the Resort or secondarily to the Owner if subsequently billed for damages or missing inventory from the unit. These things are so rarely a problem, but Renter needs to be aware that timeshare vacation condo Owners and their Renters/Guests are directly responsible for damages to a unit or missing condo inventory of supplies, furnishings, towels, etc.


ADDITIONAL MANDATORY FEES CHARGED BY RESORT TO RENTERS:
(i.e A/C or other utility surcharges, room safe, parking, pets, local government occupancy tax, etc.)
All the additional charges for on the resort will be shouldered by the reservation company Advance Services and the Owner  will not be liable to any charges that will take place on the resort.

IF RESORT HAS A MANDATORY “All Inclusive Program” THE REQUIRED FEES THAT THE RENTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING DIRECTLY TO THE RESORT ARE

handled by the reservation company ADVANCE SERVICES




RESORT POLICIES:
ARE PETS PERMITTED? ____NO_____ DETAILS: ___________________________________________
IS SMOKING PERMITTED? ______YES____ ANY RESTRICTIONS? _______NO_____________________
OTHER APPLICABLE POLICIES: _______________________________________
PAYMENT(S): TOTAL RENTAL AMOUNT :_ $ 4,350.00 USD
(Or:__Four thousand and three hundred fifty dollars.)

AMOUNT OF DEPOSIT __$ 4.350.00
TO BE RECEIVED BY OWNER BY: __2nd Week of September  until 3rd week of September, 2013___
Note: If Owner does not receive Renter’s deposit by this date Owner is under no obligation to continue to hold their unit aside.

CANCELLATION BY RENTER*: Renter must send written notice to Owner for cancellation consideration by no later than __last  Week of August, 2013 until 1st week of September_days prior to the check-in date. Amount of refund to Rentee (if any):

$__199__USD -or- ___100___ % of monies already paid -or- Only if Owner can re-rent unit for same amount.
*Note: Owner does not have the option to cancel unless payments are not received by the required date(s).
Initials of Owner ______ Initials of Renter __MEINHARDT ____ Page 2 of 3


CONFIRMATION AND TERMS OF OCCUPANCY
The Owner will obtain a written confirmation from the resort bearing the Renter’s name, which the Renter must bring with them and present to the check-in desk to prove their entitlement to the unit. Renter must be at least 21 years of age and be present at time of check-in. No re-renting, leasing, subletting, or transferring of this unit by the Renter to someone else is permitted. Renter will be entitled to use all of the resort’s amenities the same as if the Owner were using the unit (unless otherwise specified), and is expected to abide by all of the Resort’s policies while enjoying their stay.

By the signatures below, both parties agree that they have thoroughly read this Rental Agreement, had the opportunity to ask questions, and understand and agree to the terms. Both parties understand


Advance Services will not represent or act for either the owner or the renter, nor will the company act as an intermediary between the prospective parties to a transaction.





OWNER:
________________________________________
                OWNER SIGNATURE

RENTER : MEINHARDT ENGENEERING


       RUTH WELLS (president of meinhardt engeneering)
                     RENTER SIGNATURE
            (Print) OWNER NAME (Print)
                                   / MEINHARDT ENGENEERING GROUP

               MAILING ADDRESS:
   ________________________________________

           TELEPHONE NUMBER
                 
________________________________________
        FAX NUMBER FAX NUMBER
________________________________________

                E-MAIL ADDRESS
         
________________________________________
                DATE SIGNED

Initials of Owner ______ Initials of Renter ______ Page 3 of 3

NAME OF REPRESENTATIVE  INVOLVE  FROM A DVANCE SERVICES:
Sandra Ramirez
Rental Consultant / Rental Rep
Emp #: 041290
(702) 726-9143

Advance Services called from California 323-244-2134. A Charlie (female) Burrden.  Spelt with 2 n's on the phone but on 1 in her GMAIL address. same story as above.  On the phone though she said the dates were for Jan and on the contract they show for Nov.  Got the exact same contract for the same group as above, just the dates are changed.  Thanks  to everyone for writing in.  I won't fall for it.

Charlie Burrden <charls13elymentess@gmail.com>


555 East Washington Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: 702-726-9143
Fax: 702-726-9143
www.advanceservices.com
RENTAL AGREEMENT
This will serve as the direct rental agreement between the below mentioned
Timeshare vacation rental at:
NAME OF TIMESHARE RESORT:
Wyndham Vacation
WEEK SYSTEM
1 Week/2 Bedrooms
ADDRESS OF CHECK-IN OFFICE (if different than above): Marriott Resort, Cancun MX
CHECK-IN: Month November____ Date _20 th to 27th___ Year __2013___
Any time after: __6:00_____ AM or PM Check-in Desk open until: ___12:00___ PM*
*Note: Call resort the week prior to arrival for late check-in instructions,
And /or if not planning to arrive on the first day of the rental period.
CHECK-OUT: Month : November__ Date__27th____ Year __2013___ Day of Week
Any time Before: 12 AM or PM
UNIT NUMBER (if resort pre-assigns unit number): ___74 to79___
UNIT VIEW (if guaranteed): Studio type
UNIT SIZE: # of BEDROOMS: __2__ -or- Studio br -or- Hotel Unit ______
MAXIMUM SLEEPING OCCUPANCY OF UNIT (including children ages 1 and up) IS: 4
***Occupancy maximum is strictly enforced by Resort Management and is not to be exceeded for any
reason***
Initials of Owner ______ Initials of Renter ______ Page 1 of 3
Roland Jagels (“Owner”) and MEINDHART ENGINEERING GROUP (“Renter”).
This will serve as the direct rental agreement between the below mentioned
Timeshare vacation rental and the timeshare owner:
Rental Period : November 21 to 27th, 2013
Resort Name : Marriott Hotel
Location :CANCUN MEXICO
Unit Size : 2 Bedroom/ Studio type
Rental Amount : $3,600 *5 + $750.00 Maintenance Fee Allowance
Total Rental Payment : $ 4350
Total Exchange Fee : $199
Total Week(s) Rented : 1 Week
POLICIES AND PAYMENT
DAMAGE DEPOSIT:
As is customary in the lodging industry, the Renter will need to provide a credit card upon the
completion of the reservation and or exchange damages/loss/incidental charges deposit. The Renter is
responsible for any issues in this area (other than normal wear and tear) to the unit or its contents that
may arise during their stay, either payable directly to the Resort or
Secondarily to the Owner if subsequently billed for damages or missing inventory from the unit. These
things are so rarely a problem, but Renter needs to be aware that timeshare vacation condo Owners and
their Renters/Guests are directly responsible for damages to a unit or missing condo inventory of
supplies, furnishings, towels, etc.
ADDITIONAL MANDATORY FEES CHARGED BY RESORT TO RENTERS:
(i.e A/C or other utility surcharges, room safe, parking, pets, local government occupancy tax, etc.)
All the additional charges for on the resort will be shouldered by the reservation company Advance
Services and the Owner will not be liable to any charges that will take place on the resort.
IF RESORT HAS A MANDATORY “All Inclusive Program” THE REQUIRED FEES THAT THE RENTER IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING DIRECTLY TO THE RESORT ARE
Handled by the reservation company ADVANCE SERVICES
RESORT POLICIES:
ARE PETS PERMITTED? ____NO_____ DETAILS:
___________________________________________
IS SMOKING PERMITTED? ______YES____ ANY RESTRICTIONS?
_______NO_____________________
OTHER APPLICABLE POLICIES: _______________________________________
PAYMENT(S): TOTAL RENTAL AMOUNT: _ $4350 USD
(Or: Four thousand and three hundred fifty dollars .)
AMOUNT OF DEPOSIT __ $ 4350 USD
TO BE RECEIVED BY OWNER BY: __2nd_Week of October until ends of October of 2013___
Note: If Owner does not receive Renter’s deposit by this date Owner is under no obligation to continue to hold their unit
aside.
CANCELLATION BY RENTER*: Renter must send written notice to Owner for cancellation
consideration
By no later than ___1st Week of October, 2013___days prior to the check-in date. Amount of refund to
Rentee (if any):
$__199___USD -or- ___100___ % of monies already.
*Note: Owner does not have the option to cancel unless payments are not received by the required date(s).
Initials of Owner Roland Jagels _ Initials of Renter __MEINHARDT ____ Page 2 of 3
CONFIRMATION AND TERMS OF OCCUPANCY
The Owner will obtain a written confirmation from the resort bearing the Renter’s name, which the
Renter must
Bring with them and present to the check-in desk to prove their entitlement to the unit. Renter must be
at least
21 years of age and be present at time of check-in. No re-renting, leasing, subletting, or transferring of
this unit
By the Renter to someone else is permitted. Renter will be entitled to use all of the resort’s amenities
the same
As if the Owner were using the unit (unless otherwise specified), and is expected to abide by all of the
Resort’s
Policies while enjoying their stay.
By the signatures below, both parties agree that they have thoroughly read this Rental
Agreement, had
The opportunity to ask questions, and understand and agree to the terms. Both parties
understand
Advance Services will not represent or act for either the owner or the renter, nor will the
company act as an
Intermediary between the prospective parties to a transaction.
Initials of Owner ______ Initials of Renter ______ Page 3 of 3
OWNER: Roland Jagels
________________________________________
OWNER SIGNATURE
RENTER: MEINHARDT ENGENEERING
________________________________________
RENTER SIGNATURE
(Print) OWNER NAME (Print)
Roland Jagels / MEINHARDT ENGENEERING GROUP
MAILING ADDRESS:
5101 Lakewood Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63123-3719
________________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER
3143537916
________________________________________
FAX NUMBER FAX NUMBER
________________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS
rolandjagels@charter.net
________________________________________
DATE SIGNED

Also here is a follow-up letter I received.

Good Day, We informing you that our company  are process your reservation with Premier Secondary Exchange Company to trades or exchange your two weeks available in Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort at Gatlin and we are process to their convention in The Hyatt or The Marriotte hotel in Cancun Mexico.
Please wait the call of our campany to give you a gate number pass and the dateof rental check, and for verification purposes.

Spelling and grammar errors included.

Charlie Burrdenn 2006

Just finished a phone call with "Sammy Garcia" at Advance Services. Wanted to buy/rent timeshare week for Meinhardt Engineering Group convention in Cancun. Had an accent and a looooooooong pitch. I got lost in all the details - or maybe it was because I was researching the company on the computer while I was "listening". Told her to email me the info. Then I googled Meinhardt engineering group and found this web site. So glad I did. Number she was using was 760-269-4025. She is supposed to call back this afternoon. Guess what I'm going to tell her - IF I even answer the phone.

I've been dealing with this woman by the name of Tanya Edwards Rivera, She was very nice to me, but we have been going back and forth since Oct 2013. She asked me if I would like to rent out my GETAWAYS that I never used, this was for a company by the name of Meinhardt Engineering for a CONVENTION in CANCUN at the HYATT REGENCY, We went through everything that I would have to do; by okaying the use and putting these charges on my credit card. I was one who fell for it and lost almost $40,000. I questioned her several times why things aren't moving along the way she said they would; there was always an excuse about getting the confirmation from the Premier Exchange and then later was told that Meinhardt had to okay everything and sign the checks that were to be sent out soon; that was a month ago and she said she would be in touch with me by the 1st of June, I'm still hoping.

The number I got to call them back was 760-269-4025. The name on my caller id said conference call. Same deal as the aboves to rent my timeshare for their convention in Cancun at a Hyatt or Marriott on March 9 to 15. I needed to send them my confirmation number. I asked (stupidly ) is this a scam? Huffily she said why would you ask me that? But that answer made me very uneasy. I talked to RCI and told them my whole conversation and one person at RCI said do more research. Be careful. My daughter found this website. I am convinced this is a scam. I hope someone catches these thieves and reports them. Scumbags. She called me Jan. 21,  2015

Same scenario but instead of a 530 area code number, it was 713-955-0142 and a woman named Alexis who worked for Advance Services.  The "exchange" company who wanted the $199 exchange fee was Crown Exchange LLC.  DO NOT FALL FOR THESE PLEASE.

I just received a call from this Tanya woman. She wanted to speak with my employer, so I ended up taking a message from her and a phone number. I called the phone number later and ended up calling a poor woman who had been receiving at least one call per week from different offices asking for Tanya. Then, I googled and found your post!