To put an end to the bad image fraudulent time shares have given Mazatlán, a monitoring and assessment program will be created.
The Sinaloa branch of Profeco (federal consumer protection office) has pinpointed three condominiums selling time share fraudulently.
Profeco delegate, Jorge Alan Urbina Vidales, said following an operation conducted in the port during Semana Santa three condo projects selling time share accounted for 80 percent of complaints, some of which were lodged with the PGR for fraud.
The delegate told reporters his office will begin an investigation of the complaints in coordination with the Secretary of Tourism and the Procuraduría General de Justicia (PGR) and will apply the weight of the law against those time share companies defrauding tourists.
He advised that the three condo projects under scrutiny are Sábalos del Sol, Punta Pacífico (formerly La Joya) and Marina Grand.
The majority of these businesses, he said, present a contract to potential buyers outlining the buyers´ obligations and penalties. However, none of the contracts establish the responsibilities of the time share company. Nor do the companies post prices in plain view and they have been found to collect unauthorized payments from clients.
Many of the complainants are foreigners, the Profeco delegate said, and that is the image of Mazatlán and Mexico that they walk away with.
Fernando Alaniz Cárdenas, President of the Asociación de Clubes Vacacionales de Sinaloa, applauded the investigation into the “pseudo-developments.” He pointed out that none of the three time share developments accused of fraud is a member of his organization.
To put an end to the bad image fraudulent time shares have given Mazatlán, a monitoring and assessment program will be created in conjunction with the municipality, Sectur, Profeco and the PGR specializing in crimes against tourists with the objective of assisting victims in finding a solution in their cases.
Alaniz Cárdenas said they are not going to abandon tourists with this problem. Until now the complaints have been isolated and if the client does not check with Sectur or his association, they have no protection against fraudulent operations.
According to data from the Asociación de Clubes Vacacionales de Sinaloa, there are 4,000 time share units in Mazatlán.
(from Noroeste)
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We were just scammed out of a significant amount at the same location as Marina Grand (Nov. 2016), so it's still happening there. We're trying to recover our money, but they've been resistant so far. Don't go near those people!
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