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We have had a number of enquiries about timeshare related companies claiming to operate in Gibraltar. If you have parted with money or your certificate to a company claiming to be based in Gibraltar, and are suspicious about it, we suggest you contact the Gibraltar Citizens Advice Bureau or the Royal Gibraltar Police without delay The company and its services may be genuine, although we are not aware of any that are ... It may not even be located in Gibraltar, or simply be an accomodation address. However, everyone here is keen to keep the reputation of Gibraltar clean and to keep out crooks. At gibnet.com we are interested in your information and experiences, but we are not a debt recovery or detective service. The only people able to take appropriate action are the police. Our experience is that they are much more helpful than the UK police however, please make sure you have all the details to hand when you contact them so that you do not waste their time. You should click on the following link and read what they say before dealing with any company offering you services in relation to your timeshare. "A number of traders carry the logo of a trade body in order to give themselves credibility. The trade body concerned only exists as a few words on a piece of paper and no reliance should be given to such traders." "The Office of Fair trading , London, receive around 4,000 complaints about timeshare each year. In comparison to the level of complaints about package holidays, timeshare complaints are proportionately four times higher than those for package holidays." "The resale fraud, where timeshare owners are persuaded to part with money to a company claiming to have sold their timeshare (usually for a price five times greater than the true market price). No sale takes place. Whilst the average amount stolen from consumers is around 1,000 Euro, the large number of owners who have been caught – possibly over 25% of all owners – make the fraud enormous in real terms. " Useful Contacts:
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