Florida Woman Charged in Disney Vacation Scam

[Mtnman44]

Anyone know if this is a DVC related vacation fraudster?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,435654,00.html

 

[Teyedoubleguhrrrr]

Interesting - but the article really doesn't say much does it?

My guess would be no since it didn't mention DVC by name. I would think (perhaps naively) that there would be less people involved with a DVC fraud (or more money).

My bet is that she was offering "discount" vacations and took the deposit money.

Sad, especially given the economy. It will take forever for the victims to get their money back. I feel bad since it probably ruined vacations for some people completely.

 

[RweTHEREyet]

I wonder if this is the gal that offering her Aunt's points and then never making good on the vacation. She was asking for payments by money order. I remember reading a whole bunch on this, but I don't know if is the same person--sure hope so--hope they caught her and hope the folks get their money back.

 

[moredisneyplease]

yeah, it is rather vague. Its a shame even without all of the details! People dream of big Disney vacations (as we all know!) and pay lots of money for those dreams (again, we know that too!).....to end up being scammed is just sickening.

 

[Chuck S]

A quick deed check shows that name owns a lot of Westgate weeks, and the name also brings up Fairfield Bonnet Creek...but there is no way to tell if it is the person in the article. There are several, apparently different "Nancy Alvarez" listed. Some of the timeshares went into foreclosure.

I didn't see any DVC deeds.

 

[Chuck S]

OK, apparently it has nothing to do with timeshares at all. It was an online Craigslist scam, sort of a travel agent scam thing.

Here's a more detailed article in the Miami Herald

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/720290.html

 

[JimMIA]

I wonder if this is the gal that offering her Aunt's points and then never making good on the vacation. She was asking for payments by money order. I remember reading a whole bunch on this, but I don't know if is the same person--sure hope so--hope they caught her and hope the folks get their money back.

No -- not the same person.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I read the Miami article. Who in their right mind could think they could get airfare from and back to Houston for four, several nights at the Polynesian, tickets, spa treatments, dining plan for less than $2K.

 

[kimberh]

This is a Classic example of "If it is to good to be true it usually is!" The price would have scared me away. I hate it happened but sometimes we have to think!