{"success":true,"data":{"id":"fake-timeshare-exit-company-scam","label":"Fake timeshare exit company scam — cancel/exit timeshare guaranteed + pay upfront/advance fee + do not contact the resort","description":"Fake timeshare exit company scam — targeting timeshare owners with promises to \"cancel your contract permanently,\" \"free you from maintenance fees forever,\" or \"transfer your deed\" for a large upfront fee ($1,500–$5,000+). The scam elements: guaranteed results, instructions not to contact the resort directly, and advance payment required. Real timeshare exits go through the resort's official deed-back program or a licensed real estate attorney; upfront fees to third-party exit companies are nearly universally fraudulent. FTC 2024: timeshare exit scams generated over $100M in consumer losses, with the average victim losing $4,000. The FTC sued and shut down several timeshare exit companies for collecting fees without delivering cancellations.","tier":"danger","category":"scam","isThin":false}}