From: Aimfair Member
Date: August 4, 2023 at 11:35:30 PM EDT
To: informacion at fonaturgob.mx
Subject: Re: SANTIAGO HERNANDEZ-FONATUR

Nice try once again.

When I search your phone number, this is what pops up:
time share scam under a different name and escrow account - Cabo San Lucas Forum - Tripadvisor

On Aug 4, 2023, at 2:37 PM, informacion at fonaturgob.mx wrote:

My investigation is legitimate. FONATUR has a funded program to help Canadians and US Citizens who are being targeted for timeshare fraud. There are no reports of fraud or phishing about our website, we have ZERO COMPLAINTS overall. The report you received from scam adviser is just suggesting for you to be careful with any information you share online, which should be the common practice.

Here is a positive website that list all of the fraud companies being investigated so far this year, FONATUR IS NOT LISTED, we are the ones compiling the information.

https://elcidvacationsclub.com.mx/politica-de-privacidad/321987852-2/

I will not ask you for any money or for you to provide any personal information, there are no strings attached. Please fill in the complaint form with a simple testimony of ¨I have received phone calls about a timeshare¨, and place your initials on the authorization page. This will allow me to add your information to Mexico´s national ¨DO NOT CALL¨ list. With your input, my investigation will go a long way. Can I count on your complaint form today?

Regards,

Lic. Santiago Hernandez Hernandez

Lic. Santiago Hernandez Hernandez
Informacion at fonaturgob.mx
Phone Number: 011 52 (558) 942-7660
Tecoyotitla 100, Colonia Florida, Álvaro Obregón,
Ciudad de México, CDMX, México.

From: Aimfair Member
Sent: viernes, 4 de agosto de 2023 08:55 a. m.
To: informacion at fonaturgob.mx
Subject: RE: SANTIAGO HERNANDEZ-FONATUR

I think you are a scam as well.

The scam alert below suggests that you are not legitimate.

Stop scamming people.

https://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/informacion@fonaturgob.mx

From: informacion at fonaturgob.mx
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2023 11:45 AM
To: ninosilvestri at msn.com
Subject: SANTIAGO HERNANDEZ-FONATUR

Dear Mr. Aimfair Member,
FONATUR is an, appointed by the F.G.R. to filter and conduct an investigation on all private information seized on Mexican territory. There is an open federal case for many counts of fraud, money laundering, amongst other major crimes. F.G.R has seized assets along with catalogs and data bases from "Boiler Rooms" involved in fraudulent transactions, with connection to timeshare.

Article 68 of Mexico's L.F.P.D.P.P.P. (Ley Federal de Proteccion de Datos Personales en Posesion de los Particulares), translates to Federal Law on Protection of Personal Data, which states the following: Any transfer of personal data, whether national or international, is subject to the consent of its owner.

In addition, under Article 56 of the Consumers Protection Law, your information is protected, and both of the consumers right laws have been violated. We also have an option to relinquish your rights to your vacation membership as a result of the above-mentioned Federal Laws. We will determine if the resort has any involvement, which PROFECO will sanction according to Federal Laws. Once the Foreign Vacation Investment Owner is identified as a victim, which crimes/frauds range from direct timeshare complaints, third party monetary losses, harassment via telemarketing calls, etc..., FONATUR will provide pro bono legal assistance federally funded. Legal assistance will result in restitution for lost money, damages, relinquishment of rights, other legal causes violated, harassment, and/or apprehension of suspects involved in timeshare fraud.
Once this is done, each case will be examined and evaluated on a case-by-case bases. Cases will be disbursed in order of assigned Case File I.D. number.

Attached you will find the “Authorization and Denunciation Formulary”, please forward the completed form with the required signatures by fax or email: Informacion at fonaturgob.mx

• PLEASE RESPOND IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION*

Kind regards,

Lic. Santiago Hernandez Hernandez

Lic. Santiago Hernandez Hernandez
Informacion at fonaturgob.mx
Phone Number: 011 52 (558) 942-7660
Tecoyotitla 100, Colonia Florida, Álvaro Obregón,
Ciudad de México, CDMX, México.

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• Domain Name: fonaturgob.mx
• Created On: 2023-04-05
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• Last Updated On: 2023-05-22
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• URL: https://publicdomainregistry.com

I have two companies simultaneously purporting to make me offers on my GM Deluxxe. Looking for any prior scam history.

One is Magnificent Realty Inc, 230 West Monroe St. 8th Floor, Chicago IL 60606
The other is Prospective Realty Group LLC, 1 Glenwood Ave # 5 Raleigh, NC 27603

Anyone have any experience with either of these? Really thin info on line, so eyebrows raised…

Domain Information:

• Prospective Realty Group LLC: jeffrey_mense at prorgroup.com https://prorgroup.com/
• Magnificent Realty: contact at mgnfcntrealty.com (Charles A. Benson Jr.) https://www.mgnfcntrealty.com/

Both companies are registered with their respective State Secretaries of State, and appear to be in good standing.

I have those filings and can email it to you if it makes it easier.

• How long has the domain called vidavactionmembers.com been active? 44 days. You know from this very small bit of information that the domain has nothing to do with Vidanta, so steer clear.
• Where is the entity located? Who knows. The address is purposely vague.
• Who owns the domain? Who knows. Registrant ID is not available.

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Secretariat of Tourism in Mexico

Agency overview
Jurisdiction: Federal government of Mexico
Agency executive: Miguel Torruco Marqués, Secretary
Website: http://www.sectur.gob.mx
The Mexican Secretary of Tourism (Spanish: Secretaría de Turismo, SECTUR) is the government department in charge of the nation's tourism promotion and development.[1] The Secretary is appointed by the President of the Republic and is a member of the federal executive cabinet.

The department conducts the development policy for national tourist activity and promotes tourist development zones in conjunction with the states.

From: SECTUR LEGAL
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2023 4:46 PM
To: @gmail.com
Cc: 'Lic. Maria Sophia Garcia Sanchez' legalsecturgob.mx>
Subject: Engagement Letter - John Doe

Good day Mr. Doe ,

(SECTUR) Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico City) CDMX will be responsible for the conduct an adequate assessment with the institutions, entities, and individuals involved. Also, to develop a proof of funds paper trail, property title search, correspondence handling and managing. Fully utilize financial and managerial resources for basis, issuance, validity, terms, effectiveness or enforceability. Plus, gather comprehensive documentation, tracking and report status of funds for the audit committee to obtain reasonable assurance and avoid false and misleading statements and establish a legal procedure to resolve any deficiencies, material errors, illegal, unsafe or unsound illicit acts taken against you. Updating and inform you regularly on this matter and review, complete and assist for preparation of documentation, correspondence or any other type of release.

You will only be responsible for any signatory requirement, law obligations, testimonial requirement, evidence assistance and consent for any approval or rejection that may be needed directly from you. We will be responsible for any costs or fees such as, miscellaneous charges from any legal and financial entity that involves preparation of documents in order for us to present the standard procedures to the Board of Governors and Federal Government approval.

Institutions and services firms are obligated to protect the privacy of their internal and external parties. To that end, best practices call for the establishment of a Confidential & Sensitive Information Policy, governing the acquisition, use, disclosure, retention, and deletion of critical information and business records. Policy should apply to hard-copy documents, verbal conversations, and electronic communications provided and personally owned systems, sites, accounts, and devices.

SECTUR will perform professional work with due care and diligence, ensuring that all professional obligations are completed in a timely manner and are carried out in accordance with the relevant technical and professional standards appropriate to that work from the provisions of the articles 21 and 35 of the Political Constitution from Mexico City, CDMX.

SECTUR LEGAL
9am-5pm (CT)
Tel: 52 (55) 9035 5479
info@legalsecturgob.mx
Av. Nuevo Leon 56, Colonia Condesa, Cuahtemoc, 06100

Domain Name: legalsecturgob.mx

Created On: 2023-03-15
Expiration Date: 2024-03-15
Last Updated On: 2023-05-01
Registrar: Registrar.eu

Did you ever receive the $50,000? I supposedly have also received a settlement, I paid court cost and now they want money because it’s over $10,000 and the proper papers was not filed so there is a fine.

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Mr. "Doe "

On behalf of the Vidanta team, we would like to thank you for being a loyal member of our family.

Here at Vidanta, we pride ourselves on being a socially conscious company. We take this approach not only in preserving our natural surroundings and working to improve our community, but also in knowing that all our members are different and have different needs.

We know a percentage of members don’t take advantage of their fractional ownership to its full potential. We believe this shouldn’t stop you from profiting off the equity your membership has built over the years.

After receiving numerous requests from our members and thorough due diligence on our behalf, Vidanta has partnered up with a company that meets our quality standards, to help our members connect with the right buyers or renters for their fractional ownerships.

Alpine Asset Management is assisting us in the sale/rental of your ownership.

Your contact information has been forwarded to Alpine Asset Management (Emphasis added.) and below you can find their contact information.

888-228-2154

All though we would like to keep you as a loyal guest, we encourage you to take full advantage of the business opportunity your timeshare ownership presents, and if you decide to sell, thank you for being a loyal member throughout the years. We hope to see you again.

Kind regards

Rebeca Walters
Quality Control Agent

Carretera Federal Cancun - Playa Del Carmen Km. 48, 77710 Playa del Carmen, Q.R., Mexico

Phone Number: 1 800-340-0893

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Cruises: Cruise prices are in US dollars, represent cruise fare only, are per person and based on double occupancy. Government fees, taxes, port charges and fuel surcharges are additional and may apply. Available offers may differ by cabin category, departure date, cruise, destination and cruise line and may be limited to one offer per member account only, unless otherwise noted.

Travel offers including resorts, hotels, car rentals, flights, and excursions: Prices are in US dollars, per room, based on double occupancy and subject to availability. Fees and charges imposed by the provider may apply and are not included in the price, such as resort fees, parking, deposits, taxes, and other resort-related charges. Available offers may vary based on availability, travel provider, destination, arrival dates and the specific property booked.

The Best Value Guarantee guarantees that the price paid when combining our already low prices with the redemption of any loyalty currency (where applicable) will be better than the lowest publicly available market price from any other qualified seller. If our combined value is no better, we will match the lowest market price from the qualified seller at the time of purchase or within 24 hours of purchase.

Arrivia, Inc. d.b.a. Lifestyle life. Arrivia is a registered seller of travel in the following states: Florida #ST-29452, Washington UBI #602 443 155 001 0001, Hawaii #TAR-5192 (the Hawaiian travel agency trust account named Client Trust Account #1 is held at First Hawaiian Bank); and California #CST 2066521-50. Arrivia does not participate in the California Travel Restitution Fund. California requires certain sellers of travel to have a trust account or bond. Arrivia maintains a Consumer Protection Bond issued by International Fidelity Insurance Company for an amount of $100,000.00 USD.

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1. The agency relies upon information submitted by financial institutions in Mexico, not individuals.
2. The agency is interested in money laundering networks and stopping them.
3. The agency is focused on identifying terrorist organizations.
4. The domain is gob.mx, NOT enuifgob.mx.

Estimado Sr.,

Buenas tardes, my name is Lic. Fabian Marquez, Prosecuting attorney with Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera o (UIF). As a judicial branch of the Mexican Federal System we are currently investigating specific Financial Crimes regarding timeshares/vacation-memberships/vacation properties. As per our phone conversation we are issuing you a set of documents that you will need to fill out if you consider it appropriate to submit an incident report addressing your particular grievances. The context of these reports can be used to support your own private claim and also aid the prosecution to demand that the hotel companies involved modify their policies regarding sales-tactics/client-information-security.

In accordance with the Mexican Consumer Protection Laws, persons who have had their private information mishandled and/or have been effected by any of the other crimes listed on this email have the right to file for a cancelation of the related timeshare contract(s) and/or request a remuneration of any monies paid out to buy/rent/sell/trade/list a vacation property or real property in México. This must be done in a term that does not exceed 30 natural days from receiving this notice; otherwise in accordance with article 13, second paragraph, 99 and 104, fractions I and IV of the Federal Protection Law and article 55 first and second paragraph, fractions I and II of the Federal Consumer Protection Law Regulations, your file will be closed as a concluded matter without prejudice to your rights. In which case, you may still make a claim through the competent Mexican Tribunal without our involvement.

To file for a compensation and/or for a termination of a timeshare (s) contract with a remuneration of monies paid to any company/entity involved (real or facetious) and/or to file for losses to third parties via timeshare related frauds you must submit clear written statements on the incident report or an attachment. For example:

• I/We, (full name), hereby wish to request that my timeshare contract (contract number), with the (hotel’s name) hotel is cancelled and any monies invested into this membership(s) returned to me because my personal information has been leaked from this company without my consent and I have been targeted-for/a-victim-of fraud because of this.
• Complementary Legal representation is being provided to anyone who requires aid with respect to this particular case. If you request a remuneration, please gather and submit evidence of any monies that you request be paid back to you. This includes but is not limited to: monies paid to third party companies in attempts to rent/sell/trade your membership, monies paid to a hotel for the purchase of a membership/taxes/upgrades/maintenance fees/other fees/closing costs/additional services etc.
  
  

In specific scenarios persons maybe qualified to receive punitive damages. This is specifically for persons who have had health complications, or suffered extreme emotional/financial distress, directly caused by victimization. The overall investigation is still uncompleted therefore it is imperative that you do not talk to hotel staff or third party timeshare service solicitors about the case at all. Relevant decrees include: Articles 20, 21, 24, 32, 33, 64, 65, 85, 97 and “Federal Law for the Protection of Personal Data in Possession of Third Parties” under Mexican Federal law.

We encourage anyone who has been affected on any degree to address the situation by sharing information which may be useful to the case. Attached below are the most common issues that we are assisting with, however, all reports will be reviewed in detail.

• You were lied to about terms and conditions on a Mexican Timeshare contract by the Company issuing the contract.
• You have been contacted/harassed via phone/email with offers to sell or rent your timeshare.
• You have had your private personal/contact/timeshare-contract information leaked by a Mexican based Hotel company.
• You have been a victim of fraud by attempting to rent, sell or list your timeshare.
• You were offered drugs, alcohol or money to attend a timeshare presentation.
• You suffered a theft or assault on hotel property.
• You have paid for renovations to your hotel, or new resort developments that have not been met, or if you are not being provided the services that you have paid for.

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We hope this email finds you well. Due to an overwhelmingly positive response, we’ve added another telephone line where you may reach us with any and all doubts or concerns. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at 888-726-5606 to verify if you are eligible for a claim.

If you lost money to a scammer, trying to resell your Vidanta time-share, between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2022, and you have not yet submitted a claim, you still have time to request to get your money back.

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From: VIDANTA VACATION CLUB
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 05:15:02 PM EST
Subject: Vidanta Vacation Club Rental Program

Dear Vidanta Member:

In these uncertain times we want you to be able to do something with your vacation time that is not being used because of COVID-19, your account shows that you have 15 bonus weeks that you have not used and are about to expire, we understand that at this point it would be almost impossible to even think about vacationing, that is why we have an excellent option, you can rent the weeks through us and get $2,400 dollars for each week, there is a $965 dollar usage fee that has to be paid in advanced for every week you decide to rent. We have a large group of people coming and that is why and how we can guarantee the rental.

If you are ready to take advantage of this offer please call us to assist you,

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- Member can only rent once per year, as many weeks as you want but only at one time.

- Rental is 100% guaranteed and is all in writing.

- Please reply to this email with your contact information and the best time to call you.

NOTE: USAGE FEE HAS TO BE PAID IN ADVANCED, WE DO NOT DEDUCT IT.

Best regards

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