I am writing this because I found similar reports through Ripoff Report (thank GOD!)

Today I received a phone call from 'Allen Trent' with Global Network. He claimed that we spoke in January 2007 about the timeshare we own. He then said he had some buyers who were interested in buying our timeshare for $20,000 as well as the banked week we have for $1500. Of course, I was intrigued because we've been trying to unload this forever. He said they would take a commission of $1950, only after they had secured the buyer. I told him that I was fine with him taking that amount out of the sale proceeds. He said it would have to come off of my credit card, but that if they were a fraudulent company and didn't come through with the sale money, I could report the charge to my card and the credit card company would take care of it.

He told me that he'd call me back after he found out if the buyer qualified for the financing. In the meantime, I surfed the net on the company and found the info on this site.

I received a phone call about 30 min. later from their 'financing' department. Right off the bat I told him that I was not comfortable with paying anything to them with my credit card and that if they wanted to make the sale, I was more than willing to let them take the money out of the proceeds of the sale. The finance guy backed down quickly and said he'd let the buyers know, who were waiting out in the showroom.

About 45 seconds later, Allen called me back and asked me what the problem was. I explained that I was not comfortable with the credit card thing, but would go through with the sale if they could take the fee out of the proceeds. He started to get a bit worked up. I told him that I thought it was pretty unreasonable to think that I was going to authorize a charge to my credit card in the amount of $1950 if I didn't know anything about the company and had absolutely no confirmation that they actually had a buyer.

This is where it gets pretty funny. He actually said that if he were to give me any confirmation of the sale, that it would be identity theft to the potential buyers and I would be committing a felony. 'Do you really want to lose the sale of your timeshare and be arrested for first degree felony?'

What in the world? Where did that possibly come from?

Anyway, he continued along this strain and I eventually hung up.

He hasn't called back.

These guys are definitely up to no good.

Thanks to all of you who already reported. It helped me to be savvy. (And, entertained rather than out a wad of cash.)

Susan
Somewhere in, Ohio
U.S.A.