Original phone contact from Brian Cooke saying he represents company (Magnum) with buyers interested in purchasing our Unlimited Vacation Club package; says he will email info; within a few days we receive offer, with documents showing money has been deposited in escrow account with Capital Transfer (call from Stephanie to confirm we saw email with $$ in escrow account statement )
We ask specific questions re up front costs; not told there will be any; call then scheduled with Edward Frost (Sr Broker); he states that purchaser will cover costs necessary for Naturalization & TAX ID for Mexico where our membership originates. Sign contracts THEN receive preliminary closing package where we are to pay $4K UP FRONT
in all received 15 emails & mutiple "contracts" AND a bullying phone call from Frost who yelled at us and repeatedly insisted that we have a legally binding contract to then pay the agent commission ($3KUSD) when we say we are not paying the $4KUSD to Capital Transfer; we told him we were within n the 10-day remorse period that we are entitled to have
called UVC - they are now escalating a case and we have been advised to have no further communications with Magnum or Capital, and to definitely send no money
I received a call from Lawrence Orlando to sell my Unlimited Vacation Club. I filled out the paper work and faxed it to him. Multiple faxes and applications. The last group of the contract I had to speak to Edward Frost the Sr. Broker from Magnum Realty Group, to go over the revised paper work. He told me that since the resort I purchased the club was in Mexico,I had to have an attorney to take care of applying for a temporary Mexican Naturalization granted by the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. The Attorney would act like our power of attorney. He proceeded to tell me that there would be accost of $3,736.00 USD. I asked him if we had to put this money up front and he said that the buyer would deposit it into our escrow account and at settlement that would be given back to the buyer.
I received the final paper work with International Wire Transfer Instructions. I called Lawrence t ask hIm what that was for and he said this was his first sale in International. He told me he would call Samantha (916-758-4360) and have her call me. She called and said that we had to pay this upfront and would have Edward Frost call me. Edward called very indignet and said he had recorded our conversation. I told him I knew he did he had disclosed that in the begining of our conversation. I told him to listen to the conversation because I knew I specificaly asked him if we had to put money up front and he said no. He started yelling at me and said the reason for the call was to confirm the deal. I told him I wasn't sure if this was scam and I would call my vacation club in the morning and get back to him. He then hung up on me. Then I went on to the internet and researched Magnum Realty Group.
I did not give them any money. I did investigate the licesnse number he offered. I had asked him for proof of his credentials. The man who had that license lives in Aspen, CO and is 74 years old. This man, claiming to be Brent Scott Miller is maybe 30 years old tops and gave an address in Sacramento, CA.
I imagine that the website they have opened is not legit as well. Looks good at first glance but has problems as you pull down the menus. It is very similar to a known faudulent website (most liekly the same operators).
Magnum Realty Group, Inc. Reviews
Original phone contact from Brian Cooke saying he represents company (Magnum) with buyers interested in purchasing our Unlimited Vacation Club package; says he will email info; within a few days we receive offer, with documents showing money has been deposited in escrow account with Capital Transfer (call from Stephanie to confirm we saw email with $$ in escrow account statement )
We ask specific questions re up front costs; not told there will be any; call then scheduled with Edward Frost (Sr Broker); he states that purchaser will cover costs necessary for Naturalization & TAX ID for Mexico where our membership originates. Sign contracts THEN receive preliminary closing package where we are to pay $4K UP FRONT
in all received 15 emails & mutiple "contracts" AND a bullying phone call from Frost who yelled at us and repeatedly insisted that we have a legally binding contract to then pay the agent commission ($3KUSD) when we say we are not paying the $4KUSD to Capital Transfer; we told him we were within n the 10-day remorse period that we are entitled to have
called UVC - they are now escalating a case and we have been advised to have no further communications with Magnum or Capital, and to definitely send no money
I received a call from Lawrence Orlando to sell my Unlimited Vacation Club. I filled out the paper work and faxed it to him. Multiple faxes and applications. The last group of the contract I had to speak to Edward Frost the Sr. Broker from Magnum Realty Group, to go over the revised paper work. He told me that since the resort I purchased the club was in Mexico,I had to have an attorney to take care of applying for a temporary Mexican Naturalization granted by the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. The Attorney would act like our power of attorney. He proceeded to tell me that there would be accost of $3,736.00 USD. I asked him if we had to put this money up front and he said that the buyer would deposit it into our escrow account and at settlement that would be given back to the buyer.
I received the final paper work with International Wire Transfer Instructions. I called Lawrence t ask hIm what that was for and he said this was his first sale in International. He told me he would call Samantha (916-758-4360) and have her call me. She called and said that we had to pay this upfront and would have Edward Frost call me. Edward called very indignet and said he had recorded our conversation. I told him I knew he did he had disclosed that in the begining of our conversation. I told him to listen to the conversation because I knew I specificaly asked him if we had to put money up front and he said no. He started yelling at me and said the reason for the call was to confirm the deal. I told him I wasn't sure if this was scam and I would call my vacation club in the morning and get back to him. He then hung up on me. Then I went on to the internet and researched Magnum Realty Group.
I did not give them any money. I did investigate the licesnse number he offered. I had asked him for proof of his credentials. The man who had that license lives in Aspen, CO and is 74 years old. This man, claiming to be Brent Scott Miller is maybe 30 years old tops and gave an address in Sacramento, CA.
I imagine that the website they have opened is not legit as well. Looks good at first glance but has problems as you pull down the menus. It is very similar to a known faudulent website (most liekly the same operators).