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The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned of a rise in scams linked to Mexican Cartels targeting older Americans and timeshare owners.

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[–] Mr_Wobble@lemm.ee 41 points 4 months ago (2 children)
  1. Never buy a timeshare.
  2. Call Gamgam and Poppop, tell them to never buy a timeshare and that you love them.

(I didn't read the article.)

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What about meemaw and peepaw

[–] Mr_Wobble@lemm.ee 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Anyone that sends you a birthday card with cash in it should be protected.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I hope I can exclude that guy who sent me a birthday card with cash that with the message “there’s more where that came from”

[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Pretty good advice.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Timeshares? Who can afford that shit nowadays.

[–] 555_1@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Depends on the timeshare. I’m sure a lot of people would timeshare an apartment for 12 hours per day. 😂😭

[–] finley@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Nobody— that’s why people jump at scam companies who promise to pay top-dollar for it.

[–] pissclumps@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

The trick to timeshares is to only go to the initial meeting for free food. Just say no to everything else.