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Royal Resort Scam - BIG SUCKERS HERE

Monday, 14 March 2011, 15:56
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Hi Tony,
 
I have found your page too late!!!!  We have only recently been scammed by these people, and have spoken to a lawyer here is Perth, who are going to try and help us.  I was wondering if any of the other people would be interested in suing with us? Or if any of the people who have contacted you have taken any legal action?  We are still in the early stages of talks with the lawyers, but as John Spence is here in Australia we may be able to take action against him directly.  We have only paid the deposit, so we are only our of pocket for $5500 AUD at this stage.  I will email you again once I more information from the lawyers.  If you have any further information that may help us, i would greatly appreciate anything you have.
 
Many Thanks Delia Rawlings
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Saturday, 19 March 2011, 15:54
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Hi Tony
 
Just to keep you in the loop-, we got this email from Royal Resort today..  I was wondering if anyone else has had anything like this from them and if so what happened.  I was hoping you maybe able to give me or give my contact details to Mark Napper here is WA so I can see if he got anything like this.
Thanks for you time again
Delia Rawlings
 
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Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 12:55 PM
Subject: Royal Resorts Membership
 

To,

 

Mr and Ms. Rawlings 

 

Ref: RB25/080311/2341

 

Dear Mr and Ms. Rawlings

 

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mark Attwood. I am the Director of Karma Royal Resorts responsible for Group's legal affairs.

 

You purchased a membership of the Royal Bali Beach Club whilst in Bali on the 8th March11.

 

I attach a copy of that Purchase Agreement. You agreed to purchase a membership for 25 years for $23,139. This gave you membership of RCI & ICE as well as membership of Royal Resorts.

 

You paid a deposit of $5829.

 

We have now received an email from you (I quote) 

 

"All contacts will be cancelled in full. Lawyers have advised us that you are a scam company and that we not pay you any monies. ..............Deposit you took illegally...................... 5 day cooling off........... you took the deposit without authorization.

 

According to our personnel - the sales representative, the manager and the Owner Relations Officer you were extremely happy. You attended our presentation, you were shown the resorts and you agreed to pay a deposit of $5,829.

 

You attended an interview with the owners relations officer and you signed a New Owners Declaration. I attach this I have highlighted the paragraph to which you attached your signature.

 

"This declaration is signed in the presence of the owner relations officer who has offered to terminate this meeting in the event of our not being completely satisfied".

 

So it would appear you were entirely committed (why else would you have signed and paid the deposit). So something must have happened to cause you to make such a statement that "you are a scam company". If that is the advise of your lawyer we would invite you to name them and we will commence a suit for libel.

 

Our company has been established for 18 years. We have 20 Resorts. Over 55,000 members.

 

As we see it, it is you are in breach of contract.

 

The cooling off law as applied in Australia under Australian law does not apply to legal transactions entered into elsewhere in the world.

 

If you have concerns about the legal title or legal arrangements we will happily put your lawyer in touch with the independent Trustee.

 

I am sorry we are not able to cancel this agreement and refund the deposit based on this bald and unsupported allegation.

 

Yours Sincerely

For Karma Royal Group

 

Mark Attwood

Director.

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Hi Tony
 
Thank you for your email.  We have had no further contact with them, but we have put a dispute into our bank about the deposit.  We will not be paying any further monies to them and I will let you know what happens.  The lawyers got back to us and said they are willing to take our case on if need be, but the upfront costs would be around $5000.00.  We are now just going to wait and see what happens with the dispute through the bank, and if we can not get our money back, then we will do what Mark below has done.  If they do indeed take any action against us we will use the lawyers.
 
Thank you so much for your help, I will keep in touch.
 
Delia  Smile