Timeshare remorse: Scammers still targeting buyers trying to exit lifelong vacation contracts

Joaquin Becerril, who filed a consumer report after he was scammed by a company promising to sell his timeshare, at his Garfield Park home on Tuesday. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

When Joaquin Becerril and his wife bought a timeshare in Mexico four years ago, they thought they’d get yearly access to their favorite resort south of the border.

But the Southwest Siders soon had buyer’s remorse — realizing it would be cheaper to book the trips through a travel agent than make payments on the $14,000 timeshare.