Columbus international Escrow Services of New York is suppose to be a disbursement company for funds for timeshare sales made by Blue Point Holding in Pittsburgh, PA. They have you fill out forms with your bank information, etc. so they can have your money wired to you. Everything is in order and you are to receive your money within a few days, then all of a sudden they ask you for a huge amount of money (if our case $9375.00) to get your money released. Settlement took place a month and 1/2 prior, when asked why all fees were not paid at that time we were told International sales (ours was in Mexico) are different. Phones are rarely answered but go into a voice mail. Once they figure out you are not paying them the so called bank fees to get your money released you get no communication by email or phone.
CIE Services huge RIP OFF, write AARP and your Credit Card company
I cant even give these people a single star. I am sitting here , and cant use my timeshare because it is locked up with them and then the vacation package they sold me in lieu of selling my timeshare, has a membership fee. I refuse to pay or use until the deal is complete. They ask in the contract to wait 120 to 148 days. When I returned to Master Card they told me they could not remove the amount for the vacation package because it had taken too long. So now I have a timeshare that I cannot use and a $9939.00 charge on my card. We all need to set up a forum to discuss and write each attorney general. My Mexico vacation has now turned into an expensive night mare. I dont even know if the Black Diamond vacation package is real either as I have yet to have the opportunity to use it. I plan on sharing my story with my credit card companies so the can alert people that they are being robbed. I also plan on writing my vacation RCI club, vacation privileges and Vistana Resorts . At least they can educate the consumer. Feel free to reach out to me by mail. A class action suit is in order or at least a petition to get them out of the US.
In August of 2015, my husband and I were visiting Mazatlan, Mexico. At a local supermarket, we were approached by a woman who mentioned that we could benefit from a 90 minute talk on vacation with no obligation. We realized it could be a timeshare sale again (we earlier had bought one in Cancun) but were willing to listen what they had to offer. We were tired of paying timeshare maintenance and not being able to go where we wanted to go and when we wanted to go.
We were told that we could buy 50 years without paying any maintenance fees and no restrictions. We mentioned we already have a timeshare, The Bliss, in Cancun which we were not happy with. They then suggested that they would help us sell the timeshare in Cancun if we committed to buying the one at Mazatlan, called Punta Resorts. If they were not able to sell it in 270 days, they would refund our money back. We agreed to purchase for a price of USD 25,000.
In Nov 2015, we were approached by Bradley Watson from the Platinum Marketing of America (PMA) based in New Orleans, telephone (504) 2008-9919 informing us that they are the agents who will help us sell The Bliss in Cancun. We were very clear that there should not be any more payments from us and they assured us there were no additional payments to be made We were not informed what is happening and how long it will take. We tried contacting him numerous times finally he answered us that he is still trying to find a buyer and that the previous buyer backed out and one of them did not clear the background check. In Jan 2017, Bradley finally informed us they had found a Buyer (no name was shared) and that it was being handed over to the Disbursement Company – Columbus International Escrow Services based in New York. Address: 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10174. Tel: (646) 403-9681. I first was connected with Chelsea Daniels from Columbus who requested for our bank info to ensure that the money would be transferred directly to our account. We again reiterated there should not be any other payments to be made for which she agreed and that due to delay in finding the Buyer, we would be entitled to an additional 25% from the Buying Price bringing a total of USD 66,875.00 . She said that a Disbursement Officer, Lyle Williams will be in touch shortly. It was about 2 weeks later after a few emails sent to them that we received an email from Lyle Williams stating that we had some pending payments to be made before they could send the amount back to us. It was for some bank wire fees that was amounting to USD 5,350.00. He finally called me to chat and I mentioned that there should not be any payments to be made anymore and if there were any fees to be incurred, he could take it off from the money that was due to us. He mentioned that as property was in Mexico, these wire fees were first needed to be paid off before releasing the funds. He was willing to provide a Promissory note from his company to assure me that the money due to us from the sale will be paid to us. I told him I could do the same by issuing him a Promissory note too. He was not willing to accept this as he said there were some bad cases in the past that they were finding difficulty collecting. I told him as we do not know them, we could also be in the same predicament of not seeing any money. They all sound very convincing and looks so legitimate but they are real fake.
On further research, I noticed that this company is not even existing in New York. I called up the main number at the address they had listed and the Reception mentioned there is no such company registered here. Mr Lyle Williams claimed he was on the 4th Floor of that Building while it is not even mentioned on their website while speaking to Chelsea Daniels, she mentioned their office is on the 12th Floor. There are lots of inconsistencies. I tried to find their Tax ID in New York, and could not find it. They are not even registered with BBB.
It is time to reach out to the Attorney General in New York informing them of this big scam and as many of us are getting duped by these scammers. They need to be put behind bars as they run a very big scam. I am sure there are many such innocent people who have lost their hard earned money to such scammers. If we can all unite we can help others from being cheated.
Both Lyle Williams from Columbus International Escrow Services based in New York City and Bradley Watson of Platinum Marketing of America of New Orleans, Louisiana need to be reported to the respective AG offices of that State.
Fraud, Lyle Williams and Prime Alliance out of Cancun
Hello I have also been duped by this crew, They(Lyle Williams) even sent me closing papers on my timeshare at which time I told them I could not sign because money was still owed. I also sent him the contract that I sent Prime Alliance , owned by Oliver Kelly, that shared the amount owed. I believe I flawed their plans to rip me off further. I paid taxes in Mexico for a vacation package in lieu of them selling my timeshare. I paid what was referred to as a processing fee of $999.00 and the vacation package was $9939.00. I was specific in asking if the timeshare did not sale if i could get my vacation package money back. The representative said yes. They even gave me a contract with the buyer's name on it. This was in August , 2016. I was to close in January 2017. It is March and Prime Alliance will not answer their phone, so I asked an attorney friend of mine to call. They answered and I spoke directly to Oliver Kelly. He acted like he didn't know what i was talking about and said he would call me the next day. Two weeks went by and I reached out to be told my timeshare closing is with legal. Thank God I kept the original email I sent to them with a copy of my timeshare contract. I think we should share phone numbers and reach out to others. This should be a class action suit and I believe as you stated. THEY NEED TO BE SHUTDOWN. I am in discussion with the Ohio atty generals office and have been keeping documentation and emails when received. Once I mentioned to Lyle that I read about him. He rushed me off the phone. Hopefully , the reason they are not picking up the phone is because they have been shutdown. They should be on the wall of SHAME.
Bought timeshare in Mexico Odyssey Premier Elite for $23,000 it's no good I can't use it they ripped me off .Part of the deal was blupoint Holdings was to sell my timeshare for $21,000 never happened. After one year blupoint holding calls me up tells me they sold my timeshare the money is in escrow and they givening me an additional $5,000 because it took them so long to sell it. The Escrow Company is Columbus International escrow. Before I filled out all the paperwork I said there's no hidden fees or anything like that they reassured me it wasn't the money's in the acount just have to fill out the paperwork and it's all yours.
They made it very clear I didn't have to pay any money to receive my funds. Well you know what happened now they want $2,500 cuz some cockamamie story they gave me. And you know what I said go f*** yourself and a lot of other words. This is a conspiracy use of different companies I must have talked to six different people and they're all involved. They all have a pitch and they all know they're trying to rip everybody off and the government is allowing this to happen this is unbelievable I can't believe there are no class action lawsuits or anything like that nobody is doing anything about this Odyssey Premier elite and blupoint Holdings are located in the United States and our government has done nothing.
My story is the same dealing with these blatant thieves. They have gone underground and will not return calls. I urge you to send your information to the attorney general. I believe if enough of those ripped off by this crew make formal complaints, at least they will be shutdown.
Columbus International Escrow Services Reviews
Columbus International Escrow Services
Columbus international Escrow Services of New York is suppose to be a disbursement company for funds for timeshare sales made by Blue Point Holding in Pittsburgh, PA. They have you fill out forms with your bank information, etc. so they can have your money wired to you. Everything is in order and you are to receive your money within a few days, then all of a sudden they ask you for a huge amount of money (if our case $9375.00) to get your money released. Settlement took place a month and 1/2 prior, when asked why all fees were not paid at that time we were told International sales (ours was in Mexico) are different. Phones are rarely answered but go into a voice mail. Once they figure out you are not paying them the so called bank fees to get your money released you get no communication by email or phone.
CIE Services huge RIP OFF, write AARP and your Credit Card company
I cant even give these people a single star. I am sitting here , and cant use my timeshare because it is locked up with them and then the vacation package they sold me in lieu of selling my timeshare, has a membership fee. I refuse to pay or use until the deal is complete. They ask in the contract to wait 120 to 148 days. When I returned to Master Card they told me they could not remove the amount for the vacation package because it had taken too long. So now I have a timeshare that I cannot use and a $9939.00 charge on my card. We all need to set up a forum to discuss and write each attorney general. My Mexico vacation has now turned into an expensive night mare. I dont even know if the Black Diamond vacation package is real either as I have yet to have the opportunity to use it. I plan on sharing my story with my credit card companies so the can alert people that they are being robbed. I also plan on writing my vacation RCI club, vacation privileges and Vistana Resorts . At least they can educate the consumer. Feel free to reach out to me by mail. A class action suit is in order or at least a petition to get them out of the US.
In August of 2015, my husband and I were visiting Mazatlan, Mexico. At a local supermarket, we were approached by a woman who mentioned that we could benefit from a 90 minute talk on vacation with no obligation. We realized it could be a timeshare sale again (we earlier had bought one in Cancun) but were willing to listen what they had to offer. We were tired of paying timeshare maintenance and not being able to go where we wanted to go and when we wanted to go.
We were told that we could buy 50 years without paying any maintenance fees and no restrictions. We mentioned we already have a timeshare, The Bliss, in Cancun which we were not happy with. They then suggested that they would help us sell the timeshare in Cancun if we committed to buying the one at Mazatlan, called Punta Resorts. If they were not able to sell it in 270 days, they would refund our money back. We agreed to purchase for a price of USD 25,000.
In Nov 2015, we were approached by Bradley Watson from the Platinum Marketing of America (PMA) based in New Orleans, telephone (504) 2008-9919 informing us that they are the agents who will help us sell The Bliss in Cancun. We were very clear that there should not be any more payments from us and they assured us there were no additional payments to be made We were not informed what is happening and how long it will take. We tried contacting him numerous times finally he answered us that he is still trying to find a buyer and that the previous buyer backed out and one of them did not clear the background check. In Jan 2017, Bradley finally informed us they had found a Buyer (no name was shared) and that it was being handed over to the Disbursement Company – Columbus International Escrow Services based in New York. Address: 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10174. Tel: (646) 403-9681. I first was connected with Chelsea Daniels from Columbus who requested for our bank info to ensure that the money would be transferred directly to our account. We again reiterated there should not be any other payments to be made for which she agreed and that due to delay in finding the Buyer, we would be entitled to an additional 25% from the Buying Price bringing a total of USD 66,875.00 . She said that a Disbursement Officer, Lyle Williams will be in touch shortly. It was about 2 weeks later after a few emails sent to them that we received an email from Lyle Williams stating that we had some pending payments to be made before they could send the amount back to us. It was for some bank wire fees that was amounting to USD 5,350.00. He finally called me to chat and I mentioned that there should not be any payments to be made anymore and if there were any fees to be incurred, he could take it off from the money that was due to us. He mentioned that as property was in Mexico, these wire fees were first needed to be paid off before releasing the funds. He was willing to provide a Promissory note from his company to assure me that the money due to us from the sale will be paid to us. I told him I could do the same by issuing him a Promissory note too. He was not willing to accept this as he said there were some bad cases in the past that they were finding difficulty collecting. I told him as we do not know them, we could also be in the same predicament of not seeing any money. They all sound very convincing and looks so legitimate but they are real fake.
On further research, I noticed that this company is not even existing in New York. I called up the main number at the address they had listed and the Reception mentioned there is no such company registered here. Mr Lyle Williams claimed he was on the 4th Floor of that Building while it is not even mentioned on their website while speaking to Chelsea Daniels, she mentioned their office is on the 12th Floor. There are lots of inconsistencies. I tried to find their Tax ID in New York, and could not find it. They are not even registered with BBB.
It is time to reach out to the Attorney General in New York informing them of this big scam and as many of us are getting duped by these scammers. They need to be put behind bars as they run a very big scam. I am sure there are many such innocent people who have lost their hard earned money to such scammers. If we can all unite we can help others from being cheated.
Both Lyle Williams from Columbus International Escrow Services based in New York City and Bradley Watson of Platinum Marketing of America of New Orleans, Louisiana need to be reported to the respective AG offices of that State.
We need to ensure they are shut down for good.
BEWARE!!! BEWARE!!! BEWARE!!! BIG FRAUD!!
Fraud, Lyle Williams and Prime Alliance out of Cancun
Hello I have also been duped by this crew, They(Lyle Williams) even sent me closing papers on my timeshare at which time I told them I could not sign because money was still owed. I also sent him the contract that I sent Prime Alliance , owned by Oliver Kelly, that shared the amount owed. I believe I flawed their plans to rip me off further. I paid taxes in Mexico for a vacation package in lieu of them selling my timeshare. I paid what was referred to as a processing fee of $999.00 and the vacation package was $9939.00. I was specific in asking if the timeshare did not sale if i could get my vacation package money back. The representative said yes. They even gave me a contract with the buyer's name on it. This was in August , 2016. I was to close in January 2017. It is March and Prime Alliance will not answer their phone, so I asked an attorney friend of mine to call. They answered and I spoke directly to Oliver Kelly. He acted like he didn't know what i was talking about and said he would call me the next day. Two weeks went by and I reached out to be told my timeshare closing is with legal. Thank God I kept the original email I sent to them with a copy of my timeshare contract. I think we should share phone numbers and reach out to others. This should be a class action suit and I believe as you stated. THEY NEED TO BE SHUTDOWN. I am in discussion with the Ohio atty generals office and have been keeping documentation and emails when received. Once I mentioned to Lyle that I read about him. He rushed me off the phone. Hopefully , the reason they are not picking up the phone is because they have been shutdown. They should be on the wall of SHAME.
Bought timeshare in Mexico Odyssey Premier Elite for $23,000 it's no good I can't use it they ripped me off .Part of the deal was blupoint Holdings was to sell my timeshare for $21,000 never happened. After one year blupoint holding calls me up tells me they sold my timeshare the money is in escrow and they givening me an additional $5,000 because it took them so long to sell it. The Escrow Company is Columbus International escrow. Before I filled out all the paperwork I said there's no hidden fees or anything like that they reassured me it wasn't the money's in the acount just have to fill out the paperwork and it's all yours.
They made it very clear I didn't have to pay any money to receive my funds. Well you know what happened now they want $2,500 cuz some cockamamie story they gave me. And you know what I said go f*** yourself and a lot of other words. This is a conspiracy use of different companies I must have talked to six different people and they're all involved. They all have a pitch and they all know they're trying to rip everybody off and the government is allowing this to happen this is unbelievable I can't believe there are no class action lawsuits or anything like that nobody is doing anything about this Odyssey Premier elite and blupoint Holdings are located in the United States and our government has done nothing.
A Class action suit is in order
My story is the same dealing with these blatant thieves. They have gone underground and will not return calls. I urge you to send your information to the attorney general. I believe if enough of those ripped off by this crew make formal complaints, at least they will be shutdown.