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Timeshare fraud can result in significant financial losses for owners seeking exits.

Shirley England lost $9,000 to a fraudulent timeshare exit company in Hawaii.

ARDA advises caution with upfront fees and guarantees; safer options include brokers.

SALT LAKE CITY — Timeshare fraud can be a major financial misadventure for owners who no longer have the time or interest in using their timeshare.

"I've been attempting to sell it, or give it back, or whatever," Shirley England told me in July about her timeshare in Hawaii.

She was so desperate to get out of her Hawaiian timeshare that she paid more than $9,000 to a so-called "timeshare exit company" that promised to get her out of that timeshare with a 100% guarantee.

Two years later, En

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