Have you been fooled by timesharing in Daan? How did you get the money back?

The day before yesterday, I had the honor to attend a timeshare recommendation meeting of Chengdu Weijielun Company. I haven't heard of the term timeshare before, but later I learned that this form of timeshare fraud has existed in China for many years, and there are deceived victims all over the country. Although I didn't take the bait, I think it is necessary to record the main points of the whole scam and share them with you, so as to avoid more people falling into the trap.

1. The reason is that one day I filled out a questionnaire at a gas station. That day, my husband went to pay for the gas, and I sat in the co-pilot seat of the car and waited for him. A young MM brought a questionnaire and asked me to participate. At first I thought it was a gas station questionnaire, but later I learned that it was about tourism. I like traveling, so I just filled it in. Except for the occupation column, all the other information is filled in, leaving the surname and mobile phone number. After filling it out, MM left me a stub, saying it was a lucky draw. I gave it to my husband, who posted it on the car door.

-Point: Look for target customers at gas stations. People who own private cars generally belong to the middle class and above, have the ability to go abroad for holidays, and also pursue fashion and taste to a certain extent. I once filled out a similar form in the parking lot of Ito Yokado, and then called me several times to invite me to some product introduction meeting, but I didn't have time, so they forgot.

It's been about half a month, and I have long forgotten it. One day, several strange missed calls suddenly appeared on my mobile phone (I sometimes separate people from the phone), and I didn't care. The next day, this phone call came again. A lady with a sweet voice asked me if I had filled in the questionnaire, and I said yes. Then she said that I was lucky to be chosen as the VIP of their company. Only ten companies in Chengdu have such good luck that they invited me to their product recommendation meeting.

Key point: As soon as I heard that I was one of only ten in Chengdu, I felt unreliable. I have never felt so lucky. I bought tens of thousands of things in Ito before, filled in dozens of lottery tickets, and didn't draw any. The luckiest thing is that I won a ticket to Happy Valley and accidentally lost my brand-new mobile phone that I just bought for a day when I went to receive the prize. How can I bump into the Universiade and win the grand prize with this kind of random questionnaire?

The beautiful woman kindly invited me to attend. I felt a little excited when I heard that this was a tour. The reason is not that I believe in their tourism products, but that I have been interested in exposing the travel shady since I last came back from Phuket, Thailand, and my recent unpleasant experience of buying Hailuogou on Sina (by the way, Sina's group purchase products are really poor, so be careful) has made my interest even stronger. Beauty introduced the foreign director of their company to Chengdu for promotion. There are only ten press conferences today and tomorrow. Attending the meeting is free. Today is the third anniversary of the company. Every family present will receive a prize, which is a free accommodation voucher for 5 days and 4 nights in Sanya, Hainan. There will be only one lucky draw and one coupon tomorrow. Anyway, I had a holiday, so I said any day would be fine, and she suggested that we attend tonight.

Key points: 1. Foreign directors are one of their selling points. To be in line with international standards and fashionable, foreigners are needed to set things off. Later, she repeatedly emphasized foreign directors in phone calls and text messages, showing that they spent some money.

2. The coupon for free accommodation is another big selling point, and Sanya, a popular tourist destination in Chengdu, was chosen. It is estimated that more than half of the families in Chengdu have gone or intend to go. When they hear that there is free accommodation, they will definitely be tempted. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with participating for free and winning an award. But I know there is no free lunch. How much does it cost to stay in Sanya for five days and four nights? Why does their company give it to strangers for nothing? Even if this coupon is true, it must meet many conditions.

4. Beauty emphasizes that a couple must attend the whole family and do not accept individual guests. Ask my husband if he will go? She asked me to call my husband to discuss it, and then she called back in ten minutes. If necessary, she can directly invite my husband again. I called my husband right away. He asked me what the meeting was, and I said it was a press conference or something. Because I attended several business lectures and product presentations recently, he and I both thought it was a similar activity at this moment, so there was nothing to see. A few minutes later, the beautiful woman called again and I said my husband would like to go. Beauty once again stressed that we must attend together and bring our certificates. The time is from 6:40 to 9: 10, two and a half hours. You can't be late or leave halfway. I invited a VIP manager to confirm the information with me and wrote down my husband's name. I think it's really been a long time. In the evening, it was too late for the "Wulin King" Huashan sword final. Do you really want to waste time? After some hesitation, I agreed out of curiosity (the boss is not young, and curiosity is still very heavy).

-Key points: There are few product recommendation meetings so full of shelves, especially when you need to check your documents. You are not allowed to be late and leave early. I can't get up early without profit. I estimated that they might want to make a breakthrough and sell products face to face on the spot. But we already have a way to travel, so we won't buy it. Can you rob without paying? Can you stop me from leaving early? So I didn't pay much attention.