Just returned from St Maarten and ran accross the same company. Did not pay the full amount and tried to decide if this was for us. This article made me more sceptical thet I should proceed
Bobof IL9:00PM March 12, 2012
The BBB doesn't check most companies unless they have complaints. Some travel scam companies will create two layers of corporations. The parent corporation maintains an A+ rating with the BBB and denies any association with the "affiliate" company when complaints arise. Meanwhile the affiliate, who sells themselves as a subsidiary or satellite office of the parent company, uses the A+ rating to sell dubious travel club packages. A specific example is Member Services Group LLC of South Carolina. They are a parent corporation with a BBB A+ rating that is used for travel club scams being sold to American tourists in St. Maarten by an "affiliate". This is not an isolated case of this pattern of fraud.
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Bob of IL 9:00PM March 12, 2012
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