WEAK ON CRIME WILL WIN THE SUBURBANS. >> T THE GREATEST PLACE IN SAN LUKE IS A SLICE OF HEAVEN FOR THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY MAN. KEN PAID 22 GRAND FOR ONE WEEK PER YEAR. >> IT'S BRAND NEW, ON THE OCEAN, BLENDS IN. >> HEAVEN TURNED TO HELL IN 2018 WHEN HE GOT A COLD CALL WANTING TO BUY HIS TIMESHARE FOR $34,000. THE COMPANY HAS A SLICK WEBSITE. >> I SAID TO HIM, NO OUT OF POCKET FEES CORRECT? >> HE SAID, YES. >> THE MAN ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE SAID HIS NAME WAS RICHARD WELLS. HE OFFERED UP HIS PASSPORT. THE FIRM HAD AN OFFICE IN BOULDER COLORADO. SOON HE AND THE DIVESTMENT HOLDINGS OUT OF COLORADO SPRINGS BEGAN TO PRESENT FEE AFTER FEE. >> THEY SAID THEY WOULD REIMBURSE YOU. >> FROM FOREIGN INVESTMENT FEE TO EXCESS INCOME TAX. >> I'M KICKING AND SCREAMING THE WHOLE WAY. I CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT. >> AND YOU ARE PAYING THEM. >> COMMON SENSE SET IN AND THE REALITY OF THE $45,000 LOSS. >> THE THING THAT'S HARD ABOUT IT, MY FATHER PASSED AWAY AND THAT WAS INHERENT MONEY. >> JASON WITH THE RESORT REPRESENTATION THAT REPRESENTS VACATION OWNERSHIP. >> THERE ARE TRANSACTION FEES, BUT A GOVERNMENT FEE TRANSFER TAXES, I WOULD BE SKEPTICAL. >> AND THERE WERE OTHER RED FLAGS. TIN EYE.COM SHOWS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS HAVE BEEN USED IN CONNECTION WITH TWO DOZEN COMPANIES. >> THE COLORADO ADDRESS IS TIED TO THE TWO COMPANIES VIRTUAL OFFICE SPACES. TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT RICHARD WELL'S PASSPORT PHOTO, IT IS MISSPELLED. >> THEY HAVE STOLE A MILLION DOLLARS FROM HALF DOZEN VICTIMS SO FAR. THE SECRET SERVICE IS INVESTIGATING. >> I CAN'T BELIEVE I FELL FROM THIS KNOWING FROM THE BEGINNING TO WHERE I AM NOW, IN MY HEART THAT IT WAS A SCAM THE WHOLE WAY. >> AUTHORITIES BUSTED A SIMILAR OUTFIT THAT STOLE $10 MILLION. IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT SELLING YOUR TIMESHARE, USE A LICENSED REALTOR. I'M "ACTION NEWS"
