Contract Litigation Services Limited (CLS)

KwikChex has received a report that agents working for Contract Litigation Services (CLS) have been cold calling timeshare owners and spreading disinformation about recent Spanish court cases.

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The timeshare owner was initially contacted by a group calling themselves Contract Solutions. These cold callers contacted the owner with false claims that a court case in Spain had ruled in their favour and that court awarded compensation was now available to be claimed. They were told that Contract Litigation Services could help them access this fund for an upfront fee, that this claim was time limited and that failure to pay promptly would result in their claim no longer being entitled to be satisfied from the court awarded fund.

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Fictitious court cases are usually the start of an advance fee fraud scam so consumers should be extremely cautious when dealing with such claims.

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If initial contact was unsolicited – a cold call or email or text out of the blue, it gives rise to concerns as to whether your data has been acquired and used legally. Unsolicited contact by phone, text or email is likely to be a breach of data protection laws and it is recommended that it is reported to the appropriate national data authority. In the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as rogue businesses also often sell the information on to fraudsters.

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We would also advise you file a report with Action Fraud - https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/reporting-fraud-and-cyber-crime

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It is our strong recommendation that consumers do not pay upfront fees for timeshare-related legal services without first having had a detailed viability report from a qualified lawyer which can then be evaluated and decisions made. This is a good way of testing their authenticity. KwikChex will be pleased to help assess any response.

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Director Christopher James Collins is also director of the following companies -
C & J Legal Associates Limited
C & J Legal Consultancy Limited
C & J Management Services Limited

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