Escrow Services
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This business has 2 alerts.
Licensing
BBB confirmed that Benchmark Escrow, Inc. had not obtained a necessary license from Washington Department of Financial Institutions. BBB encourages you to contact the following agency or agencies to confirm this information: - http://www.dfi.wa.gov - 3609028700
Alert
On
October 4, 2017, BBB received a Scam Tracker report and information only
complaint from consumers alleging BenchMark Escrow, Inc. had contacted them to
be the escrow agent in the resale of their timeshare through Bay View Property
Management, whose Business Review can be viewed here, https://www.bbb.org/northwest/business-reviews/timeshare-resale-and-rental-marketing/bay-view-property-management-llc-in-seattle-wa-1000047142.
Each consumer was instructed to wire a 7% tax to a bank in Mexico to cover
taxes. Once the consumer wired the money, they never heard from the
company again.
BBB
found BenchMark Escrow, Inc. is not a licensed escrow company in Washington
State. BBB found their website, www.benchmarkescrowinc.om was
recently created on June 29, 2017. BBB could not confirm a physical
location at the advertised address of 480 Pike Street, Seattle, WA. On
October 4, 2017, BBB reached out to the company by phone, email and letter and
is awaiting a response.
If
you are the victim of a timeshare resale/escrow scam, BBB recommends reporting
your experience to BBB and filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission
at www.ftc.gov, your local states Attorney
General’s office and FBI at www.ic3.gov.
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