How One Family Lost $900,000 in a Timeshare Scam

Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence.


A massive scam targeting older Americans who own timeshare
properties has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars sent
to Mexico.


Maria Abi-Habib, an investigative correspondent for The Times,
tells the story of a victim who lost everything, and of the
criminal group making the scam calls — Jalisco New Generation,
one of Mexico’s most violent cartels.


Guest: Maria Abi-Habib, an investigative correspondent for The
New York Times based in Mexico City.


Background reading: 


How a brutal Mexican drug cartel came to target seniors and
their timeshares.



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