{"id":2670,"date":"2022-07-25T11:34:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T17:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/members.solmar.com\/blog\/?p=2670"},"modified":"2022-07-25T14:31:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T20:31:34","slug":"membership-security-reminder-update-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/members.solmar.com\/blog\/membership-security-reminder-update-july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Membership Security Reminder | Update July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While many members seem to be aware of scams and fraudulent offers throughout the vacation ownership world, it is essential to take a moment and review new scam types to stay aware and protected. The pandemic has given rise to a few new types of scam introductions. What we mean is that the method of introducing fraudulent offers may be slightly different than past attempts. The scams are similar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Offers to rent.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Offers to sell.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Offers to provide a COVID-19 assistance sale or rental offer.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Posing as online Travel agencies, Attorneys, Tax officials, or even your Home Resort.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">The <strong>most recent Scam received via email by a Member<\/strong> looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"596\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/members.solmar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Scam1-596x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/members.solmar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Scam1-596x1024.jpeg 596w, https:\/\/members.solmar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Scam1-175x300.jpeg 175w, https:\/\/members.solmar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Scam1-768x1320.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/members.solmar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Scam1-893x1536.jpeg 893w, https:\/\/members.solmar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Scam1-800x1375.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/members.solmar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Scam1.jpeg 933w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>So, what has changed with the scams?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The emails used to contact members may be different from those used by scammers in past attempts. This may seem like a <strong>minor detail, but it is the most important of all<\/strong>, as knowing the official channels and spotting a scam from the start can save you time and avoid you falling victim to these fake offers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Please <strong>remember:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>A logo can be copied.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>A seemingly legal document may even have official addresses and phone numbers, but what can NEVER be copied or used are the <strong>official emails and contact points<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>If the email is not the official <strong>@solmar.com<\/strong> you can rest assured; it is a scam.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li>Look for the <strong>hyphens<\/strong>, <strong>.com.mx extra words<\/strong> in the extension like <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">solmarmembership.com<\/span> or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">solmarmembers.com.mx.<\/span> They may look real, but they are NOT official.<\/li><li><strong>Please report any suspicious email so we can let all our Members know and keep everyone up to date on the latest attempts.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>When in doubt, please contact your Member Services Team: <a href=\"mailto:memberservices@solmar.com\">memberservices@solmar.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While many members seem to be aware of scams and fraudulent offers throughout the vacation ownership world, it is essential to take a moment and review new scam types to stay aware and protected. The pandemic has given rise to a few new types of scam introductions. What we mean is that the method of introducing fraudulent offers may be slightly different than past attempts. The scams are similar: Offers to rent. Offers to sell. Offers to provide a COVID-19 assistance sale or rental offer. Posing as online Travel agencies, Attorneys, Tax officials, or even your Home Resort.\u00a0 The most [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41,43],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Membership Security Reminder | Update July 2022 - Solmar Members Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/members.solmar.com\/blog\/membership-security-reminder-update-july-2022\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Membership Security Reminder | Update July 2022 - Solmar Members Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"While many members seem to be aware of scams and fraudulent offers throughout the vacation ownership world, it is essential to take a moment and review new scam types to stay aware and protected. 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