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Timeshares: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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What it is

John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on timeshares covers how people get sold into them, why they are so hard to leave, and the exit-company scams that target owners trying to get out.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in threads about hard-to-cancel subscriptions and timeshare scams as an informative overview of the sketchy exit industry.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “John Oliver just did a Last Week Tonight on Timeshares. He goes over that in the video.”

    Covers timeshare exit scams that double-scam owners

    cableshaft, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “The FTC wants to ban those tough-to-cancel gym and cable subscriptions”

  2. “John Oliver had an interesting segment on timeshares and argues timeshare exit companies are even bigger scams”

    Segment arguing timeshare exit companies are bigger scams

    dixie_land, 2023-05 · Recommendation · in “Roblox: Ten-year-old spent £2,500 of mum's money without her knowing”

  3. “I think this Last Week Tonight episode is very informative on the topic”

    Informative episode on sketchy timeshare exit industry

    VTimofeenko, 2024-09 · Recommendation · in “Timeshare owner? The Mexican drug cartels want you”

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Topics: timeshares, consumer protection, exit scams, john oliver, subscriptions

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