This case fascinates me. It just goes to show that you should always have a second Lawyer check your deeds. It could happen anywhere.http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?act=url&depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.ie&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm%3Fid%3D295573&usg=ALkJrhgP-ekvspC-Z-vkLHZtLkMQp1ktYw (http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?act=url&depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.ie&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm%3Fid%3D295573&usg=ALkJrhgP-ekvspC-Z-vkLHZtLkMQp1ktYw)
Online translation :)
A woman who ran two Real Estate offices was arrested on February 4 as the culmination of investigations initiated in September 2012 by the Judicial Police of the Guardia Civil in Costa Teguise "Operation Property".
The alleged con artist received large amounts of money(some of the papers are quoting over a million euros) to buy real estate on the island, making customers believe that the purchase had been made, when it was not true.
Additionally,she also took the money that they paid for the payment of property transfer tax, and also community fees for property that had never been sold.
In a statement, the Civil Guard details that, in some cases, foreigners had acquired these properties for investment, for tourism, and not residence.
Research has failed to locate the alleged scam victims in five countries: nine people from Ireland, four from the UK, one from Italy, two from Spain and one person from Germany.
Sounds very odd indeed. I imagine these were people who took no personal interest in the purchase, probably going through two or three intermediaries. Otherwise, how could they failed to have monitor things a little more closely? Things in Spain are done a little differently, but did they not think it was odd that no lawyers were involved?
Thank heavens she's been caught so nobody else will suffer. It never ceases to amaze me how some people can pull off vast scams like this when I can't even park on a yellow line without being caught. :o :-X
I know Sheila. I hope that they manage to find the people who have been scammed.....strange that they dont know who they are too isnt it?
or could it me that this was part of a much wider scam and the er `victims`have quietly disappeared...wouldnt be the first time
Ah no....nine of them were Irish :D
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:D :D lol Fifi ;D ;D
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