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PROPERTY SCAM ALERTS

Please be aware that there are several Property Scams in action at the moment, below are details of typical emails received from people trying to scam you out of your hard earnt money. Do not respond to any of these adverts, they are highly illegal operations.

Hello Mr Jones,
I want to inform you that i will buy your house but i have a business proposal for you.
I am a captain with the United Nations troop in Iraq,on war against terrorism. Based on the United States legislative and executive decision for withdrawing troops from Iraq this year,I have been deployed to come and work in your country's military base soonest.
Our mission is to help beef up terrorist targeted states,mostly the United states and the European Union on the war against terrorism.I will need a house for myself and that is why i contact you.
On the other hand I want to inform you that I have in my possession the sum of 16.2 million USD. which i got from crude oil deal.
I deposited this money with a red cross agent informing him that we are making contact for the real owner of the money.It is under my power to approove whoever comes forth for this money.
I wish to use this money for charity purposes in Turkey,where we have about 3 million Iraqi refugees and Sudan where we have currently the highest numbers of refugees displaced as a result of war..You need to visit such places.
I want to invest the money on stock fish from Norway to this refugees because base on my experience on battle ground in this places,they lack a lot of fish and meat to add to their meagre and unpalatable meals which they get in little quantity just to keep them living untill God knows when the problem ends.
Instead of allowing this terrorists to get the money and spend it on purchasing arms from Russia, it is better channeled to saving the world.
I cannot move this money to the United states because I will be in europe for about 3years,so I need someone I could trust.If you accept,I will transfer the money to europe where you will be the beneficiary because I am a uniformed person and I cannot be parading such an amount so I need to present someone as the beneficiary.I am an American and an intelligence officer for that so I have a 100% authentic means of transferring the money through diplomatic courier service .I just need your acceptance and all is done.
Please if you are interested in this transaction I will give to you the complete details you need for us to carry out this transaction successfully.I decided to find someone that is real and not imaginary and that is why I went to a secured house site where I can be sure that the person is real. I believe I can trust you. where we are now we can only communicate through our military communication facilities which is secured so nobody can monitor our emails,then I can explain in details to you.I will only reach you through email,because our calls might be monitored,I just have to be sure whom I am dealing with.
If you are interested please send me your personal mobile number so I can call you for further enquiries when I am out of our military network.I am writing from a fresh email account so if you are not interested do not reply to this email and please delete this message,if no response after 3days I will then search for someone else.I am doing this on trust,you should understand and you should know that as a trained military expert I will always play safe in case you are the bad type,but I pray you are not. 16.2 million USD is a lot of money which is the dream of anyone.
I wait for your contact details so we can go on.In less than 5days the money should have been noted on your account and I will come over for my money.I will give to you 30% of the sum and 70% is for me.I hope I am been fair on this deal.

Regards,
Capt Morgan James

Property Investment Scam - visit www.safefromscams.co.uk for full details

It's tempting to think that we can get rich quickly, that there's a short cut to wealth. After all, others seem to manage it, and the property market has always seemed a good way to accumulate money. But it's a market open for scamming, with people ready to exploit the get-rich-quick dreams of many.

How It Works

You might get a brochure in the mail, offering you a course on how to become a property millionaire. It's glossy, expensively produced, and it looks as if you could make some money. So you pay and take the course. At the end of it, you're introduced to an investment in some land for development.

It seems a good prospect, and so you invest some, maybe all, of your hard-earned savings. What you don't know is that the land is either agricultural or derelict. In many cases it is unsuitable for development, or is bound to have planning permission refused. Obviously, the people running the course and taking your investment know that, and also that you'll never see your money again.

It's become a widespread scam. In 2003, 381 companies were shut down who were doing business - camming - people this way.

How To Avoid The Scam

• Be very way of any and all mail solicitations, no matter how good they look. Check out the company first. Do they have a proper street address and landline number?
• Ask questions about the course. Ask for references of people who've taken it and talk to them - not just one or two, but several. After all, you're spending money to do this.
• Never make investments without plenty of research. Find out where the land is. Look at it before you part with your money. Ask questions locally about its history. Discover whether planning permission has been applied for or granted. If not, what are the prospects of planning permission?
• Don't invest until you see detailed plans for the development of the site.

What To Do If You're A Victim

1. Contact the police. Fraud is a serious crime.
2. Contact the Office of Fair Trading
3. Contact the Financial Services Authority

In all cases make sure you have copies of all paperwork about the transactions and the course, as well as notes of any phone conversations. Whilst the company might well be shut down, the chances of getting your money back aren't that high, unfortunately.