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Property ‘scam’ latest in Spain: Three arrests after buyers in Andalucia and Murcia paid up to €55,000 for homes that will NEVER be built

THREE people have been arrested in Malaga for scamming around 1,200 clients who paid up to €55,000 for homes that will never be built. The people detained by the Guardia Civil are

5 Mar, 2024 @ 14:30

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Murcia·Other News

Property ‘scam’ in Spain’s Andalucia: HUNDREDS of buyers pay up to €55,000 each for homes that will NEVER be built

AROUND a thousand people have lost deposits of up to €55,000 for homes in Andalucia and Murcia that are unlikely to ever be built. The El Pais newspaper says that the Cordova-based

27 Dec, 2023 @ 17:30

Almeria·Andalucia·Cordoba·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia

Costa Blanca real estate agency operated pyramid-style swindle conning €5 million out of clients in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has arrested three people and are investigating three others over a massive real estate scam. The agency, Grupo Lorelai, operated out of an office in the Playa Muchavista area

29 Jul, 2022 @ 11:44

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

Scammers rented out non-existent homes in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

A San Javier-based letting agency that rented out non-existent properties has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. A father and his two sons scammed would-be tenants by taking deposits and first-month

17 Aug, 2021 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

EXCLUSIVE: Olive Press probe reveals property scammer on Costa del Sol

The conman, who was traced back to Copenhagen, has been operating under a false identity of a former Spanish political advisor

31 Mar, 2018 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead

British property scam victims to get €227,000 refund from bank

A Malaga court judge said Banco Popular was responsible for making the payment to the unnamed pair, who found out too late that their dream property in Los Lagos de Santa María

14 Dec, 2016 @ 12:39

Lead·Malaga·Property