$100,000 scam
$100,000 scam
In Australia there is a television program called The Embassy. This program shows the experiences of Australians in other countries.
In a recent episode, there was a story about an Australian who paid $100,000 for an apartment in Thailand. After paying the money, he did not get any paperwork, so he did not own the apartment. There were other people also caught in the same scam. When the purchasers would go away, the seller would change the locks, and rent the apartments out to other people.
The purchaser was hoping to get this resolved in the future. I suspect he has little hope.
Be careful when purchasing real estate in Asia.
In a recent episode, there was a story about an Australian who paid $100,000 for an apartment in Thailand. After paying the money, he did not get any paperwork, so he did not own the apartment. There were other people also caught in the same scam. When the purchasers would go away, the seller would change the locks, and rent the apartments out to other people.
The purchaser was hoping to get this resolved in the future. I suspect he has little hope.
Be careful when purchasing real estate in Asia.
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- Clutch Cargo
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Re: $100,000 scam
Did they use a solicitor or were they in on the scam too?
Re: $100,000 scam
There's a specific legal procedure for the purchase of real estate, such as a condo in this case, in Thailand as well as in many (most?) countries. If you're unfamiliar with that and unwilling to educate yourself, but willing to transfer $100,000, that is obviously quite a big problem.
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Re: $100,000 scam
the saffire scam is also old as fuck and still people fall for it.
work is for people who cant find truffles
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