UK True Crime Podcast

Selling the Dream: Episode 414

The dream of owning property in The Caribbean plus gaining a large financial gain on your investment. For many of us it is the dream. And Essex businessman David Ames played on this as he lured investors with the promise of a Caribbean dream, but, the reality was a fraud he perpetrated which left thousands with the nightmare of losing life-savings and pensions.Through glossy brochures, slick marketing events and the pulling power of so-called celebrities, he persuaded people to invest in off-plan holiday cabanas and apartments across the Caribbean and in Brazil. They lost everything whilst he and his family lived a life of luxury. This week, I look at the scandal of Harlequin Properties. Support me at Patreon<a href="https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime</a> Find out all about UK True Crime<a href="https://linktr.ee/uktruecrime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/uktruecrime</a> Sources<a href="https://www.uktruecrime.com/2024/10/23/selling-the-dream/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Selling the Dream - UK True Crime</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The weekly UK True Crime Podcast, hosted by Adam, is the home of UK True Crime. With a brand new episode every Tuesday since 2016, it is where you discover a wide variety of lesser known UK cases and find new perspectives and insight on stories you may already know. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.