{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/669ad3d4fc4972011b8d1577/6717eec2c054f53907337a53?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Selling the Dream: Episode 414","description":"<p>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&nbsp;Caribbean dream, but, the reality was a fraud he perpetrated which left thousands with the nightmare of losing life-savings and pensions.</p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>This week, I look at the scandal of Harlequin Properties.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support me at Patreon</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find out all about UK True Crime</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://linktr.ee/uktruecrime\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/uktruecrime</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.uktruecrime.com/2024/10/23/selling-the-dream/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Selling the Dream - UK True Crime</a></p>","author_name":"Always True Crime"}