Is there a way out or I should just say good bye to my money.?

Question

I paid £1500 to a "property expert" who promised to provide me with a prperty well below the market value in one month. 2 months have passed, no property he refuses to answer my calls or letters requesting money back. Going through the contract, I found that he did not state any date for the completion. Somehow he seems to believe that there is little I can do and inquiries I have done so far seems to support this. Can I ever retrieve this money?

Answer 1

No, as there is no contractual obligation for him to firfull that claim.

It is simply your word against his.

Serves you right for believing such bull with no substantial proof, testimonials, etc.

Answer 2

Contact the tv programme 'Watchdog'............. he may have done this to other people. ( i saw a similar situation on the programme some time ago)

Answer 3

To those of us looking at this from the outside it seems hard to believe that someone would fall for this.  But I have seen lots of very intelligent people fall for scams.

Pay a little more for legal advice.  There may be a way to get some of your money back and there certainly should be a way of preventing this guy from doing this to other people.

Answer 4

Hi doesn't sound good, it you have his contact details you     could go to small claims court, if you had signed a contract, there may have been irregularities in it. Maybe the CAB for free advice.

The company wasn't called Capital Funding was it? they are bad news and if so contact the trading standards, Mr Fisher is being hounded by many people and so he should be.

Answer 5

even seen scarface? go grab ureself a chainsaw

Answer 6

It sounds like you have been scammed, tell trading standards and put it down as a bad experience.

Answer 7

scam.  Any buyer's agent could have done this for free.

Answer 8

Sorry but you've been scammed, and your money is probably gone for good if there was no date in the contract. You could write if off as 'lesson learned' - you know what they say about things being too good to be true...

On the other hand, just for the fun of it, I would hassle the guy so that he looses time and 'business' - call at stupid hours, all the time and from all sort of places (so he can't just bar one number). Contact all the local papers (and non local ones if you think he operates in a wide area) and give them your story on 'how I have lost £1500 with x*x' - get them to check wording so that he can't attack for diffamation or whatever it is called. Post his details on sites that warn about scams... Send him a printout / paper copy for all of them - he should love that.

Do not lie at any point - just tell the truth, what he told you, what he didn't and how you are still waiting for that elusive offer... If nothing else, you'll feel better if you stop him scamming even one more person.

Answer 9

when it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

Answer 10

Sounds likes yourve been scamed, sorry mate.

Contact traiding standards, if your lucky they may track him down; but i wouldnt hold your breath for them getting your money back.

Learn from it and move on.

All i can say really.

Answer 11

I don't think so, no. You have been scammed I'm afraid.

Talk to Citizens Advice, but I think they will probably say the same.