13/02/2019
Now several years on from when Carbon Credits investments were being plugged by marketing firms and IFAs as the go-to green investment for savers, one fraudster is on the run from the London Police. Sami Raja from Essex was sentenced to eight years for his part in £2.4 million fraudulent Carbon Credits scheme in January … Continued
07/11/2017
Harlequin Properties, a section of which has since entered into insolvency proceedings, is now often regarded as an infamous case of what can go wrong, and the risks presented by unregulated overseas property investments, and today, Nov 7th, saw chairman David Ames in court facing on fraud charges. Ames was released on conditional bail following the three … Continued
26/04/2017
Chairman David Ames, previously described as a ‘Walter-Mitty type character’, gets trial date set, but not until September 2018! Harlequin Properties – an unregulated and high-risk investment that promised to build hotels in sunny-spots like the Caribbean and make investors a fortune, has often been described by critics and commentators as “troubled”, but with Chairman … Continued
23/03/2017
Chairman of the Harlequin group of companies, David Ames (65), has been released on conditional bail, the conditions of which include surrendering his passport to Raleigh Police Station, after the reading of charges against him at Westminster Magistrates Court. Ames, who is 65 from Wickford (Essex), has 3 charges read against him relating to his … Continued
