>The prospective buyer had contacted Cambridgeshire Police and Mr Harper said the man realised he had been defrauded, spending £3,000 in fees by that point.
I know a lot of these houses are empty at the time of the fraud but what if they weren’t? What if the owner refused to leave and threatened to use force to defend their property from anyone that can gain access? I know it’s a hypothetical, just curious.
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>The prospective buyer had contacted Cambridgeshire Police and Mr Harper said the man realised he had been defrauded, spending £3,000 in fees by that point.
Ouch.
It isn’t an uncommon fraud – [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-63392025](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-63392025)
I know a lot of these houses are empty at the time of the fraud but what if they weren’t? What if the owner refused to leave and threatened to use force to defend their property from anyone that can gain access? I know it’s a hypothetical, just curious.