{"id":122065,"date":"2021-09-29T15:34:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T15:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=122065"},"modified":"2021-09-29T15:34:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T15:34:18","slug":"uk-fraud-office-targets-205-million-holiday-student-investment-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/uk-fraud-office-targets-205-million-holiday-student-investment-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"UK fraud office targets $205 million holiday, student investment scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<figcaption>FILE PHOTO: A sign is displayed in an unmarked Serious Fraud Office vehicle parked outside a building, in Mayfair, central London March 9, 2011.  REUTERS\/Andrew Winning<\/figcaption><p>LONDON (Reuters) &#8211; The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Wednesday one person had been arrested and properties across Britain raided in an investigation into a 150 million pound ($205 million) investment scheme that targeted 1,500 people from 50 countries.<\/p>\n<p>The SFO said it was investigating the Alpha and Green Park group of companies for suspected money laundering and fraud. Two directors of the companies, which promised annual 8-10% returns on investments in student accommodation and holiday parks, might have made about 20 million pounds, it said.<\/p>\n<p>But investors stopped receiving their \u201cguaranteed returns\u201d in 2018, the SFO said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The fraud agency said that after a six-month investigation it had carried out a series of co-ordinated raids, interviews and mandatory requests for evidence and said it suspected investors had been fraudulently misled.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters was not immediately able to contact the companies, or their legal representatives, for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Mick Gallagher, the SFO\u2019s chief investigator, called on anyone with a connection to the investigation to step forward. All UK-based investors will be asked to fill out a questionnaire by end-November as part of the inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>($1 = 0.7311 pounds)<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/britain-investment-fraud\/uk-fraud-office-targets-205-mln-holiday-student-investment-scheme-idUSL1N2QV1BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE PHOTO: A sign is displayed in an unmarked Serious Fraud Office vehicle parked outside a building, in Mayfair, central London March 9, 2011. 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