YOU HAVE YOUR SAY

EVERY week, Money Mail receives hundreds of your letters and emails about our stories. Here are some from last week’s article on a British businessman who is being investigated after expats lost up to £6million by investing in his firms ...

IF SOMEONE had an investment company called SawYouComing, you’d be mad to invest. Likewise, why would anyone believe they’d receive a return of 24 pc a year? R. P., York. IF IT looks and sounds too good to be true, then it usually is. It’s the easiest thing in the world for a good conman to relieve greedy people of their money. P. Y., Plymouth. WHEN will investors realise there’s no such thing as a free lunch — or huge returns on their cash? Greed can ruin many. R. J., Spain. THIS kind of crime is no better than a common mugging. B. N., London. NOT all high-risk investments that go wrong are frauds. Sometimes, businesses fail and people have to take responsibility for their own investments. W. H., London. I KNOW someone who lived in Spain and lost an eye-watering amount on a similar scheme based in Costa Rica. Even savvy people can be stung by conmen. W. S., New Forest, Hants. I FEEL very sympathetic towards these poor people. They were like lambs to the slaughter. S. D., London.