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Fraud Files · Dec 16, 2025 · 25 min

Shanghai Surprise! - part two

Hear how a group of Irish investors were deceived in an alleged fraud, when they invested a significant amount of money in an overseas residential property investment opportunity in Shanghai, China. As details of the purported fraud came to light, the sheer audacity and brazenness of the fraud and the fraudster were astonishing and the investors were certainly in for a big 'Shanghai Surprise!' This is a 'must listen' for those who have or are considering investing in property schemes overseas, as valuable lessons can be learned from the red flags in this case file. Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram for all of the latest updates. Got comments or questions for Edward? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram for all of the latest updates. Got comments or questions for Edward? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show. You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com. Let us know if you enjoy the episode

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Hear how a group of Irish investors were deceived in an alleged fraud, when they invested a significant amount of money in an overseas residential property investment opportunity in Shanghai, China. As details of the purported fraud came to light, the sheer audacity and brazenness of the fraud and the fraudster were astonishing and the investors were certainly in for a big 'Shanghai Surprise!'

This is a 'must listen' for those who have or are considering investing in property schemes overseas, as valuable lessons can be learned from the red flags in this case file. 

Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and wherever you get your podcasts.

Follow us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram for all of the latest updates.

Got comments or questions for Edward? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show.

You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com.

Let us know if you enjoy the episode

Subscribe to Fraud Files on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

Follow us on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram for all of the latest updates.

Got comments or questions for Edward? Leave us a comment or question on socials or on Spotify and we'll read your questions on the show.

You can also email questions to us at info@fraud-files.com.

Let us know if you enjoy the episode

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