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At least 400 victims of a large real estate scam

5/22/2020, 6:02:01 PM


These French thought they were buying houses in the United States but were being robbed: the damage would amount to $ 50 million.

The story of A., 50, a senior executive living in Valbonne (Alpes-Maritimes), is that of at least 400 other French people who invested in stone in Detroit, Michigan. Today, everyone wonders if they have not been victims of the scam of the century.

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For A., ​​it all starts when he is approached by Antom Patrimoine, a wealth management consultancy company managed, in Sophia-Antipolis, by Sébastien Rogge. "I was interested in his proposal to invest in Detroit, a city undergoing a renaissance after the 2009 crisis," says A. In 2018, during a trip to the United States, I went there to give me an idea. I met the Antom team, including Mr. Rogge, as well as Mr. de Bastos, a Frenchman established in the United States who was responsible for finding the goods to acquire. I had dinner with the latter, a charming man moreover, selected five houses which I then bought, two in cash at 53,000 dollars each and three with a seller credit, at 30,000-32,000 dollars

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