Canadian couple fleeced of minibus

A Canadian couple is at its wits’ end to recover a minibus for which money was sent to a relative to purchase on their behalf. The couple is also warning others against fraudsters who may be lurking to gain money from unsuspecting persons.
Pamela Shaw said that her husband and two of his brothers pooled their money – some US$7000 – to buy a minibus for what she described as “investment purposes”. She explained that the vehicle was shipped to Guyana and was received by a male relative, whom she named. She said her family made a verbal agreement with the relative who lives in Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara.
The woman said that there was an understanding that the relative would sell the vehicle to reinvest in several more in a few months.
Shaw said that the relative even agreed to use the bus to earn a living and pay them a monthly deposit of $50,000. The man paid $150,000, a total of three months of deposits. She said that the man eventually stopped making the deposits and made excuses of why he couldn’t.