NICK CANDY: I've spent a lifetime building a property empire worth billions. But this is how even I fell victim to a £10m scam

You might assume that because I've spent my career negotiating billion-pound property deals and investing in businesses around the world, I'd be the last person to fall victim to a fraud.


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