Nightmare In Springs

Hello to all Dubaians out there and to my Greek compatriates in particular. Having returned to Dubai after 16 months I have found a completely different city growing faster than a five-year-old on a milk, cereal and vegetables diet. This is not bad necessarily, yet some aspects of modern life Dubai need to be pointed out and serve as a cautionary tale to all of us living in this great city. I recently fell victim of a highly elaborate scam after renting a villa in the Springs which was alos rented out to three other people. To cut a long story short, I lost AED 100,000 and am facing evicition from the rightful owner of the villa as the property was rented to me by a crook who posed as the owner. Having visited the police station almost daily for the last month, I have discovered that this practice is actually rampant in Dubai as I have met many other Dubaians facing a simila predicament. Some have even bought properties that they do not own and paide millions of dirhams which they can't claim back. Everyone out there, beware of fraudsters bearing gifts...It's highly contagious.