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The figure behind controversial business schemes has failed in his bid to gain control of the .com internet address consisting of his name. A site that criticises his activities has been allowed to keep the name.

In arguments before the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)'s domain name arbitration panel, Australian body Consumer Protection described the man, Stephen Cleeve, as a con man.

It sounds like the perfect deal - buy a piece of the English countryside, apply for planning permission and sell it on to developers for a huge profit.
But scores of investors across the country have been tricked into handing over thousands of pounds for land that has no chance of ever being built on.

It has been brought to our attention that consumers should view the loose insert from European Land Sales (ELS) with a healthy dose of scepticism. The insert invites you to enter a free prize draw to win a freehold plot of land.

The Director of Consumer Affairs warns Victorian consumers about the activities of EUROPEAN LAND SALES PARTNERSHIP, also known as EUROPEAN LAND SALES AUSTRALIA, ELS AUSTRALIA and EUROPEAN LAND SALES.

VICTORIA'S consumer watchdog has launched Supreme Court action against a British company attempting to sell unzoned British residential land to Australian investors.

Where was the planning permission when a firm bought land for development and then lured in backers?
ELS, despite boasting of a wealth of experience, has never secured planning permission for any of its holdings

Tony Levene meets investors who are buying a patch of land without planning permission ... and then waiting for things to change

Consumer Protection Commissioner Patrick Walker warned Western Australian investors against dealing with Stephen James Cleeve and his business European Land Sales Australia (ELS).

Steve Cleeve and his ELS scam-gang exposed in Hong Kong.

Thousands of investors have been left with huge financial hangovers by vintage whiskey conmen. They bought what they thought was top-grade Scottish single malt ...