Publisher's Synopsis
LANDMARK DUBAI COURT CASE COMES TO LIFE IN A BOOK * DISCOVER THE REMARKABLE EVENTS BEHIND A STORY THAT MADE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES *
"The Great Fraud Fightback" - the true story of one woman's struggle against an international crimewave. It impacts almost half of the expats in the Middle East: financial advisory fraud. This is a serious problem. And I wanted to shine a light on it. My name is Amber Waheed, and I wrote "The Great Fraud Fightback" to share my story so that others can learn from it, and to bring hope to other victims of fraud. I am a passionate fighter against fraud, and my goal is to educate you so you don't make the mistakes I did. ---------------------------------------------- "The Great Fraud Fightback" tells the story of how I lost everything to a fraudulent, unlicensed financial advisor. It follows my journey as I went from victimized to victorious, when I won an unprecedented court battle against all odds. It exposes the state of the Financial Advisory industry in Dubai, and how thousands of expats like me are impacted. In this one-of-a-kind book, you'll learn about that landmark Dubai court case and judgement. And you'll find legal advice and templates offering you a roadmap to navigate similar legal cases. This book is the perfect resource if:- You have little or no understanding of the financial advisory industry, but you want to learn more about it before investing.
- You feel stuck, confined and in-prisoned by your current financial investment circumstances.
- You want to pursue a case against a rogue financial advisor or other fraudulent financial service provider.
This book has been featured by more than 30 media outlets, including by The Times, Gulf News, Khaleej Times, The National, Expat Women, International Advisor, BBC World News, Arab News, Gulf Today. British Business Group and Dubai Eye. The National The Great Fraud Fightback: How one woman took on her rogue financial adviser and won
One of the biggest personal finance concerns many people have faced over the years is dishonest advisers selling complex, high-commission financial products to unsuspecting investors that can lock them in for years.
Amber Waheed is one of them. She lost $80,000 after being duped by her adviser into signing up for long-term investments she believed were low risk.
It's a familiar, heart-breaking tale for many. But Amber decided to fight back and took her case to the UAE regulators - marking the first step in what turned out to be a landmark legal case in the UAE when her adviser was convicted, Gulf News Landmark Dubai court case comes to life in a book
When British expatriate Amber Waheed lost her life savings to a sophisticated financial advisory fraud in Dubai in 2015, she did not sink into despair like some of the other victims. Instead, the one-woman army took on the fraudsters and won a landmark case in Dubai courts and encapsulated her experiences in a motivational debut book. The Times Dubai expat sue advisor for damages and wins
The judgement is being recorded as a landmark decision as it's one of the first convictions of its kind in any expat destination which allows clients who've lost money to sue for reparation in a civil court. Scottish independent financial advisor Neil Grant was working illegally without the necessary registration of his business, and was channeling clients' funds into risky investment such as UK student accommodation and waste removal.
