Thanks bobby k... i don't speak spanish. Ronald artavia knew the person at scotia bank. So she may have been a party to the fraud. It seems i have no claim because i deposited the money into the 'escrow' account.
I put my trust in ronald artavia and he has since moved the money into another account according to the bank.
I have asked numerous people including the consulate. Embassy. Authorities in san jose. And jaco beach where the theft took place. Seems no one can help me!.
One lawyer wants $26,000 us. and i am certain the money is gone. I was told the country 'will protect their own'.
Although it looks pretty bleak for me... thank you for the suggestion..

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Thanks bobby k... i don't speak spanish. Ronald artavia knew the person at scotia bank. So she may have been a party to the fraud. It seems i have no claim because i deposited the money into the 'escrow' account.
I put my trust in ronald artavia and he has since moved the money into another account according to the bank.
I have asked numerous people including the consulate. Embassy. Authorities in san jose. And jaco beach where the theft took place. Seems no one can help me!.
One lawyer wants $26,000 us. and i am certain the money is gone. I was told the country 'will protect their own'.
Although it looks pretty bleak for me... thank you for the suggestion..

asked by Joy J. on 4/18/10

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Joy J. · Answer 1 · 2010-04-18T01:24Z

Joy J.

on 4/18/10

BEWARE OF JACO BEACH REALTY in COSTA RICA. It is run by a person (no license is required thre to sell real estate) who is a native citizen. His name is Ronald Artavia Castenada. (He also goes by several other names. He mostly preys on Americans and Canadians looking to retire there. BEWARE OF THIS THIEF!
I was introduced to him by another person in San Jose by the name of Arturo Guzman. (Website Pacific Properties). Instead of my money going into a bank escrow account, to buy property, it went into his personal account. I have not been able to recover my $2l5,000 from Scotia Bank after a year.

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Bobby K. · Answer 2 · 2010-04-18T03:00Z

Bobby K.

on 4/18/10

Wow, that is a serious amount of money... did you report this to the FTC? Here is a link if you are interested in doing so... thanks for the warning about that guy at least now people will see this review in google.

http://www.sitejabber.com/consumer-information/how-to-report-online-fraud-and-scams

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