27 Sep 2006 6:15 PM:

Having noted the rather cavalier comments posted by JOE1 on 07 Sept. 2006 on Trampolin Hills message board "Hi all" thread, followed by recent doubts expressed concerning the affairs of Solera Trampolin I feel that you should be made aware of my unfortunate dealings with messrs. Raphael, Ronnie and Antonio otherwise known as Trampolin.
Raphael is a Belgian, ex pro(?) goalkeeper & double glazing salesman.
Ronnie is/was a Belgian car salesman.
Antonio is a Spanish gypsy who came to own farmland which became the original developement site.
I came to know them when they operated out of a portacabin at Gea y Truyols, and was subsequently deliberately swindled out of 55,000 euros I had given them as a deposit when I was foolish enough to trust them. I will forward details of the con privately to anyone interested.
I would ask anyone doing, or thinking of doing, business with them to start thinking rationally, unlike myself, and perhaps satisfy themselves on the following points:
Why does Antonio need full time armed body guards and his house at Lo Santiago to be fortified?
Why do Raphael & Ronnie also need bodyguards?
Why did one English agent employed by them leave having been struck with a fire extinguisher, threatened with a gun and owed a lot of commission?
There is also their involvement in the importation and sale of super luxury secondhand cars of unknown origin from Belgium, some of which they delight in parading around in.
Stories also abound about other people owed money for services.
Do you know anyone on their original developements at Gea y Truyols or Lo Santiago( el Trampolin) who has got the escritura(deeds) to their property and are therefore not living there illegally?
I notice that the advertisement mentioned, on the site mentioned, in  the posting by GM on Sat. Sept 2nd. on "Trampolin Hills" message board has had the paragraph referring to agents commission of 18% (tax included) plus one free apartment for every apartment sold  ommitted since I last looked on Sept 7th. following GM's request to do so.
Make of that what you will, a bit car/ double glazingish?
Note also that Direct2Spain have ceased to represent them.
In any other circumstances would you honestly part with good money to these sort of people, say perhapsin the UK? I think not!!
I have written this in good faith and sincerely hope everyone has a satisfactory conclusion to their dealings but please tread carefully and consider your next move without your head in the clouds.

Community thread: Guaranteed Rental Income, too good to be true???

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