Who will ask money is. We are going in search of investors who will ask money isli we are going in search of investors who will ask money is. I did trust that company. This is no different to hand in your life savings over to a man in the pub and hoping that he will give it back to you again one day. Leave the camera. Also coming up, the online love rats breaking hearts and busting bank accounts. Its like a part of the world disappears and i also felt quite ashamed that i could have been so silly. And learning the ropes. My attempt to become the uk tree climbing champion. Pressure. Seven minutes remaining. First, theyve been left thousands of pounds out of pocket with no idea where that money has gone. Investors ina where that money has gone. Investors in a property scheme have told us they want some serious answers, so did their top tip turn into a non runner . A flutter on the horses can be tempting. Especially when matt schaub bet is looking you right in the eye that sure bet. And my course racing, Financial Investments also need a bit of luck if they are to pay out. Come on but if that investment pitfalls that the first hurdle, you might find you backed the wrong horse. Thats exactly what happened to steve perry from ringwood. He was investing for his future and the current low Interest Rate offered by banks werent very tempting. I am virtually retired now andi tempting. I am virtually retired now and i had some i wanted to put away and i had some i wanted to put away and some income. I had two kids at school. They would be going to university before i know it and thats expensive. Eager to start investing, stephen found a broker online. They claimed they did all the Due Diligence and only offered reliable products, so i trusted them. The broker introduced him to forbes capital. It was offering a secure two Year Investment in social Housing Scheme based in chicago. It was promising high returns. So stephen invested £70,000. Records weve seen show investors have paid £440,000 to forbes capital. This man, tony, and his fiancee invested £5,000 to help pay for their wedding. The date they havent received a penny. 0thers invested lump sums from their pensions. Be 64 year old was in nhs nurse for many years and has recently retired. He did into his pension pot to invest with forbes capital. He did into his pension pot to invest with forbes capitalli invested £40,000 invest with forbes capitalli invested £40 , 000 and invest with forbes capitalli invested £40,000 and that investment was for two years. Forbes capital promised to return all of this investment at the end and pay him for 100 pounds every month. Even investment at the end and pay him for100 pounds every month. Even i had a payment schedule from the managing director to tell me how much i was going to get. At the time i thought it was a good return. Thats the main reason i invested. And it was a regular income, monthly income, because since i retired i was getting less money every month. So to make it up at the main reason i invested in forbes capital. He only received for Interest Payments and then they dried up. He contacted forbes capital to ask where his money was but they didnt return his calls or respond to his e mails. After a lifetime of helping others, he hoped this investment would help him and his family financially. An extremely worried about the capital of £40,000. Ive worked hard for that. So who is behind the company . The main shareholder of forbes capital is this man, Peter Shuttleworth. He previously was a director for colonial capital, which offered an almost identical investment opportunity. That firm went under, owing millions. Forbes capital is unregulated and for investors that can mean risky business. If you are dealing with an unregulated broker this is no different to handing your life savings over to a man in the pub and hoping that he will give it back to you one day. With 30 Years Experience in the financial services, tom specialises in Retirement Planning and investments. Youve looked at the detail of the forbes Capital Investment offer. What do you think of it . The two things that really worried me were first of all multiple layers of uncertainty around the chicago property market, the us government, it being an overseas investment. At more than anything the fact that it is an regulated investment scheme, so is an regulated investment scheme, so the uk regulator, the financial c011 so the uk regulator, the financial con the authority, has no control over it. It also means if anything goes wrong you have no comeback. And investment broker template invest based in spain acted as a middleman between investors and forbes capital. But even when investors started reporting that they hadnt received their Monthly Payments from forbes capital, the company in spain continued to sign people up to the scheme. Templer invest is currently being investigated by the financial conduct authority. It says it has ceased training and it too was misled by forbes capital. But that is of little comfort to stephen, when the company he invested in isnt paying out what they promised. Since you invested the money in forbes capital, had any contact from them . No. The only contact i had was them . No. The only contact i had was the bond certificate and the covering letter that came in the post back in april. Since that time i send e mails, left phone messages and nothing. When you realised that perhaps the assessment hadnt worked out, how do you feel . £70,000 is the huge amount of money. Well, obviously i was upset. And i tried everything, i contacted the financial conduct authority, the financial ombudsman, the Serious Fraud office, my mp. Ijust wanted a nswe is fraud office, my mp. Ijust wanted answers as to what happened to this money. Argue resigned to the fact that you may not see that money ain . That you may not see that money again . Virtually. I think ive had to admit that probably or possibility. 0therwise, to admit that probably or possibility. Otherwise, i to admit that probably or possibility. 0therwise, iwouldnt sleep at night, i would spend all my days worrying about it. After weeks of searching, we finally found mr shuttleworth hears, this caravan park, in essex. Time to get some a nswe is. Park, in essex. Time to get some answers. Halo, Peter Shuttleworth. Can we have a chat . No. Weve come to ask where the investors money is. Could you leave before i phoned the police . Peter, where is the investors money . Leave the camera. Youve taken tens of thousands of pounds. Peter shuttleworth, you owed at least an explanation, dont you . £70,000 from vista perry, not a penny payback. You cant even be bothered to talk to them. Why not . It really like to hear your side of things. Anything at all . Tens of thousands of pounds of investors money and you cant even be bothered to talk to them. Nothing to say . Last chance. You are quite a hard man to track down. And you are very ha rd man to track down. And you are very hard man to talk to. Well, clearly Peter Shuttleworth doesnt want to talk to us today. Tens of thousands of pounds of investors money, investors have asked them what happened to their money, weve asked what happened to their money and hes got nothing to say. Now, a bit of an update for you on that story. Since we confronted mr shuttleworth he sent us an e mail stating that all investors would receive a full refund by the end of november. We will keep you posted. Still to come. I quickly regret trying to become the uk tree climbing champion. Seven minutes remaining. Next, Online Dating is more popular than ever, but would you believe it . Not everyone using their sites and apps is telling the truth. This woman lived alone for many yea rs this woman lived alone for many years after her husbands death and decided to give love another try. After venturing online, she thought she had found it with a man called peter. We were quite a good match because the website that we used did such profiling, so we came up as the same. We would chat for four hours a night on messenger, felt like this was someone night on messenger, felt like this was someone i had a real connection with. It was that thing about feeling really connected. I had found love again. Her newfound love said he was a major in the british army, stationed in baghdad. One day he went out on patrol and i didnt hear from he went out on patrol and i didnt hearfrom him the he went out on patrol and i didnt hear from him the following morning and soi hear from him the following morning and so i was really distressed. I didnt hearfrom and so i was really distressed. I didnt hear from him and so i was really distressed. I didnt hearfrom him for 48 hours, which felt like a lifetime because it triggered all the memories of my husbands death and everything. Then he came back online to say he had lost a couple of men in battle and he wanted to get out of the army. Peter said he wanted to start a new life with bowel but needed money to buy himself out of the mira military. He told me where to send the money, so i sent it. Naturally that wasnt enough money. I ended up foolishly sending two more lots of money, totalling just over £8,500. This woman runs a dating agency in brighton. She doesnt run an online service, but introduces people face to face. She also happens to be a former detective for sussex police. There are some victims that have lost up to 1. 6 million, others that have lost £800,000. They are life changing amounts of money to lose. To some people 8000 could be a life changing amount of money. Some people are actually bancroft because of the money theyve given to some of the money theyve given to some of these fraudsters bankrupt. The sad reality is they are not likely to ever get it back. Nearly 4000 cases of romance fraud were reported to the authorities last year. In fa ct, to the authorities last year. In fact, this type of crime is now so widespread you can get fraud kits online that come complete with templated e mail is to persuade people to part with their money. Dave has also been looking for love. He enjoys dancing and has always found it a great way to meet people. But after a spell of being single, dave thought he had found his special someone online in canada. The pair exchanged countless e mails and phone calls. I miss you so much, dave. Youve become something necessary for my soul. I dream about the children we will have in the future. I love you. Its quite emotive language. How did you feel when you read that . emotive language. How did you feel when you read that . I felt really excited and happy. And, you know, i thought my life was going to change for the good. Dave said his online lover £15,000 to help with medical expenses she said she had. And to pay for flights to the uk. Neal from action fraud is familiar with many of the common tricks fraudsters use. If you say that you have been divorced they will say theyve been divorced. Its about looking for that attachment that they can then use in order to reel the victim in. His profile was that he was widowed and that he joined the army because of the grief and so we felt. It felt like we had an infant bond because wed been through a similar grief experienced an instant bond. Having parted with more than £8,000, she heard nothing more from her online love. I did a search on internet and found the story of a lady in the United States and had been scammed by a person using the same story and the same picture. Its like a part of the world disappears and i also felt really quite ashamed that i could have been so quite ashamed that i could have been so silly. Thats what i felt. Dave was awaiting the arrival of this new love but then he got an e mail saying she was visiting relatives in ghana and was stuck in immigration. She needed yet more muggy. Dave showed the letter to this bank manager, who immediately is not a rat. It was only through the bank, who said that isnt genuine. How did you feel when you heard those words . genuine. How did you feel when you heard those words . I was devon devastated. I couldnt believe it had happened. The fraudster had sent dave these photos to encourage him to hand over the cash, but the Police Confirmed it was a con. The photos could have been stolen from a genuine dating profile, they told theyve not to send any more muggy. Former detective Tara Mcdonald said theres things people can do to keep theres things people can do to keep the online sharks at bay. The main one is to stay on the dating site, never move to private e mails or private messaging. There are checks and balances in place an Online Dating sites where certain e mails, if theyre worded in a certain way, they will be pulled to one side and it will be checked. They may well remove that person if they believe them to be a scammer. Beware of someone them to be a scammer. Beware of someone who keeps asking you lots of questions about you and your background and you find youre not getting much back from them but youre giving a lot of information about yourself. You should never consider giving out money to anyone either youve never met and that you dont know. Fizz in during love of dancing is helping dave get over his online experience his enduring love. I go dancing, which helps mirallas and focus on Different Things so my mind is not on it all the time. Val says shes learned from whats happened and shes no longer ashamed about telling her story. If it helps somebody else, anybody watching this, whos wondering maybe this is a scam, maybe its not, to take a step back because if someone genuinely loves you are not going to put pressure on you are not going to put pressure on you to do something that doesnt feel right for you. Emma thomas reporting there. Dont forget, you can find out more about the show on twitter finally, when was the last time you climbed a tree crazy if youre anything like me, its been a while. But when the uk National Tree climbing championships rolled into town, guess who got roped in . There was a time id spend more of the day up was a time id spend more of the day upa was a time id spend more of the day up a tree than down it, but time has passed. A lot of time. If im to stand any chance in a tree climbing competition i need some serious help, and thats wherejoe hedger comes in. By a dayjoe works as an arborist, or tree surgeon, comes in. By a dayjoe works as an arborist, ortree surgeon, but comes in. By a dayjoe works as an arborist, or tree surgeon, but shes also a three time World Champion tree climber. Why, you must bejohn . How are you, all right . This is your challenge for today. Climb this beautiful victory. Things have moved on since i last climbed a tree, these days its all about helmets, harnesses and ropes and first youve got to get those ropes at the treat. For that you need a throw line. We need to get this up in the canopy. Turns out its a bit more technical than just chucking it. Missed. Turns out its a bit more technical thanjust chucking it. Missed. What thats telling you is you need to let go more up here. Oh, i hit a branch. They do get stuck. In competition you get points for safety, speed and technique. I actually missed the entire tree, though. Im wearing a helmet, so one out of 38 bad, but this doesnt bode well. Good bit of power there, good fight. Finally its up, lets go one out of three aint bad. We using both hands. After a mere three hours im a giddy three feet off the ground. Youre using your thigh muscle more than your arms. Not the most elegant. What is it about trees that got her hooked . Some people have a job, they go to work, 9 to 5 and thats it, they have their own sports they want to do and my sport happens to be what i do for a job. In fact tree climbing means so much tojo in fact tree climbing means so much to jo that she in fact tree climbing means so much tojo that she even had her wedding ceremony in this very tree complete with the vicar in a cherry picker. Lovely. Lean back. During the competition, not only will i have to climba competition, not only will i have to climb a tree but also complete a series of tasks against the clock. Im not as graceful as you. Its your first im not as graceful as you. Its yourfirst go. Im not as graceful as you. Its your first go. Im on the wrong wrong. Keep stepping your feet down. This is the one i pull on . No, the other one. While im still searching for my inner monkey, in surrey one of my rivals is also preparing for the competition. Trees are amazing. There in credible organisms when you really think about it. Scarlet english works at the royal horticultural societys garden at wisley where she is training to be an arborist. I worked in gardens and saw the team working in the trees above me and i thought, hey, i want to be up there, not on the floor. I do find it quite scary at times but i think everyone does, theyd be lying to say they didnt sometimes. Sca rlets lying to say they didnt sometimes. Scarlets been learning the ropes for two years and the uk open will be only her second competitive climb. A few weeks later and its the day of the uk open tree climbing championships in the new forest. Im up championships in the new forest. Im up against 13 other climbers from across the country. Climber, climber. You get extra points if youve got to hands on the saw, one point if youve got one hand on the saw. Macro a twos husband john will be one of the judges today, no favouritism i hope. It shows you how technical bases and how did these quys technical bases and how did these guys are technical bases and how did these guys are macro a technical bases and how did these guys are macro a twos husband. Gone are the days when you climb and cut things off, progression has come through to be a World Champion macro a twos husband. Macro a twos husband. Have you been sizing up twos husband. Have you been sizing up the opposition . There are quite a few new phases, which is good to see. As the competition gets under way, it doesnt take long for me to realise what ive let myself in for. You are seriously moving up there. Tried to, its just a lot of practice i suppose. Theres a few flipside shouldnt have had. 30 seconds left. A few things i could have changed, shaking a lot, you try to be fast with the pressure on and people watching you but it slows you down. Hes got to be on the ground before the time runs out and hes got to be unclipped. Here we go. Tony dyer beshara is one of the daysjudges and Tony Dyer Beshara is one of the days judges and a tree climbing trainer. Theres been a lot of talk about equipment and. Tony derbyshire. You need to show guys different systems that the guys are using. Youve got the best job in the world when you climb trees, what can be better than that . 0ver the world when you climb trees, what can be better than that . Over on the kendell challenge, jo is showing why shes three time World Champion. Ten dell challenge. Bell. How was that, jo . It was good fun, youll enjoy it. You think youve done all right . No blood. Newcomerscarlets also showing off her skills in the expert tree. Standup. Thats it, go on. Keep going, keep going. Go on. Expert tree. Standup. Thats it, go on. Keep going, keep going. Go onlj stayed on this side, which i think helped because i was leaning away from my rope. It was all right, wasnt it . Right, cant put it off any longer. This could all end in total humiliation. Man alive 0ut could all end in total humiliation. Man alive out of my league. Clear. First, getting a line in. Just missed it. Second time lucky. No. Third time lucky . Cutting those fingers. Come on with my line in ive got to get the gear on. Ok. Im getting a bit more help than anyone else but i dont mind, im going to ta ke else but i dont mind, im going to take it. But its a timed event. Halfway through i am still on the ground. Ten minutes remaining. Hes i ground. Ten minutes remaining. Hes up come on, john. Work that pressure, pressure. Up come on, john. Work that ressure, ressure. Im up come on, john. Work that pressure, pressure. Im heading for the bell. Next ive got to throw a lord in the basket. Go on. First go, honest. Time for my speedy descent. Feet on the ground. One minute remaining. Clock stops when the ropes are down. Im not catlike in the branches. Im clublike. Bit harsh, tony. After a long day the ukip championship goes to graham bird. Joe long day the ukip championship goes to graham bird. Joe has to make do with run up and scarlett takes a well deserved fifth uk championship. As for me. 12, our friend from bbc, john. 12 out of 13, unbelievably not last, although the other two were disqualified. But technically speaking that does me im the 12th best tree climber in the country. I guess ive got quite a remarkable talent. Does mean. Me and trees, i think weve got something going on. Youre right, i wont give up the dayjob. Dont forget youre right, i wont give up the day job. Dont forget the youre right, i wont give up the dayjob. Dont forget the e mail ill see you soon, bye bye. Hello once again. The weekend is upon us, let us see if the weather is going to fit in with your plans, whatever they may be. The weekend certainly turning colder eventually across all parts of the british isles. Eventually many of us will get to sunny spells and showers but for some well have to contend with a rather wet start to the weekend, especially so across england and wales because yes we have the weather front getting in across scotland and Northern Ireland, but i suspect its this cloud coming in from the south that will be the thing that many of you notice first up as the two weather systems combine to produce just a lot of rain across a good part of england and wales to start off the day. Especially here concentrated down through lincolnshire, east anglia and into the east midlands, parts of the south east and away across the channel. Further to the west, the rain becoming a wee bit more patchy and youve really got to get up into scotland or Northern Ireland to see a brighter start to the day, a glorious start i would have thought in the eastern side of scotland but from the word go, showers aplenty in northern and western parts of scotland and into the western side of Northern Ireland. Slowly as we get on through the morning towards lunchtime, into the early part of the afternoon, yes, it will be that late until we see the last of that persistent rain getting towards the east anglia coast and getting away from kent. With somewhat brighter skies following in towards the midlands and across the south west as well, where we will keep a peppering of showers for a good portion of the evening, so if youve got plans for bonfires and fireworks, across many northern and western parts, you have to content with quite a noticeable wind, so safety first of course, and the peppering of showers, drier i would think further east and this is how we start sunday. The showers there in northern and western parts but you get the sense there are fewer of them. If youre holding off with your firework plans until sunday evening, many more of you will be drier by this stage although there will be a few showers flirting with the eastern shores. Underneath the clearing skies, a widespread frost to start the new day on monday, certainly in the countryside, but there is a sign of a change. After that dry enough start for many parts of the british isles, eventually well bring weather systems in from the atlantic so its a combination not only of wet weather but also quite windy weather getting into northern and western scotland through Northern Ireland. Generally speaking the further south and east you are the drier, finer and brighter the day will be. Hello and welcome to bbc news. A spanishjudge has issued an International Arrest warrant for the ousted catalan leader, carles puidgemont, and four other ex ministers. It follows the disputed independence referendum for the catalan region, which the Spanish Government declared illegal. Mr puidgemont, whos in belgium, has insisted hes not there to evade justice. Tom burridge reports. Another night, another protest. This time, calls for catalan politicians to be released. These prisoners didnt commit any crime