Man left in shock after returning to land he bought in 1991 and finding £1.2 million house had been built there
Dr. Daniel Kenigsberg, a doctor from New York, bought a piece of land in 1991 next to his childhood home in Fairfield, Connecticut. He loved the land and wanted to keep it in his family for future generations. Over the years, many people offered to buy the land from him, but he always said no because it meant a lot to him.
In 2023, Dr. Kenigsberg went back to his hometown to visit a close friend. When he went to check on his land, he was shocked to find a huge, four-bedroom house worth £1.2 million built on it! He had no idea this had happened and was completely confused. How could someone build a house on his land without his permission?
It turned out that a scammer from South Africa had tricked a property company called Sky Top Partners LLC. The scammer pretended to be Dr. Kenigsberg and sold the land to the company for about $350,000. To do this, the scammer used fake documents, including a forged passport with the wrong photo and birthday. The property company believed they were dealing with the real owner and didn’t realize it was a fraud.
Dr. Kenigsberg was understandably very upset. He took the property company to court in 2023, and the legal battle lasted almost a year. Finally, in April 2024, the case was settled. While the exact details of the settlement were kept private, Dr. Kenigsberg did receive some money as compensation. The scammer, however, was never caught, and the case is now being investigated by the FBI.
Even though Sky Top Partners had been tricked by the scammer and spent a lot of money on legal fees, they managed to sell the house for $1.45 million in 2023, which helped them recover some of their losses.
In the end, Dr. Kenigsberg got some justice, but the whole situation was a big headache for everyone involved. It’s a reminder of how important it is to be careful when buying or selling property, especially when dealing with large sums of money.
