https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/bombshell-shock-plot-twist-no-one-saw-...The woman who made the winning bid on Jimmy and Tam's property at The Block's recent auction has failed to come through with the money.
Furthermore, it appears Emese Fajk, 28, attempted to cheat one of Australia's most popular TV programs, presenting receipts of bank transfers indicating the money for the property had gone through.
However, the money has failed to appear in Nine's accounts.
The settlement period has now passed and the original contract is void.
"It's something no one ever saw coming, no one ever expected, but it's something we now have to deal with," Jimmy told A Current Affair today.
"We've pretty much been conned.
Tam said: "She came to our house to watch the final episode with us, she cracked a bottle of wine out of the wine fridge.
"She actually cried with us when the result came over, it was like we knew her as a friend."
We were originally contacted by a former partner of Ms Fajk who reached out after discovering she had made a winning bid in The Block finale.
"She has stolen money from people like myself (£15,000) and many others. When I met her she was pretending to be a cyber security expert and working for the United Nations," the ex-partner, who wished to remain anonymous, said.
The man provided a series of text and WhatsApp conversations where he's seeking his money back from Ms Fajk: "I will have your money, all of it, in cash, (sic) on Monday at 12."
The ex said Ms Fajk presented him with a bank statement which she had appeared to transfer £50,000 (A$88,000).
The ex said the money never arrived.
A Current Affair tracked Ms Fajk across multiple continents, where it appears she's left a trail of debt.
Court documents show the owners of the Mavi Surf Hotel in Costa Rica took Ms Fajk to court after she failed to pay for three nights accommodation in 2019.
In WhatsApp messages to the owners, Ms Fajk provided a screenshot of a wire transfer claiming to have already paid.
A Current Affair has seen a court order ruling Ms Fajk pay the couple US$490
Ms Fajk's LinkedIn profile claims she has a degree in Behavioural Science at the University of West London (UWL) and is currently undergoing a Doctorate of Philosophy at Columbia University.
However the UWL revealed they had not given an award to a person of that name, and Columbia confirmed they did not have an student enrolled under her name.
She also said she's been a cyber security specialist for Apple and a senior consultant to the United Nations.
We've asked both for confirmation of this, and have not heard back
When contacted by A Current Affair, Ms Fajk insisted she had paid the money and the delay had been at the bank's end.
"I don't know what happened, I've paid for everything," she said.
Nine will be handing over all information at hand to the relevant authorities to investigate. Ms Fajk contacted A Current Affair again late this afternoon and said she's happy to go on the record.
She confirmed things have become rocky and messy and that she's made mistakes.
She insists she has paid the money and said she still hopes to one day own the house.
Real Estate Institute of Victoria president Leah Calnan said if a buyer didn’t proceed with a purchase after paying a deposit in full, the vendor was entitled to the full deposit
And in the event the property has to be resold, if there is any shortfall from what the original contract was to what the second contract is, the vendor can sue the purchaser for the difference,” she said.
Ms Calnan noted these occurrences were “not common”, but did highlight that registered bidding “should be a consideration for Victoria”.
Victoria is one of the few states where there’s no requirement for homebuyers to register to bid on a property with the real estate agent selling it, with the rule applying in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT.
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