The businessman who duped scores of working-class investors | Four Corners

When a smooth-talking businessman came to a working-class Australian suburb, his promises of a better life were intoxicating. Many residents bought shares in the mining exploration company he spruiked. Almost all of them lost their hard-earned cash. Four Corners goes in pursuit of the elusive businessman and the missing money. We meet investors who lost their life savings and hear from a company whistleblower who says his complaints to Australia’s financial regulator fell on deaf ears. _________ Watch more Four Corners investigations here: https://bit.ly/2JbpMkf​ You can also like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abc4corners/​ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4corners​ ___________ Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia