Central Bank warns foreigners against swindling Santo Domingo.- The Central B ank alerted that “unscrupulous” persons are swindling foreigners, especially Europeans, by undertaking fraudulent real estate and shared vacation plans transactions, using the official Central Bank (Bancentral) and Finance Ministry logos, as well as falsifying official signatures. “These transactions are done utilizing false real estate and legal firms, by identifying on the Internet individuals interested in selling property and shared vacation options,” according to the Central Bank. See the link below for the rest of the story! http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=9642 Be very very careful about who you do business with here in every sort of transaction. Be very careful of both Dominicans and equally so with foreigners here. Don't even smile near some of these people because your gold fillings in your teeth may go missing and you won't even know it. Watch out folks it is a bit hairy here and this is not your fathers Oldsmobile! I will get the winery/distillery post up from Sunday as soon as I get to a computer with a USB port. Maybe tomorrow. Great time and great experience. Pictures to follow! Hasta Pronto!