Hi all,
please also have a look at the discussion 'con man alert'.
http://www.gasbags.us/index.php?topic=1532.0;topicseenHe 'visited' Arenales del Sol in November 2016 and told me the same story. I'm German, and he's definitely German, too, speaking with an accent of a North-German. The name he told me was Karl-Heinz. For British people he probably uses Frank, can be better pronounced by them, and maybe he thinks a Dutchman is more trustworthy and likeable to the British than a German.
As to the legal consequences: I reported the incident to the housekeeper, who accompanied me to the adminstration. They rang the police and were told, that they couldn't do anything. If at all, it was a case for the 'policia nacional'.
I was very upset even days later, not so much because of the 50 Euros, but because I was so stupid to believe him and because I'm German and feel he damages our reputation. (There are very few Germans around in Arenales, I only know one couple.)
Monika