Originating IP: 37.134.163.132
Originating ISP: Jazztel Mobile
City: Madrid
Country of Origin: Spain
from: Nacho Hernandez <nachonez101@gmail.com>
reply-to: Nacho Hernandez <nachonez102@gmail.com>
to:
date: Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 6:02 PM
subject: Urgent transaction
Dear Friend,
My name is Nacho Hernández, I know this would be a surprise message to you, I am administrative manager at a Vault of a Financial & Security Institute here in Madrid Spain.
I am contacting you based on a financial opportunity I discovered here in our bank. It’s about an abandoned sum of $7, 200, 000.00 (Seven million two hundred thousand United State dollars) in our vault, that belongs to one of our foreign customers, a citizen of your country that shares the same surname with you, who died along with his entire family on 11th March Madrid trains Bombings, in a ghastly Terrorists trains bomb attack here in Madrid Spain.
The Spanish banking policy can only allow the release of such funds to a benefactor through an application as next of kin to the deceased after his death, the bank has been expecting a possible beneficiary, but no luck; this institute have exploited all its ethical possibilities in other to contact his possible relation or inheritor, but no success.
Nobody has come up since Ten years, I have made my own research with the help of a private investigator, it is my knowledge that this man has been living in Madrid for the past 22 years and has never returned back home. I also learnt that his wife and 3 year old daughter as of then died with him during the Madrid trains bombings, therefore I am 100% sure that no one is aware of the existence of these funds.
However, because of the international financial crises, a lot of reform has been made within the Spanish Financial system; this includes the new law on succession/claims which indicates a duration in which such inheritance could be tolerated. The Bank of Spain have mandated our institution to release the funds to the possible inheritor, and failure to respond to this ultimatum would enable the Bank of Spain to confiscate these funds as unclaimed estate (which of course would go straight to the Government’s treasure). It is therefore upon this whole discovery that I have decided to contact you.
I am a senior member in the office and as an insider; I am equipped with all classified secret information that will enable the release of these funds. I would be dedicated to making sure that I give you all possible documentation and information that will be required for the approval and release of these funds.
Upon your acceptance to cooperate, I agree that 40% of this money will be for you, 50% for me and 10% goes to any acceptable charity organisation in Spain or your country. Please note that I have not discussed this with any other person and for confidential reasons, I strongly advise that you reply via email only. Immediately you get in touch with me, I will be able to inform you on how this project would be completed.
In conclusion, it’s my concern to demand your ultimate honesty, co-operation and confidentiality that will enable us to successfully conclude this transaction. Please keep this very confidential and do not discuss it with anybody. I GUARANTEE that this process would be executed under a legitimate arrangement and I will legally protect you from any breach of financial law.
Thanks and God bless you.
Mr. Nacho Hernández
Got a very similar letter from Paula Martinez claiming to be manager of a 'Financial & Security Institute' in Barcelona. My letter is dated 14th November 2017 so it's a scam that's been circulating for at least 2 1/2 years.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandma has been getting these since the end of 2013. Sge recently got one Dec 2017, someone by the name of Alberto Martinez from Spain, and has the same set out like the letter written above. The same story about a familys passing with a 3 year old daughter and a wife.
ReplyDeleteGot the same letter from Mrs. Paula Martinez (paulamartinezesp@gmail.com) in Barcelona dated August 10, 2018 so the scam is still going strong!!
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From: Paula Martinez
Telephone: 01134 615 075 411
Fax: 0134 919 016 527
Just got one from Paula Martinez dated 10th August, 2018...fits the mold...
ReplyDeleteMy mom got one from Catalina Martinez dated November 16, 2018. Inflation has gone up in 2 years (it was $26.7M)! Apparently the statute of limitations for how long you will look for a dead family heir has gotten shorter (10 years to 6 years in the posted letter). Phone and fax numbers are the same! (catalinamoreno886@gmail.com).
ReplyDeleteMy mom received this as a real letter with a stamp originating in France. Since it's all made up anyway, why not have the Bank in France instead of Spain? It's not like anyone in the US will know the difference between finance laws in either country. (Her letter said nothing of the financial crisis). Also, 01134 is a Leeds, England, phone code.
MY wife just got the same letter, dated 13th February 2019, but from Catalina Moreno, and the amount was 26.7m US dollars.
ReplyDeletegosh, my letter from Catalina Moreno (maybe she remarried) 26.7 million for a family that died in 2009 but says it was 6 years ago. Guess she forgot to edit her letter. It does mention the financial crisis. Same fax and phone number and email.
ReplyDeleteGot the same letter dated 25th February, 2019, stamp from France.
ReplyDeleteI too received the same letter from Catalina Moreno or the amount of 26.7 million for a family that died in 2009 but says it was inn 2009 in France. The phone number and fax number are the same. Looks like pretty much the same content.
ReplyDeleteI just received one from Catalina Moreno dated Feb 25, 2019 from France.
ReplyDeleteI received same letter from Catalina Moreno dated Feb 25, 2019
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