Beware of scam letters from a “Barrister Larry James” claiming the letter recipient has inherited a huge sum of money from late “relative.”
The scam letters are mailed from Spain and include the following sender details:
Barrister Larry James
Cambs Legal Consultants
Calle de Zurbano 10, 28001 Madrid Spain
Tel. +34 (603) 150 681, Fax +34 (911) 820 379
E-mail Address: larryjames.esq@wss-id.org
Excerpt from the letter:
Dear [recipient],
Do permit me to introduce myself briefly; I am Barrister Larry James of the [fake company name]. Actually, I got your contact information through the [your country] public records while searching for a last name similar to my late client a business magnate by the name [fake name] who lived in Spain for Nineteen years; he died along with his family during Atlantic Hurricane Katrina which occurred in August 2005. Do not be amazed by this letter. I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction.
Prior to my explaining further, I must first make an apology for this unsolicited mail to you. I am conscious that this is certainly not a predictable way of approach to foster a relationship of trust but because of the circumstances and urgency surrounding this claim I decided to reach you via this media to join me to put claims on this vault before it is seized or confiscated by the authorities. Before the catastrophe; He deposited Consignment/Vault containing the sum of $11.4M (ELEVEN MILLION,FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) with a Finance/Safe Keeping company here in Spain and he did not disclose the exact content of deposited diplomatic box to the treasure house as cash but Personal valuables for security ad personal reasons.(….rest of scam )
I wait for your quick response
Kindest Regards,
Barrister Larry James
Do not respond to such letters. Report the scam attempt to your local police and anti-fraud authorities.
