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Warning Over Spanish Lawyer Scam
Typed letters have been sent to islanders at their home addresses.
The Police are warning about a scam doing the rounds, which includes letters from someone pretending to be a Spanish lawyer.
Typed letters have been sent to islanders at their home addresses.
The Constabulary said: ‘These letters are portraying to be from a Barrister named Javier Antonio Arandia Garcia and that he is writing to residents informing them that a bank in Spain is holding Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros.
‘This letter requests you send all personal details to an email address detailed within the letter in order that these funds can be released to you. Please be assured this is a scam. Do not respond to this letter.
‘If you are unsure, then please contact us at Douglas Police Headquarters on 01624 631212 and we will happily review any suspicious documentation in order to make sure you do not become a victim of a scam.’
