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    Hello. A family member has recently recieved a letter, claiming she is a long-lost relative of a deceased family member in Spain. The letter is from a Wrightson Ibiricu from OAL Partners. The website is [http://www.oalpartners.com] I was wondering if you could look up this law firm and let me know if it is legitimate or a scam.

    Thank you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    Hello. A family member has recently recieved a letter, claiming she is a long-lost relative of a deceased family member in Spain. The letter is from a Wrightson Ibiricu from OAL Partners. The website is http://www.oalpartners.com/ I was wondering if you could look up this law firm and let me know if it is legitimate or a scam.

    Thank you.
    It is a scam as you suspected, yes.

    They have cloned the website of legitimate Spanish law firm Dr Crespo:

    http://www.drcrespo.com/

    Yours sincerely,
    Last edited by Lawbird Lawyer; 03-30-2010 at 10:59 AM.

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    FYI I received the same letter in Canada, posted from Valencia 05-03-10.
    Poor English, plain envelope (no letterhead) and it is an old scam - pretty obvious.
    How far has this gone globally?
    Any idea of how they generate their mailing list?

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    My Mom just received a letter in Canada today from a Alejandro S Garcia. Great English but very basic letter if it really came from a lawyer

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    Hi,

    I received the same lettre at 19th march 2010, i lived in québec, canada. The letter talk about a deceased members in a Tsunami in 2007. I would like to know if is same for you. The letter was signed by Barrister Giselle Van Meer, from OAL Partners, and he called me saturday. But, it sound like a scam.

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    I got the Tsunami letter here in BC, Canada. I work at a bank and I talk to people who fall for these all the time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    Hi,

    I received the same lettre at 19th march 2010, i lived in québec, canada. The letter talk about a deceased members in a Tsunami in 2007. I would like to know if is same for you. The letter was signed by Barrister Giselle Van Meer, from OAL Partners, and he called me saturday. But, it sound like a scam.


    ^*********************
    LLOL I'm not along with this Barrister Giselle Van Meer.
    But my "cousin" was dead on 2004..... llol that have to STOP !!!!
    and on the end WE will laugh :-)

    Good lock everyone and God Bless you All,
    BUT
    never forget God love you all !!!

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    My sister in NY recieved a letter from Marcos Diego Asociados in Spain today (5/8/10) with the same information regarding a inheritance from a tsunami victim. Just wanted to let you know the scammer must have changed his name.
    Thanks for the helpful information about the scam.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    My sister in NY recieved a letter from Marcos Diego Asociados in Spain today (5/8/10) with the same information regarding a inheritance from a tsunami victim. Just wanted to let you know the scammer must have changed his name.
    Thanks for the helpful information about the scam.
    My mother just received the very same letter from Marcos Diego Asociados, about a tsunami victim, who happens to be a business magnate in Spain for fifteen years. And I came across this page while researching whether it could be legit (having my serious doubts obviously).

    We live in Denmark, for the record, so it's going around the world I'd say.

    So I also came across their website:
    http://marcosdiego.com/index.php

    Which is an exact copy of the one you guys in here posted:
    http://www.oalpartners.com/index.php

    With minor text changes and a layout change. Another thing is;

    Their whois, gives the exact same data as well, well close to;

    http://www.whois.net/whois/oalpartners.com
    http://www.whois.net/whois/marcosdiego.com

    Anyway. I want to thank you guys for making it a lot easier to figure out that this was a scam, or rather the guy who posted about his sister just now.

    Figured I owed it to you to share some of what I found. Good luck to whoever gets this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anonymous View Post

    Figured I owed it to you to share some of what I found. Good luck to whoever gets this.
    Thank you for sharing.

    As you correctly point out, they have ripped off the wording from legitimate Spanish law firm's website Dr Crespo (OAL Partners also did the same thing, probably the same person behind both):

    Spot the Differences! (Disclaimer: no prizes shall be given!)

    Dr Crespo's wording: (legitimate Spanish law firm)

    http://www.drcrespo.com/company.asp

    "Dr. Crespo & Partners, International Lawyers, SRL is an established and well-known firm. We can be found in the Costa Blanca, Spain, in the cities of Denia and Teulada-Moraira .

    With a complement of lawyers, chartered accountants and qualified staff fluent in a number of languages, we offer a service geared to the personal needs of the individual client and offer service in all matters throughout Spain.

    We are now forging stronger links with colleagues throughout Europe and thereby provide clients with accurate, sound advice on foreign systems of law. We are founders of the international group LEGAL21.

    We pride ourselves not only on our personal service but also on our ability to respond immediately and effectively to a client's needs. We aim to recognise and eliminate potential problems before they arise.

    Our objective is to achieve the best result for our clients, both residents and non-residents. We work closely with many other experts providing our clients with a comprehensive service.

    The areas we cover are:

    PROPERTY SERVICE . CONVEYANCING
    COMPANY AND COMMERCIAL LAW
    TAXATION
    LITIGATION
    PRIVATE AND FAMILY SERVICE. WILLS. SUCCESION LAW
    FAMILY OFFICE

    All files are kept in our offices and we pride ourselves on knowing our clients personally so that we can anticipate their needs and provide them with an efficient friendly service."

    Bogus law firm Marcos Diego Associado's wording:

    http://marcosdiego.com/The-Firm.php

    "Marcos Diego Asociados, SRL is an established and well-known firm. We can be found in the capital Madrid, Spain, in the cities of Barcelona and Tarragona .

    With a complement of lawyers, chartered accountants and qualified staff fluent in a number of languages, we offer a service geared to the personal needs of the individual client and offer service in all matters throughout Spain.

    We are now forging stronger links with colleagues throughout Europe and thereby provide clients with accurate, sound advice on foreign systems of law.

    We pride ourselves not only on our personal service but also on our ability to respond immediately and effectively to a client's needs. We aim to recognise and eliminate potential problems before they arise.

    Our objective is to achieve the best result for our clients, both residents and non-residents. We work closely with many other experts providing our clients with a comprehensive service.

    The areas we cover are:

    •PROPERTY SERVICE . CONVEYANCING
    •COMPANY AND COMMERCIAL LAW
    •TAXATION
    •LITIGATION
    •PRIVATE AND FAMILY SERVICE. WILLS. SUCCESION LAW
    •FAMILY OFFICE

    All files are kept in our offices and we pride ourselves on knowing our clients personally so that we can anticipate their needs and provide them with an efficient friendly service."



    Yours faithfully,
    Last edited by Lawbird Lawyer; 05-11-2010 at 11:06 AM.

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