Welcome to the first article for October, we begin this week with an update from one of our readers regarding Legalidades Abogados, another of the “fake” law firms which are part of the Litigious Abogados family.
Our reader has received several emails from this outfit including the very convincing “Tax Forms” to pay the Spanish Tax Authorities, all through the bank account of their “Procurador” Ramon Josema Gomerz, with the address being given as: C/ Consoladores, Edif. Rumba, Oficina 402, S. Cruz, Tenerife, (this address does not exist). Using the website: http://ramonjosemagomerz.com/
With the email address: procuradores-gomerz@europe.com
Which is not even linked to the website, the website was registered on 3 September 2018 so is just a month old. The registrar is once again hidden by a protection service.
The bank details which have been sent for the client to pay 768.25€ into his account is given as Bankia, with the address: Avda. Santa Cruz, 188, 38600, Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, there is a bank at this address but it is a Caja Madrid branch and not Bankia.
This amount which has been reduced from the original tax amount demanded to release their award from the court of 21,950€ from 1,536.50€ as “goodwill” gesture from the law firm who will cover the other 50%. Very nice of them to do this, but as we know there is no tax to pay so the amount has not been reduced as a “goodwill gesture” but because the client could not afford to pay the full amount, so they are reducing the amount they are defrauding them of.
Over the past few years we have seen the same “scam” being used, along with the various incarnations and websites for these fake lawyers. The one thing that hasn’t changed is the nature of the “scam”, Your timeshare company has been taken to court, but to be part of the case you must first pay the Procurator fees. Then you hear that the director has pleaded guilty and the court awarded you thousands. But again a fee is required to release the money.
The courts do not work in this manner, there is no tax to pay to release the money, in fact there is no money waiting for you, there has been no court case and no director has pleaded guilty. So if you receive any calls or emails telling you there is a case about to go to court, beware it could be one of these outfits. Click on the pdfs below to see the documentation you are likely to be sent.
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If you are contacted by this group or anything similar and want to know if they are genuine, use our contact page for further information, it is also important that you give us as much information as possible, this will go to help others.
If you have paid any of these fake law firms then use the link below and make a report to the Police Action Fraud website.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
Remember, doing your homework before you pay any money will save you in the end.
In tomorrow’s Tuesday Slot we publish another “Nightmare on Timeshare Street” from a new contributor Wilma Williams, once again they are an elderly couple and her husband is yet another Service Veteran. So join us again tomorrow.
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