Is the Unicaja Bank in Madrid,Spain for real or is a scam?

Question

Is there such a thing as paying insurance on a lump sum of money that they claim you won in order to send it to the U.S.

Answer 1

Its a scam steer clear.

Answer 2

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RE:
Is the Unicaja Bank in Madrid,Spain for real or is a scam?
Is there such a thing as paying insurance on a lump sum of money that they claim you won in order to send it to the U.S.

Answer 3

I just got this from in my email:

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Juan Morato, the Auditor General of Unicaja Bank Madrid. In the course of my auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account, which was opened in 1990 at Cam Bank before it was bought over by Unicaja Group which I am the auditor belonging to a dead foreigner Mr. Kenny who died in 2004. Every effort made to track any member of his family or next of kin has since failed; hence I got in contact with you to stand as his next of kin since you bear the same last name. He died leaving no heir or a will.

My intention is to transfer this sum of 5.5M in the aforementioned account to a safe account. I am therefore proposing that you quietly partner with me and provide an account or set up a new one that will serve the purpose of receiving this fund. For your assistance in this venture, I am ready to part with a good percentage of the entire funds. After going through the deceased person's records and files, I discovered that:

(1) No one has operated this account since 2004
(2) He died without an heir; hence the money has been floating.
(3) No other person knows about this account and there was no known beneficiary.

If I do not remit this money urgently, it would be forfeited and subsequently converted to company's funds, which will benefit only the directors of my firm. This money can be approved to you legally as with all the necessary documentary approvals in your name. However, you would be required to show some proof of claim, which I will provide you with and also guide you on how to make your applications.

Please do give me a reply on my private e-mail [e-mail] or fax [phone] so that I can send you detailed information on the modalities of my proposition. I completely trust you to keep this proposition absolutely confidential. Kindly forward your telephone number where I can reach you easily. I look forward to your prompt response.

Best Regards,
Mr. Juan Morato
Fax: [phone]

Answer 4

Unicaja Bank

Answer 5

I received a letter, dated 4-10-2013, address to my 2 years deceased mother!
This letter was from a certain Mr Carlos Gonzales, supposedly the Auditor General of Unicaja Bank, Madrid.
Seems he had 'discovered' a 'floating fund' in an account opened in 1990, belonging to a dead foreigner, by the name of Kenny, who died in 2004. Every effort had been made to contact family/next of kin but failed. This letter is asking my dead mother to stand as next of kin!
The intention of said Mr Gonzalez, is to transfer the sum of $5.5 million to a 'safe account'.
He requests that my mother quietly partner with him, by setting up an account, or providing him with an account, as he is prepared to 'part with a good percentage of the entire funds'.
He asks for a phone number so he can contact my mother easily and asks she keep this proposition absolutely confidential!, as if he does not remit the funds urgently they will be forfeited and converted to company's funds which will 'only benefit the directors of his company'!

Would you trust this man?
1: he is wanting to 'rip off' a pensioner
2: he is wanting to 'rip off' funds from his company and the directors
3: he hasn't even shown enough business sense to ensure the person he is contacting is alive!

I have considered send a copy of this letter to his place of work, to the directors, to draw their attention to the 'types' they have working for them!
Then I would have to pay the postage and decided it is not worth the effort as there is no guarantee the bank itself even exists!

I post this here, in the hope it helps others
Elizabeth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Answer 6

100% Scam. There is no money. The email is fake. You are correct. The scammers in West Africa tend to like the name "Royal Bank of Scotland" and they use it a lot in their scams.

Answer 7

The bank may be real but the issue is a SCAM.

You pay the "insurance".....they disappear.

You didn't win anything.

Answer 8

If it sounds too good to be true - it probably is.