419 scam: "Francis Perez"<francisperez@plala.or.jp> Good Day

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- franzkullman@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Francis Perez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <franzkullman@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:40:30 -0800
Subject: Good Day

Good Day

You will certainly be surprised to receive this letter from me as there has been no previous correspondence between us. Let me introduce myself, My name is Francisco Perez, my late client Mr. Fran's personal attorney. He worked as a private businessman in the international arena. In 2014, my client succumbed to an unfortunate car accident. My client was single and had no children.

He left assets worth €22,500,000.00 (In Words - Twenty-Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) held in a bank in Spain. The bank sent me that I have to present a beneficiary, beneficiary. My purpose in contacting you is to assist me. I would like to ask you for your absolute trust in advance and to treat this as top secret. My deceased client did not leave a will, I as his personal attorney have been hired by Spanish Bank to look for family and dependents to whom the money left by my deceased client can be paid out. I've been looking for his relatives for 2 months without success. Now I will explain why I need your support, I decided to memorize a German citizen who has the same surname, so I contacted you. I hereby ask if you would give me your consent to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client as heirs to the Bank of Spain. As you share the same surname, the fund will be paid into your account.

All necessary documents also contain the certificate of origin, in order to avoid questions from the responsible bank. The requested documents that you need for the procedure are legal and notarized. The fortune does not contain any criminal origin. The procedure will be flawless without any complications, the money transfer will be completed in accordance with the law. All I need from you is your trust and honest cooperation to make this transaction successful. Once the fund is released to you, we split it 45% for you and 45% for me, and 10% for any costs involved in the transaction.

The proposed transaction will be governed by legal remedies for your legal protection. This transaction is risk-free, I will use my position as counsel for my late client to guarantee the successful execution of the transaction.

If you are interested, please contact me at my private contact details Email: franzkullman@gmail.com, I await your reply. I will then send you more details and relevant documents that will help you understand this transaction.

The proposed transaction will be made under a legitimate arrangement protecting you and me from breaking the law. However, if this business proposal violates your moral ethics, then please accept my sincere apologies. If you want to achieve this goal with me, then please contact me with your interest for further clarification

Kind regards ,

Francisco Perez K.

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