419 scam: "MR. JOSE PEREZ OTERO."<jpperez.perez290@gmail.com> Seeking Executor Of Last Will And Testament.

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "very confidential" (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.
- advjoseperez@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JOSE PEREZ OTERO." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <advjoseperez@aim.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 08:10:03 +0200
Subject: Seeking Executor Of Last Will And Testament.

Dear: Sir/Madam,

I am MR. JOSE PEREZ OTERO, an Attorney to late MR.YURE VANKO.

I am writing to notify you of the TESTAMENT of my late client, MR.YURE VANKO a citizen of UKRAINE who unfortunately lost his life in the Madrid Bomb Blast of March 11, 2004.

The deceased (MR.YURE VANKO) was a contractor with the Oil Corporation (REPSOL) before his tragic death along with his wife. My client before his death made a deposit of Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($12,500.000) with a finance institution in Spain.

However, I am searching for a trust worthy person or the relatives of the deceased regarding his deposit, as the holding financial institution wants his next of Kin to come forward for the endorsement of the re-investment documents, hence I am seeking your assistance to present you as the next of kin to my late client, since my client died with his wife, and all efforts to locate his relations proved abortive as he only indicated his address where he was residing in Spain.

This transaction is very confidential as I can re-draft his LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT to bear your name as the TRUSTEE & EXECUTOR {Next of Kin}. This transaction shall be executed under legitimate and legal procedures that will protect you from any breach of the Law.

It is in this regard that I decided to solicit your assistance, by presenting you as the Executor and Trustee to the deceased. Although, I have agreed on the following sharing ratios: 35% for your assistance and 65% for me but this is still open for negotiation.

Kindly revert back to me urgently on your kind interest to lay claim of the deposit. You are to send me your complete Names, Telephone and Fax numbers, Present contact address, Country of Residence and Occupation for more information on how to release the inheritance sum via this email address: advjoseperez@aim.com

Regards,
Jose Otero Perez.
Attorney At Law.

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