419 scam: "Barr. Martin Abel Perez"<test@elrizky.net> Good-News!!!

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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:

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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "abelmartins01@e-mail.ua" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Martin Abel Perez"<test@elrizky.net>
Reply-To: abelmartins01@e-mail.ua
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:20:19 +0530
Subject: Good-News!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Barrister Mr. Martin Abel Perez; a legal practitioner in Spain. Actually, I got your contact information through the public records while searching for a reliable one to partner with me in claiming my late client's deposit.my late name is Mr. Gerhard Yghemonos and was a business magnate,he lived in Spain for over two (2) decades prior to his death. He died of a heart attack one year later after the demise of his wife and two children in a car accident, which occurred December 2007.

Prior to further explanation, please accept my apology for this unsolicited mail. I am conscious that this is certainly not a predictable way of approach to foster a relationship of trust, but because of the circumstances and urgency surrounding this issue, I got to this point. Before the calamity; He deposited one Trunk Box of Personal Treasure, containing the sum of $9.5M (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) to a Security and Financial Institution here in Spain and because of security and personal reasons, he did not disclose the exact content of the deposited box to the Security Firm. As the attorney to late Mr.Gerhard Yghemonos, the Security Firm has mandated me to present a member of his family (heir/inheritor) or the next of kin to make Claims or the vault will be confiscated and considered as unclaimed. After exhaustive efforts and searching for a direct family member to my late client which came to no avail, I was given the last option to present a next of kin for the claim or have
the Vault liquidated and made unserviceable in accordance with existing laws.

Against these conditions, my suggestion is that, I will like you to stand as the next of kin. I know you may not be anyway related to my late client what matters is my modality I have in place, I can guarantee that if you follow my instructions the vault will be release to you. Mind you that this transaction is risk free; there is no iota of risk connected to this dealing, as I have worked out all modalities to complete the operation effectively. Once the consignment (Vault) is released to you, we shall divide the content in a split of 50% for me and 50% for you as benefit. All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of kin will be secured gradually and forwarded to you as we proceed. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. Otherwise please contact me at once to indicate your interest through my private email; abelmartins01@e-mail.ua to proceed.

I wait for your quick response.

Kind Regards,
Martin Abel Perez (Esq.)

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