Same Scam, different type of delivery method now

This is a typical scam. This is actually sent through my contact form? You’ve got to be kidding me. Who is Mrs. Anna? If Anna is only a first name, I know many anna’s or Anne or any other variation.

I don’t believe I have any family to my immediate knowledge who works for shell-development company.

While the 9.5 million dollars sounds nice, and I’d love to give you a bank account to deposit such an amount in my bank account, I can tell you that this scam is one of those that will have you send some money first before sending such money. That, I wouldn’t do. I believe that they ask for a certain amount, but I don’t honestly remember how this works.

Here is the contact form, as the network received it.

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Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by () on Tuesday, March 08, 2022 at 05:36:18

Name: Paco Martinez
phone: 85991688389
contact_method: phone
bug: no
additional_bug_info: I am a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to the late Mrs. Anna who used to work with Shell – development company . Hereafter shall be referred to as my client.

On the 29th December 2009, my client, his husband and their three children were involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

The finance company where the deceased had an account valued at about 9.5 million euros has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Sincerely,
Barrister Paco Martinez (Esq)
Tel/Fax: 0034-604-197-938
Reply To:
comment_or_question: I am a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to the late Mrs. Anna who used to work with Shell – development company . Hereafter shall be referred to as my client.

On the 29th December 2009, my client, his husband and their three children were involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

The finance company where the deceased had an account valued at about 9.5 million euros has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Sincerely,
Barrister Paco Martinez (Esq)
Tel/Fax: 0034-604-197-938
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REMOTE_ADDR: 188.126.73.208

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Are you kidding me? An account wouldn’t be open for more than 10 years

When dad died, I know it took some time for things to settle down and for things to be closed, but I believe that they’re all closed by now and it has been almost 4 years since that tragic death. I know I have a podcast, but I can’t find it right now. Regardless, he might have seen this too and just deleted it like most people should. What a shame. I’d love this money, but I know its not mine, and I know if I even responded, that I probably wouldn’t see it.

I’d bet they need name, address, phone number, etc. although this one was sent directly through my contact form. How fun. I wonder what the name of this scam is?

According to Abuse IP DB this belongs to GleSYS AB who has an unknown domain name. This is a data center web host according to the lookup.

Also, reports indicate that it is the same report as mine, claiming to be an attorney. I’ll just add mine to the mix. 93 reports from 32 sources.

The country is Sweden.