419 scam: Paul Lim <lismarina34@gmail.com> From Paul Lim

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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:
- "paul.lim@resona-gr.co" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Paul Lim <lismarina34@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paul.lim@resona-gr.co
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:14:29 +0100
Subject: From Paul Lim

Hi,

My name is Paul Lim and I work for the Resona Bank in the investment
division. We are the fifth-largest banking group in Japan and I work
out of the Thailand representative office.
I have a proposition for you. This involves transferring funds to you
from an investment account that has been inactive for a number of
years. The account owner has been deceased for several years
and no one has come forward to claim the funds. The money has been
sitting in the account for over 6 and a half years. It will
automatically be sent to our government, if no claim is filed with our
office
within 7years. That gives me just under 6 months to find a willing
partner to share these funds with.
If I can transfer the money to someone who can stand in as the next of
kin, then there will be no eyebrows raised, as it will appear that the
money is being transferred to a relative.
If you are someone I can trust to receive the funds, please let me
know. The amount in the account is over US$11 Million. Absolute
confidentiality is required of you, if you agreed to share these funds
with me. I will use my position here at the bank, to obtain documents
to support the claim, so that the outgoing transfer to you, will not
be questioned by anyone.
We will discuss your share of the funds and all other details once you
have agreed to proceed.
If I don't hear back from you, I will assume you have no interest and
I will continue my search for a partner who will stand in as next of
kin for the deceased account holder.

I hope to hear back from you soon, because time is against me.

Yours,
Paul Lim
Resona Bank Japan
paul.lim@resona-gr.co

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