419 scam: "Mr.Paul Harry" <of4119273@gmail.com> HELLO

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Paul Harry" <of4119273@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officebjfile@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 14:24:21 +0100
Subject: HELLO

--
HELLO ,

WE RECEIVED A SHOCKING NEWS FROM YOUR REPRESENTATIVE MRS JULIET WHO
CLAIMS SHE ANSWERS THE SAME SURNAME WITH YOU.

SHE CONTACTED US THIS MORNING SAYING THAT ON YOUR WAY GOING
TO THE OFFICE THAT YOU HAD AN ACCIDENT AND YOU WERE
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL ALONG THE LINE YOU GAVE UP THE GHOST,

SHE SAID YOU ASKED HER TO CONTACT US AS YOUR BUSINESS
REPRESENTATIVE,SO THAT WE CAN DIVERT YOUR FUND TO HER BUT SINCE WE GOT
THIS MESSAGE WE HAVE HAD A MEETING AND DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU FIRST
ALTHOUGH SHE INSISTED THAT EVEN IF WE CALL OR SEND A HUNDREDS OF
EMAILS TO YOU THAT YOU WILL NEITHER ANSWER NOR RESPOND.

IF WE COULD NOT HEAR FROM YOU IN NEXT 48 HOURS, WE WILL ACCEPT THE
PAYMENT AND SEND THE FUND TO HER AS SHE REQUESTED.

MEANWHILE YOU CAN RECONFIRM TO US ON WHAT IS HAPPENING BY FILLING THE
DETAILS OF YOUR INFORMATION AS STATED BELOW:

YOUR FULL NAMES
YOUR FULL DELIVERY ADDRESS
YOUR SEX AND AGE
COPY OF YOUR ANY VALID ID CARD
YOUR CURRENT WHATSAPP NUMBER

PLEASE IF YOU ARE TRULY ALIVE AND NOT A JOKE THEN REPLY TO US FOR US
TO BE VERY SURE.

THEN IF WHAT SHE SAYS IS THE TRUTH, MAY YOUR GENTLE SOUL REST IN PEACE

REGARDS,
MR.PAUL HARRY

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