419 scam: Thomas Hu <mrgodwinemefiele461@gmail.com> Can this be possible??

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- official1216@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Thomas Hu <mrgodwinemefiele461@gmail.com>
Reply-To: official1216@walla.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 18:58:12 -0700
Subject: Can this be possible??

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Hello,
I am Thomas Hu, I was a Financial Adviser to a business man, now
deceased, a national of your country. He died leaving a huge magnitude
of funds in the bank that only me has the clue and documentation to
process the claim since itâ€™s over 10years ago.
Now that you bear the same surname, I believe we can work out a good
deal on STRICT CONFIDENTIAL TERMS.
Please respond official1216@walla.com if you are interested to partner
with me in this transaction of a Mutual Interest.
My regards,
Thomas

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