419 scam: Heinrich Thompson <ho545299@gmail.com> Request to confirm

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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: Heinrich Thompson <ho545299@gmail.com>
Reply-To: h05453199@gmail.com
Date: 29 Oct 2023 15:11:02 +0300
Subject: Request to confirm

Greetings,

I am Heinrich Thompson, an expert in corporate and legal claims;
I'm a partner with the following firms, Thompson & Associates,
and Legal merits consultant.

I'm contacting you in regards to a deceased client who died of an
ailment likened to coronavirus at University College Hospital
London March 2020, he is a prominent client of mine. He happens
to share the same Last name with
you.

Prior to his demise, my client has in deposit a large sum of
money at the vault of a financial institution, documentations
regarding these transaction indicates that claims can only be
made by his relative/family member. Unfortunately he had no will
at the time of his death. All efforts made revealed no specific
link to any of his family member as the
beneficiary.

Kindly confirm your relationship with my client and contact me as
soon as possible for more information.

Regards,

Heinrich Thompson

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