Paolo Mattarella - Instagram

[Big Al]

Form Received:
Submitted On: 2020-11-13

What name did the scammer use?: Paolo Mattarella
What site/app did you first meet the scammer on?:
Instagram https://instagram.com/matte_paolo?igshid=9roegh17406j

What email address(es) did the scammer use?: paolomattarella28@gmail.com
What phone number(s) did the scammer use?: 0033756831181 but then apparently his phone was stolen
Briefly explain what happened during the scam. :
He contacted me on Instagram.
Very quickly he asked me to communicate on the app Hangouts.
Then we communicated on WhatsApp too.
He was very nice to me..
We spoke on the phone. Doing video calls was always an issue as he had bad internet connection.
Then he blocked me on WhatsApp and Hangouts.
Then we were back in touch.
Then he was on a trip in Ivory coast and apparently someone stole his mobile phone and wallet.
He asked to send him some money for his flight back to Paris.











Phone: +33756831181
Number billable as mobile number
Country or destination France
City or exchange location Métropole
Original network provider* Transatel

[Big Al]

Some sample E-mails:

From: Paolo Mattarella < paolomattarella28@gmail.com >
Sent: Wednesday, 7 October 2020,
To:
Subject: Re: Good morning

Hello my pretty

I hope you're okay !
As for me, I try to hold on, I have no choice but to wait until I find a solution.
The date of my return ticket has expired. Plus my credit card steal. It takes a while for my bank to regularize it.

Can you help me pay for my plane ticket I'll reimburse you as soon as I get back to Paris my heart.

I care a lot about our relationship my pretty. All I wish is that we put an end to the distance to bring order to our ideas and light our hearts.

I miss you

Your Paolo

From: Paolo Mattarella < paolomattarella28@gmail.com >
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020,
Subject: Hello my heart
To:


I hope you're okay ! As for me, I am doing wonderfully. I just received my Apple charger. I will soon be heading to town this morning. I have an appointment to finalize the sale of my computer with the buyer. I think that with the amount I am going to have and what you can send me I could at least buy the return ticket.
However, it remains to give you my contact details so that you can carry out the transaction via western union or Monney Gram.

If you wish I can give you the details of the driver to avoid payment in cash. In addition, it is even easier for the purchase of the ticket in case it bothers you, I will give you mine.

Nice day