My guess is it's not a scam. I have had at least 1 (and maybe up to 3) people mistakenly use my gmail account as their own. I don't know how or why, but I'm pretty sure it was not a scam as the emails I get are mostly not advertisements. Rather, probably 80% of the emails are bill payment statements from a bank. The rest are various things: facebook friend requests, a couple personal emails (to whom I've emailed back asking them to inform their friend of the mistake - no response), one email from an accountant with tax documents, and only a few emails from online gaming sites and online retailers from which this person(s) apparently made purchases.
It's made for a good story as I've tried on numerous occasions to inform the senders of the mistake, but to no avail. I'm now in acceptance mode unless a new email arrives that can give me a "lead" on the person(s).
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