419 scam: "Mr Frank Kelson"<Frankkelson@gmail.com> Investment Proposal

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- frankkelson21@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Frank Kelson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankkelson21@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:21:47 -0800
Subject: Investment Proposal

Good Morning,

I hope this meets you well? I will try to keep this as short as I can.

I am looking for a business to invest with. If you have a Business I can invest less than/ or more than $2,500,000 into, which would bring in good returns, I would love to hear about it.

This is no Scam as I will not ask for your information or money. If you are honest and hardworking, I would love to make money with you for a reasonable percentage of the returns.

I recently retired from Banking, and it is time to explore more options.

I am Frank Kelson, and I am 62.

Hope to hear from you.

You can reply directly to this message or write me directly at frankkelson21@gmail.com. Please include your phone number.

Frank

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