419 scam: Frank williams <best.paul1@gmail.com> Good Morning to you

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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.
- fw2928319@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank williams <best.paul1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fw2928319@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:50:56 +0100
Subject: Good Morning to you

Dear Sir,
I am working directly with a private investor from a Russia family who
is willing to provide project financing for credible clients with
feasible projects. The

investor operates private owned funds and he is ready and willing to
consider big investment projects outside Russia where they are
currently heavily taxed by their

opposition in government. Currently, they have investment funds in the
value above 500 Million United States Dollars available for investment
projects. The investor

would be willing to consider a reliable and credible individual or
company to take up the opportunity to manage the funds in investments
as a proxy and in return

generate Profits/Return on Investment(ROI). The investor is interested
to expand and explore further business interest in banking, Financial
Instruments, real estate,

mining,transportation,health sector, Food, oil and any sector deemed
feasible by the party. We will be ready to discuss further with a
serious party.
Thank you.
Frank Williams
fw2928319@gmail.com

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