419 scam: "DANIEL LEWIS"<daniellewis1010@gmail.com> Greetings 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:

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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "daniellewis2000@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "DANIEL LEWIS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <daniellewis2000@live.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:51:11 +0100
Subject: Greetings to you

Greetings to you !

I did a lot of searching and prayers before choosing your contact from your country’s website /

business online register.It is with trust and sincerity that I approach you for assistance to

transfer some funds into your foreign bank account.Please do accept my apologies if my mail does

not meet your personal ethics. I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you.

My name is Mr.Daniel Lewis, A Private Accountant based in London. Honestly it will be my humble

pleasure if we can work together.

I would like you to stand as the next of kin to my deceased client who made a deposit of US$6

Million (Six Million U. S Dollars Only) with a bank here in London few years back. He died in an

auto crash with his wife and only child without any registered next of kin and as such the funds

now have an open beneficiary mandate with a reputable Bank here in London which means that any

person from your country can stand as the next of kin of the deceased person for claiming the

inheritance funds without any risk involved.

If you are interested in this kind of this

transactions, Please do let me know immediately so that I can give you comprehensive details on

what we are to do next. I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible. contact me

with my private E-mail: daniellewis2000@live.com

Regards,

Mr.Daniel Lewis,

From London UK.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam