419 scam: "Davis K. Wayne" <davisk.wayne@consultant.com> my subject

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- davis.wayne68@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Davis K. Wayne" <davisk.wayne@consultant.com>
Reply-To: davis.wayne68@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 21:44:55 -0400
Subject: my subject

ZANF Consulting Services
PO Box 9314A
Queens Village, NY 11428
USA.
Phone:+1-631-980-2795
Email: davis.wayne68@yahoo.com

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,

This is a personal letter directed to you and I request that it be treated as such. I am Davis K. Wayne, A citizen of USA, a Consultant and I am presently working on a file involving a deceased family, a citizen of your country here in after referred to as Client, who worked as an independent contractor with Shell Oil Company in Houston, USA.

In the course of my findings, I have discovered an account belonging to the Late Client valued at $9,500,000.00 (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) left behind by the deceased client with a Bank here in the USA and which the bank tried to conceal for these years as it has been dormant.

My further findings has lead to the discovery that the deceased Client, his wife and their only daughter were victims of the attack of the world trade centre on September 11, 2001 and unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of his extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. Even my several visit to your Embassy did not yield any fruitful result, I also discovered that in all his files he never mentioned having any relatives nor cousinâ€™s. The Bank official in-charge of the account has contacted me and asked that I seek and present the deceased surviving next of kin so that they will release the funds left in their custody to them as the Law provides that at the expiration of 20 years the fund will revert to the ownership of the Government, if nobody applies to claim the fund.

My proposition to you is to present you to the bank as the Surviving Next of kin and beneficiary so that the bank will pay out this $9,500,000.00 (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to you for us to share on a percentage to be agreed upon. All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin will be provided by me.

I will guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, Please do get back to me immediately you received this letter via my email below so that I can give you comprehensive details on how we can proceed.

Regards and God bless

Davis K. Wayne
Phone:+1-631-980-2795
Email: davis.wayne68@yahoo.com

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