419 scam: "Davis K. Wayne" <dkw0857@gmail.com> Re-Inheritance

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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:
- "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)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27843178544 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Davis K. Wayne" <dkw0857@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davis.wayne68@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:27:36 +0100
Subject: Re-Inheritance

Cnr Simmons Street
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tel: +27-84-317-8544
Fax: 0027-86-566-678

06/18/2017

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Sir,

This is a personal letter directed to you and I request that it be treated
as such. I am Advocate Davis K. Wayne, a solicitor at law and a personal
attorney to Late Client, a citizen of your country here in referred to as
my client, who worked as an independent contractor with mining companies
here in Johannesburg.

On the 20th of November 2010 my client, his wife and their only daughter
were involved in a car accident along Pretoria Road and all occupants of
the vehicle 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 hence I have contacted you to assist in receiving this
fund into your account valued at $9,500,000.00 (Nine Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) left behind by my client with a Bank
before it gets confisticated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
this amount was deposited by my late client.

The Bank contacted me and asked that I as the attorney should present his
surviving next of kin so that they will release the funds left in their
custody to them as the Government Law as provided that at the expiration
of 7 years the fund will revert to the ownership of the Government, if
nobody applies to claim the fund.

I recently discovered that in all his files in my chambers that he never
mentioned having any relatives nor cousin’s so I decided to source for a
reputable and trustworthy person, hence I contacted you.

My proposition to you is to present you to the bank as the Surviving Next
of kin and beneficiary of my deceased client so that the bank will pay
this $9,500,000.00 (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars)to you so that we can share the amount on a mutually agreed
percentage of 40% for me 40% for you and 20% for Charity works. 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 Wayne
Direct Telephone: +27-84-317-8544

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