419 scam: <anuar2@AnuarAhmad.onmicrosoft.com> B.A & ASSOCIATES.

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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 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)
- "keep it confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- barr.bdanthony@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <anuar2@AnuarAhmad.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <barr.bdanthony@lawyer.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 17:36:01 +0800
Subject: B.A & ASSOCIATES.

Attention dear,

This proposal will change our life forever if you must keep it confidentiality between us only. Firstly, i will introduce myself to you, i am Mr. Basil D. Anthony, an attorney at law from Malaysia.

In march 11th 2011, A deceased client of mine perished in Sendai during the Japanese Tsunami .

He perished in this diseaster alongside his wife and only daughter, the remaining of his extended family is not aware of this money and i have none of their contact.

If you choose to deal with me confidentially, all i want you to do, is to assist urgently in claiming out the money left behind by my late client in a Malaysian Bank before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at $19million dollars is lodged. I can only have a foreigner claim this money successfully.

This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated. My offer to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then afterward both of us will share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of kin will be obtained by me and forwarded to you. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

However if my business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. Please do respond to my proposal, write to my email ( barr.bdanthony@hotmail.com ) to indicate your consent and ability to be co-operative and sincere with me.

Regards,

Barr. Basil D. Anthony.
B.D ANTHONY & ASSOCIATES
(Advocates & Solicitors).
30, Jalan Putra Bahagia
8/4C Putra Heights, Subang,
47630 Selangor, Malaysia.

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