419 scam: "Bruce H.Cani" <anselemenyinna@gmail.com> Hello

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- brucehcani12@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bruce H.Cani" <anselemenyinna@gmail.com>
Reply-To: brucehcani12@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 02:56:52 -0700
Subject: Hello

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Hello

I'm Bruce H.Cani, Private lawyer to Late Mr.Michael , a national of
your country, who used to work as the Director of
petrologist total Benin.On 23rd of July 2008 my client and his family
were involved in a car accident unfortunately lost their
lives, Since then I have made several enquirers to your embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives this has proved
Unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,

I decided to track His Surname over the Internet, to locate any member
of the Family with the last name that is why I contacted you. I have
contacted you to assist in Repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or
declared un-serviceable by the bank here, my client had an account
valued at about US $9.7M (Nine Million Seven Hundred
Thousand Dollars) deposited in Bank here,I want you to stand as the
bonafide next of kin since you bear the same surname with him, Kindly
send your email address, your full name, telephone number age and your
occupation/position send it to my private email: (
brucehcani12@gmail.com )please make sure you reply me through my
E-mail adress, reply only on my personal ( brucehcani12@gmail.com )
for confidential reasons, so that I will send more details to you.

I await your reply ASAP.
Best Regards.
Barrister Bruce H.Cani

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