419 scam: "Bruce H.Cani" <kukana786@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:

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.)
- "brucehcani@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "brucehcani@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Bruce H.Cani" <kukana786@gmail.com>
Reply-To: brucehcani@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 11:05:53 +0100
Subject: Hello

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Hello ,

I'm Bruce H.Cani, Private lawyer to Late Alexander . , 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 Facebook, 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: (
brucehcani@outlook.com )please make sure you reply me through my
E-mail adress,if you reply me through facebook here i we not answer
your qusetions, (put email here) and do not reply via Facebook, reply
only on my personal ( brucehcani@outlook.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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