419 scam: Francois COMPAORE <commi.ahmed1@yahoo.fr> VERY VERY URGENT

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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)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- francois_compaore1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Francois COMPAORE <commi.ahmed1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: francois_compaore1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:32:22 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT

FROM THE DESK OF FRANCOIS COMPAORE
EXCHANGE MANAGER SGBB BANK
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO
Private e-mail Address: francois_compaore1@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

I am the exchange manager here in SGBB BANK OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA.

I got your information through one of my friend. He assured me of your capability to champion this business opportunity.

In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $14.5M US dollars (fourteen Million five hundred thousand US dollars) in account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in Iran earthquake that happend on the 25th DECEMBER 2003 .

Since we got this information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim this money because we can not release it unless somebody applies for it as the next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidlines and laws but unfortunately i learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the earthquake leaving nobody behind for the claim.

It is therefore upon this discovery that i in my department now decided to make this business proposal to release this money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and i don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.

The banking law and guidline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after ten years,the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.

The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occassioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe can not stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 5%will be set aside for expenses incured during the business and 55% would befor me and my family.

There after i and my family will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.

Therefore,to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin to the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number,your private telephone and your private e-mail address for easy and effective communication and location where in the money will be remitted into.

Upon receipt of your reply, i will send to you by e-mail the text of the application.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is risk-free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.
I kindly advice you to contact me immediately by my above mentioned e-mail address for more explanations.

Thanks
Yours faithfully,
FRANCOIS COMPAORE
Exchange Manager.

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