419 scam: Paul Compaore <paull.compaore@gmail.com> YOUR RESPONSE IS NEEDED

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Paul Compaore <paull.compaore@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Paul Compaore <paullcompaoree@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 23:20:02 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR RESPONSE IS NEEDED

Dear Friend ,

I know that this mail will come to you as surprises we have never meet before. My names are Mr. Paul Compaoree, the director in charge of Chief Auditing and Accounting Unit of (UBA/BIB) Banque Internationale du Burkina (BIB/UBA) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.

I Hope that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ( US$10.5 Million Â ) to your account within 10 or 14 banking days, This money was deposited by a deceased customer, who died with his entire family in Iraq War 2006, leaving nobody for the claim.

I am contacting you because his name is similar with yours. This money has been dormant for years in our Bank without claim, I want the bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer, I don't want the money to go into government treasury as an abandoned fund.

The bank will release the money to you as the next of kin to my late client. I am in the position to guide you towards this transaction and all I need from you is to stand as the NEXT OF KIN, so that upon your request for immediate transfer of the money the bank will not hesitate to transfer to your designated bank account. This money can be shared between us in the ratio Â of 60/40% that means 40% will be your own share and the remaining 60% for Â me as the pillar of the business if you agree to my business proposal.

If you accept this offer to work with me and find this proposal suitable for you do reply back Â letâ€™s discuss in details, upon the receive of your reply I will also forward to you the procedure and Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested. Kindly get back to me let's discuss in details and for next procedure .Kindly contact me back.

Best Regards,
Thanks,
Mr. Paul Compaoree
Banque Internationale du Burkina (BIB/UBA) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
NB: The fund is free from drug and laundering related offences.

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