419 scam: Central Bank of Burkina Faso <mark.donohue@clarivate.com> Recovered, USD$4.8M stolen fund.

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Central Bank of Burkina Faso <mark.donohue@clarivate.com>
Reply-To: <cbw11441@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 15:30:07 -0800
Subject: Recovered, USD$4.8M stolen fund.

Central Bank of Burkina Faso, BCEAO
Address:Avenue Gamal Abdel Nasser
P.O. Box: 01 356.

Compliment of the day to you

This is to officially notify you that the attention of the Central Bank of Burkina Faso (Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest) BCEAO, was drawn to the transfer of your fund in a total sum of USD$4,800,000.00.

This fund was recovered from various banks in West Africa after we learned they were intercepted through an ATM CARD that was dispatched to you.

Based on our investigation we found out that the people you were dealing with sent an empty ATM CARD to you and kept your fund with them here in Africa. Your fund did not leave Africa as you were informed by your handlers.

This was deliberately done to steal your fund. Based on the order of the United State Government and collaboration of the Central Bank of West Africa. We have recovered the total sum of USD$4,800,000.00 (Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States of American Dollars).

Due to the circumstance surrounding your transfer. The Central Bank of West Africa has decided to take full control and responsibility of your payment in order to ensure that the fund is successfully transferred into any of your nominated bank accounts.

All Future/further communication between you and previous handlers should henceforth cease.

We will appreciate your kind cooperation and urgent response to this message by reconfirming your relevant information in order to ensure that this fund is transferred to you by Bceaobank.

Thank you
Customer Fulfillment Centre [CFC]
Central Bank of West African States
Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO).

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