419 scam: Paul Compaore <paull.compaore@gmail.com> FROM MR.PAUL COMPAORE

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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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:25:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MR.PAUL COMPAORE

Dear Friend,

I received encouraging information about you and how trusts worthy you are. I am delighted with such useful information. I am Foreign Operations Manager of Banque Internationale du Burkina (BIB/UBA) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.

We live in a global world today, and with the help of internet technology one can easily communicate with one another all around the world without knowing him or she in person, what matters will be the trust and the Information$B!G(Bs you got about the person. In this case we can understand our self and work like one family.

I want to transfer US$10.5 Million to your bank account. The fund belongs to our deceased customer who died with his entire family in Iraq War 2006, leaving nobody for the claim and as such, I decided to contact you to enable us claim these fund. Your share is 40% while 60% for me. This transaction is 100% risk free.

Contact me for more details.

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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