419 scam: Francois COMPAORE <francois.zongo101@gmail.com> URGENT SVP.

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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:
- ",500,000" (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: Francois COMPAORE <francois.zongo101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: francoiscompaore10@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 05:05:41 +0100
Subject: URGENT SVP.

Attention please

My name is Mr.Francois COMPAORE, I am a staff working with the Bank of
Africa (BOA) here in Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso.

I want you to help me in receiving the sum of Twenty Million Five
Hundred thousand Dollars ($20,500,000) into your Bank Account. This
fund was deposited in the bank here by a foreign customer who died
accidentally with his entire family members in IRAN Earthquake that
happen in Iran many years ago.

Nobody had asked for this fund till now, please contact me for more details.

Thanks
Mr.Francois COMPAORE

....................................................

Attention, s'il vous plaÃ®t

Je m'appelle Monsieur FranÃ§ois COMPAORE, je travaille pour la Banque
d'Afrique (BOA) ici Ã Ouagadougou, au Burkina Faso.

Je veux que vous m'aidiez Ã recevoir la somme de vingt millions cinq
cent mille dollars (20 500 000 $) sur votre compte bancaire. Ce fonds
a Ã©tÃ© dÃ©posÃ© Ã la banque ici par un client Ã©tranger qui est dÃ©cÃ©dÃ©
accidentellement avec toute sa famille lors du tremblement de terre
qui s'est produit en Iran il y a de nombreuses annÃ©es.

Personne n'avait demandÃ© ce fonds jusqu'Ã prÃ©sent, veuillez me
contacter pour plus de dÃ©tails.

Merci
Monsieur FranÃ§ois COMPAORE

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