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The following scam com example is a scam letter from a bank in Burkina Faso. The typical scam communication usually takes place through email. The scam com author tries to get the potential scam victim to respond with personal information. The check scam commences when the victim is sent a check to be cashed. The proceeds of the check are then sent back. The theme found in this scam communication is a dead person's bank account that the scammer needs help in robbing which is one of the many used in the transfer the dead person's account scam. Unlike the phishing scam com that uses a fake website, the African scam letter usually states that millions of dollars are waiting for the scam victim. This scam letter is just another inheritance scam coming from the African country of Burkina Faso. It is also a typical bank transfer scam promising millions of dollars to the potential scam victim.
GREETINGS FROM KOUTABA JEANTuesday, April 1, 2008 4:32 PM Dear Beloved, I presumed that all is well with you and your family.As the Account / Audit Manager of our bank, i have decided to contact you over this financial transaction worth the sum of DOLLARS($5.500,000.00 ) for our success.This is an abandoned sum that belongs to one of our bank foreign customers who died along with his entire family through plane crash disaster since few years ago.Meanwhile i was very fortune to came across the deceased file when i was arranging the old and abandoned customers files in other to sign and submit to the entire bank management for an official re-documentation and audit of the year against 2008. Be informed clearly that it was stated in our banking rules and regulations which was signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed till the period of 4 years started from the date when the beneficiary died, the money will be transferred into the treasury as an unclaimed fund.As a honour and advantage bestowed to our foreign customers base on the rules guideing our bank, it was stated obviously that if you are not a Burkina Faso citizen, you have the absolute authority to claim the fund despite your differences from the country of origin of the deceased. So the request of you as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the claim and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as theNEXT OF KIN to the deceased. PERCENTAGE RATIO: note that 35% being will be your share in respect of your assistance and account provide for the tranfer, 55% will be my share being the pioneer of the business while the rest 10% will be used to install a joint company in your country which will bear our name in particular and whatever profit made out from this company will be used in helping the less privileges, mothrless babies home and charity organization in the world.If you are really sure of your trustworthy, accountability and confidentiality on his transaction, contact me and agree that you will not change your mind to cheat or disappoint me when the fund have getting into your account. Besides you should not entertain any fear because i am sure of the success as an insider in the bank ok. Please reply with the assurance, include your private telephone and fax numbers necessary for effective and easy communication in this transaction.As soon as you reply i will let you know the next step to follow in order to finalize this transaction immediately.I expect your urgent communication.
Yours sincerely, This scam com example is for demonstration. Do not respond to this scam communication. Report a scam to authorities such as the FBI. Scams such as these should be identified and avoided. Scams coming from overseas indicating that they are from foreign countries come with a wide variety of themes. One of the types of scams commonly used by scammers is the bank transfer scam where a dead person's money is taken without the authorities knowing. Return to Phishing Internet Scams Home Page » Return to Scam Com Home Page |