Has someone offered you a huge sum of money or a valuable consignment? It's a 419 or advance fee fraud - find out how they work, and what to do to be safe.
by jimmwrcin Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:15 am
Hello.
There is a man who wrote me from Burkina Faso saying that he is the audit manager of BANK OF AFRICA in ouagadougou.
He needs me to contact the BAnk as a next of kin for getting an unclaimed found wich should becomke the Government money in July because iin that month, it will realise ten years unclaimed.
What do you think about his suggestion please?
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by Jillian Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:44 am
Hi,

This is a definite Scam. Do not reply to the email. There is no fund and the person who wrote the email is not from a bank. Please read about advance fee fraud scams like this here: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3242

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by GomerPyle Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:09 am
As Jillian says this offer is a complete scam and the only intention is to steal YOUR money.

You will be told that you have to pay fees before you can get your hands on a massive sum of money, but once you have paid the fees, you won't hear anything more unless the scammer thinks he can get you to pay more fees.

It would also be illegal for you to attempt to impersonate another person, but you won't be comitting a crime because there is no money except yours, and if you pay this person, you will lose it.

Think of it this way. If you meet a complete stranger in the street and he says that if you pay him $100 today, he will come back tomorrow and pay you $1,000,000, would you trust him ? It is a very old scam, but one that many people fall for.

Non-EU citizens should go here to find out about obtaining a visa to work as an au pair in the UK
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa/
Whenever payment is requested by Western Union you're dealing with a scammer

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