Scambusters, Preventing Internet Scams & Phishing Attempts

This blog is dedicated to help preventing internet fraud and internet scams. Scambusters was a radio show I started in Albany Oregon, but due to defaulted payment by the radio station we took the show offline. Regardless of this issue we still wish to help prevent internet fraud and save people from internet loss. I have been interviewed and featured in various publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times & Daily News, The London Times & AARP Newsletters. Please watch this blog for latest tips and tricks and scams to avoid.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Badly Done Scam Attempt: Sankara Bouda URGENT MESSAGE

My name must have changed, now my email seems to be To: whoareyou@yahoo.com

Also seems important that I: MAKE SURE YOU KEEP 
THIS TRANSACTION AS YOUR TOP SECRECT

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Even Google Translate is confused over that one?

Horrible scam

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sankara Bouda <sankarabouda@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 5:21 PM
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE
To: whoareyou@yahoo.com


Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however,it's just my
urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction. I am a banker by profession from Burkina faso in west
Africa and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and
Accounting unit of the bank.I have the opportunity of transfering the
left over funds ($15.5 million) of one of my bank clients who died
along with his entire family on december 2003 in a plane crash.
Hence,i am inviting you for a business deal where by this money can be
shared between us in the ratio of 60/40 and 60 for me while 40 is for
you.

If you agree to my business proposal.further details of the transfer
will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail. have a
great day. Yours Faithfully MR.SANKARA ABOUDA NB, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP
THIS TRANSACTION AS YOUR TOP SECRECT AND MAKE IT CONFIDENTIAL TILL WE
RECEIVES THE FUND INTO THE ACCOUNT THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE TO THE BANK.
DONT DISCLOSE IT TO ANY BODY IN YOUR COUNTRY "PLEASE", BECAUSE THE
SECRECY OF THIS TRANSACTION IS AS WELL AS THE SUCCESS OF IT.

BEST REGARDS
MR.SANKARA BOUDA.

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