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An Email with the Subject "AVAILABLE TO PICK" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:25:36 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Western.Faso" <westernunion.bufaso@gmail.com>.
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BF WESTERN UNION REMITTANCE DEPT
OUR REF: WUMT0BFXX6/98
HEAD QUARTERS. OFFICE NO. 01 BP KWAME
NKRUMAH AVE. OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO
WEST AFRICA.
WEB SITE: www.westernunion.com
Dear Sir / Madam,
You are welcomed to the Western Union Money Transfer Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso, West Africa.
The Federal Government Of Burkina Faso awarded us contract to pay the Internet Scam Victims who lost their money or was duped by the Internet Fraudsters / Scammers here in Burkina Faso, as a compensation for loosing their money in this country.
This is to notify you that you were among 250 scam victims we were instructed to pay the sum of $10,000 United States Dollars. We were instructed by Dr. Moses Ouedraogo, Representing the Federal Government Of Burkina Faso and the Authorities to pay the above mentioned amount to each of the scam victims via our services.
Dr. Moses Ouedraogo instructed that each of the 250 scam victims will come up with our transfer charges sum of $320 USD before we should transfer and can give the person the Money Transfer Control Number, the text question & answers which the person can be use to pick up his/her $10,000 USD in his/her country Western Union Money Transfer Agents.The reason why all the scam victims should pay the transfer charge is to avoid wrong claimment or misdirection of funds.
Again, the reason why you should send the transfer charge ($320 USD) to us is that we said we can deduct it out from your fund but the Minister Administrator Trust Fund Of Burkina Faso told us that no one has access over your fund as it has been signed and stamped that no money should be deducted (even a cent) untill it gets to you. This is to avoid misdirection of fund, because if anyone has access to that it will involve you loosing your fund.
For the transfer of the $10,000 USD to you, we need your information as thus:
Full Name:________
Address:________
City:_______
Country:_______
International Passport or Identity Card No.:____
Moreover, we have already transferred your money online and the payment information shall be sent to you once we hear from you. The below is the information you should use to send the transfer charge ($320 USD) to us:
Receiver Name: Augustine Ikechukwu
Address: Secteur 19,Ouagadougou
City: Kadiogo
Country: Burkina Faso
Country Code: 226
Text Question: To Who?
Text Answer: WU BF
Amount: $320 USD
MTCN: .....
Forward the payment control number, sender name and address after sending the transfer charge to enable us pick up the money here in this department office.Upon receipt of the transfer charge, we will transfer your own $10,000 USD to you immediately.
Therefore, we are expecting your urgent response along with your information and the transfer charge for the transfer of your money which is in our custody here. Thank You.
Yours Faithfully
Mr. Frederic Saiba
Remittance Dept. Western Union
Burkina Faso Constituency.
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