Is there really a bank called "bank of africa" in burkina faso?

Answer 1

Could be.
But ANY email you get claiming to be from them is a fraud, at least in 99.99999999% of the cases.

But - a quick search on the net actually does see one :

http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0000786018-page.html

And when you look further :
http://www.bank-of-africa.net/

Scary, huh?

Answer 2

Who knows? If you are getting emails from them about someone sharing your last name who died and they need a Representative to deposit millions of dollars into an account, they are looking for you to give your account number. DON'T.

It sounds like a pfishing scam. My own family has died over 40 times in avalanches, stampedes, plane crashes, fires, and robberies.

Bank Of Africa? Have you ever heard of a bank named a continent?

Answer 3

look into the 419 Scam proliferating on the internet.You will be surprised to find out that there are a lot of victims victimized by these so called scams.