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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Ebem Ohafia <ohafia011@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: Ebem Ohafia <ebemohafia011@live.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:39:57 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: I am waiting to hear from you


Hello Dear,

My names is Ebem Ohafia, the eldest son of chief Johnny Ohafia  from Zimbabwe .This letter might come to you as a surprise to you about where I got your contact address and how I knew you. During the current war against white farmer in Zimbabwe from the supporter of our president Robert Mugabe to claim all white own farms for his party member and follower supporters. My father was one of the biggest farmers in our country and because he strongly oppose Mugabe ideals, Mugabe supporter invented my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm and kill my father and made away with a lot of items  in my father farm.  Before his death my father had deposited with one Security Company in Ghana the sum of $25m [Twenty five million United State dollars]. This money he planned to use it in buying new farm machinery and to set up a new farm in Swaziland. After the death of my father, we decided to escape to an Africa country called Ghana in West Africa,
because of the continue harassment from Mugabe and his supporters.

I and my family have decide to contact a reputable individual that will assist us to move this money out of Ghana [ Africa] and invest the said sum in any lucrative business venture of your choice that will be profitable for us. Your role in this transaction, we have agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum and 5% for any expense that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and the 70% will be for me and my family and which will be invested in your country  for a agriculture and thereabout.

All we want you to do is to act as the sole beneficiary of this fund and to assist us to claim this fund from the security company. As soon as you have secured the fund, we would appreciate if you would help us to move to your country and permanent resident. You can contact me with the above email address. Note this transaction is 100% risk free; you should however treat transaction with absolute confidentially.
All relevant documents to make claim of this fund are with me, as the next of kin. Write to us through this email: ebemohafia011@live.com

Thank you and stay bless, am waiting to hear from you soon.

Ebem Ohafia,
For the family  

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