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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: Mr. Hang Sona <hangsona@e-mail.ua>
Reply-To: mrhangsona@e-mail.ua
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:06:35 -0400
Subject: RE: GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY

Hello My Friend,

Compliments of day to you, obviously this message might come as a surprise to you, but please consider it as a high priority issue, which will definitely change our destiny for good.

My name is Mr. Hang Sona, the manager of auditing and accounting department of Cambodia Foreign Trade Bank Plc office here.

There is a Draft Account opened in my bank in 1998 by a long-time client of our bank. He was a CEO/a textile company owner, business man, a miner at Kruger Mining Company here in Cambodia, he was also a geologist and a mining consultant to several other mining conglomerates operating in Cambodia, china, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam all in Asia, before he passed away on the November 16th 2004 by car accident with his wife and two children along Cambodia Vietnam road, Leaving nobody as the next of kin or beneficiary of his account after his death.

I am aware of every details of his bank account from 13th July 1998 till date, and when the last deposit was made before his death. The amount in this account is currently (Nineteen Million Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars only (U$19,500,000.00) waiting to be approved for immediate payment by the bank to any foreign account holder with accurate details concerning this account from 13th July 1998, who has all that is needed to be his next of kin and beneficiary/ inheritor. In other words No withdrawal or deposit has been made since after his death till today in the account.

I want to present you as the next of kin to the late customer since he has almost the same name with you, because this money cannot be approved for payment into any local account, but can only be approved to a foreign account because it was insured and there is a clause in the depository agreement between the Bank and THE CUSTOMER which states that on No condition can any local withdrawals be made from this account unless an offshore transfer. In effect withdrawals can be made only when the money has been transferred from the vaults of the bank to a foreign bank account, I want to remit this fund out as soon as possible to avoid the Cambodia Government from confiscating this money in line with the Federal Edict Act of 1979.

If you are willing handling this money in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefits, because this opportunity may not come our way again I will use my position and influence in our bank to make sure they release this money to you.

I will physically be in your country for the sharing of the money as soon as you confirm the money into your overseas bank account. At the end of the transfer you shall have 40% of the total amount.


Finally, you should reply urgently to enable us discuss further with your telephone numbers for easy communication.

Please treat this information as highly confidential. Looking forward to hear from you.

Thanks and remain blessed.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Hang Sona
mrhangsona@e-mail.ua

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