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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: SOVEREIGN WEALTH INTERVENTION FUNDS <brimalo@euphonynet.be>
Reply-To: info@sovereigninterventionfunds.com
Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 12:29:05 -0700
Subject: (no subject)



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APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE INTERVENTION BUSINESS CREDIT & GRANT FUNDS
REF: SWIF/CG/1772/V2/2017

RANGE OF PRE-APPROVED CREDIT GRANT: $1M - $20M
CATEGORY: ‘B’
INTEREST PA: 1%

Congratulation on your Pre-Qualification, for the Category ‘B’ Business
Credit and Grant Funds, approved in your favor, by the Board of Trustees
and Council for the Sovereign Wealth Intervention Funds, acting based
on the Quota recommendation by the European Commission for Grants and
Funding Department and the Asia Pacific Group.

The Approved Credit Grant facility has been offered to you at a single
digit lending rate of 1% per annum and a maximum repayment tenure period
of ten (10) year, renewable for five years, at the fixed Yearly rate of
1%. The Intervention Credit Grant Funds is assignable to successors and
their heirs.

The Range of Credit, Approved in your favor, falls under the category B
index, capped between $1m - $20m (One Million to Twenty Million United
States Dollars), which shall be subject to the assessment and
evaluation, based on your direct request, within the above stated range
Credit Grant. Your request should be based either on direct equity
investment in your business, Expansion of business, Commercial,
Start-Ups, Innovative technology expansion, Buy Outs, Academic and
Research Activities.

You are advised to immediately contact Credit Grants Unit via email for
the processing and release (Ten (10) Working days) of your Credit Grant
Funds to you. Please Quote Credit Grant Reference: SWIF/CG/1772/V2/2017

Email: info@sovereigninterventionfunds.com

Contact Person: Mr. Gunars Culkstens

Note: for security and control reasons, you are advised to treat the
above information as privileged and confidential, subject to your
receipt of award funds and official publication in our (SWIF) Quarterly
Gazette.

Congratulations from the Sovereign Wealth Intervention Council.

Yours Faithfully

Mr. Gunars Culkstens
Head of Concession, Business Credit Grants & Intervention Funds
SOVEREIGN WEALTH INTERVENTION FUNDS
Asia Region Headquarters – Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong

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intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named
addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this
e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are
not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying,
distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this
information is strictly prohibited.

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