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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: info@sblinvestment.com
Reply-To: strongbridgeconsults@gmail.com
Date: 04 Aug 2020 16:27:44 +0000
Subject: Get that right loan for you.

The uncertainty of the unending global pandemic- Covid 19 and its
economic consequences gave rise to multiple failed
businesses occasioned by unavoidable business lock down, sporadic
loss of man hours, slow economic growth and the worsened global
economic outlook. Against these background, Strong Bridge
Consults provided a robust lending portfolio to create access to
high quality funding palliative structure in form financial
products to any where it is needed globally. 

We bridge current service gaps, meet future significant demands,
reduce avoidable costs, preventable business
failures and eventual global economic free fall. Strong Bridge
Consults has a net assets value under strong management (in multi
millions) and a pool of global investment funds in multi-billion
(USD) for local, regional and international access for
individuals and businesses with a highly considered market
pricing. We created a pool of medium-term to long term investible
funds to encourage and support with funding for Agritech
businesses, Fintech innovation and projects, requests for Seed
funding, Capacity building, and Lease Financing. Pricing is as
low as 4.5 per cent per annum interest rate.

All Funding requests and initiatives must fit within our key
focus areas. Your approach must comply with our standard Strong
Bridge Consults Conditions.

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