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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: "AFIL UK Ltd" <afilukltd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: solefundinginvestments@gmail.com
Date: 7 Mar 2023 14:41:23 -0600
Subject: LOAN/ INVESTMENT FUNDING

Greetings,

We are Adventure Finance Investments Limited, a credible and reliable Private Investment Network and Business Angels, with the capacity to provide funding for viable business enterprises, projects and investment portfolios. We are interested to allocate a portfolio up to 3Billion to suitable business entities as our trust network is currently handling 2B of trust business including transactions/ project applications.

At Adventure Finance Investments Limited, we believe that great business opportunities should not be stalled by lack of finance; thereby priding ourselves on testimonials from clients globally. We are committed to assisting business owners and corporations to improve exponentially while facilitating better line of credit for clients in trading operations. Tenure of corporate financing may span between Ten to Fifteen (10-15) years repayment period with a 4.5% annual interest rate. Interest rates are fixed and may not vary during the lifetime of the loan. We also offer a moratorium period ranging from eighteen to twenty-four (12-24) months to allow entrepreneurs grow their investments before repayment. Investment interests in viable business enterprises and project funding include but are not limited to;

Starting up a Franchise
Business Acquisition
Business Expansion
Capital / Infrastructural Project
Commercial Real Estate purchase
Contract Execution and many more

We also offer Bank Instruments such as LC, BG/SBLC, MTN and Bank Drafts from A-rated banks around the world. Give us a feedback by email for further discussions on how to kick start a great business relationship.
We look forward to being partners-in-progress with you!

Sincerely,

Bernard Prentis
AFIL (UK) Limited.
E: afilukltd@protonmail.com
Address: Integration House Turnhams
Green Business Park Pincents Lane Calcot
Reading RG31 4UH Berkshire United Kingdom

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