The fake lender used in scam claims to be Equitysct / Equity Trust Savings Chris Trading. The scammers stole the website of InfraCredit, a legit company active in Nigeria since 2017.
From their fake website:
EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING has made significant strides since its inception in 2017
Their "history" goes way back in the future:
December 2024
Admits AIICO Insurance Plc as Its Second Domestic Institutional Investor.
December 2024
Guarantee Supported FCFA3 billion initial debt financing under a FCFA12.5 billion Debt Programme for Modern Shelter Systems and Services Limited.
November 2024
EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING signs Risksharing Agreement with GuarantCo to provide FCFA 20.23billion counter-guarantee with a twenty-year tenor in support of Lagos Free Zone Company’s three EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING-guaranteed infrastructure bond issuances totalling FCFA53 billion.
August 2024
FSD Africa invests £10m into innovative risk sharing facility with EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING to support sustainable climate-aligned infrastructure development in Benin.
July 2024
Guarantee of the first ever blended local currency green certified debt issue for a solar powered rural telephony project.
Entry in the aa419 database of fraudulent websites:
https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=166982From the domain name registration:
Domain Name: EQUITYTSCT.COM
Updated Date: 2024-04-09
Creation Date: 2024-03-29 Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2025-03-29
Registrar: Hostinger Operations, UAB
Registry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant Name: Domain Admin
Registrant Organization: Privacy Protect, LLC
This is what the fake lender website looks like: