Loan Scam – larrykingsley508@gmail.com

The below loan scam email was sent to an email address that exists only to catch scam emails. It has never been used to register on any site, only to communicate with scammers.

Email headers

From: "Isabella Melin, Astradskolan" 
  <isabella.melin@skola.ljungby.se>
CC: [Redacted - long list of email addresses]
Subject:

Email body

HELLO,
I want you to know that we have the loan offer with an interest
3% and that the packages start after 7 months of the loan
transferred to the account of the borrowers. If this is correct,
complete the following information to move to the next step of the
loan calculation.

Application for a loan

* Name and surname …………………….
* Sex …………………………
* Required borrower number ……………
* Duration of the loan …………………
* Country ……………………..
* Residential address
* Phone number ………………….
* Fax machine
* Profession ………………….
* Purpose of the loan ……..
* Monthly income ………………..

* Thanks for your time.larrykingsley508@gmail.com

Why is this a loan scam?

1. It was sent from a totally different email address to the one that you are asked to reply to.
2. The email address used is a free Gmail address.
3. The email was mass-mailed to many recipients using CC, with them all visible – no legitimate company would breach data protection laws like this.
4. The email gives no indication of who is offering the loan, where they are based or who they are regulated by.