Loan Scam – totalfinance@safrica.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: "Mrs.Amanda Brut" <cbvkecvejbg@vera.com.uy> Reply-To: "Mrs.Amanda Brut" <totalfinance@protonmail.com> To: applytotalfinance@gmail.com Subject: Apply Now While Offer Last
Email body
Good Day,
Kindly View Attached Document On Our Loan Offer At 3% Fixed Rate Special Offer For A Business/Personal Loans, Investment Loans, Mortgage Loans And Car Loans. Email Your Details To totalfinance@safrica.com
Regards,
Amanda Brut
Office Line:+27{0}613 941 136.
Senior Loan Manager.
Why is this a loan scam?
- It was sent from a totally different email address to the one that you are asked to reply to.
- The email addresses used is a free address.
- The email was mass-mailed to many recipients using BCC.
- The email gives no indication of who is offering the loan, where they are based or who they are regulated by.
- The telephone number is South African. South Africa is a known Advance Fee Fraud Loan Scam hotspot.