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Loan Scammer – Richard Steven

LOAN SCAM ALERT! This post gives information on the email addresses richardsteven018@gmail.com and richardstevenloancompany@gmail.com, which are being used by Indian Advance Fee Fraud loan scammers.

Loan Scam – richardsteven018@gmail.com & richardstevenloancompany@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

Subject: URGENT OFFER
To: Recipients <info@ccsu.edu>
From: "Mr. Richard Steven" <info@ccsu.edu>
Reply-To: richardsteven018@gmail.com
Received: from [10.155.81.217] (unknown [203.190.147.154])

Email body

Dear Mr./Mrs,

I am Mr Richard Steven a Private Money Lender who offer loans at 3% with capital base between a Minimum amount of $5,000.00 and a maximum of $120,000,000.00 and £5,000.00 to £120,000,000.00GB and €5,000.00 and a maximum of €120,000,000.00 If you are in need of finance for business expansion, agricultural purpose, repayment of debt and educational loan then we can be of great help and assistance to you. For more inquires about our credit program we recommend that you contact our official email: richardsteven018@gmail.com

Full Name:
Loan Amount Needed:
Loan Duration :
Country:
State:
Address:
Gender:
Age:
Phone Number/Mobile Number:
Monthly Income :

Best Regard

Mr Richard Steven
Managing Director
EMAIL: richardstevenloancompany@gmail.com

IP Address Analysis

ipTRACKERonline.com Header Analysis Quick Report
Originating IP: 203.190.147.154
Originating ISP: Software Technology Parks Of India-lucknow
City: Lucknow
Country of Origin: India
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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 addresses used are free Gmail addresses.
  3. The email was mass-mailed to many recipients using BCC.
  4. The email gives no indication of who is offering the loan, where they are based or who they are regulated by.
  5. The ridiculous upper amount of loan being offered.
  6. The email originated from India, which is a known Advance Fee Fraud loan scam hotspot.

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