Loan Scam – euwesternfinance@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: Eu Western Finance <roseliaoliveira@ifsul.edu.br>
Reply-to: euwesternfinance@gmail.com
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: Hyvää päivää

Email body

Eu Western Finance myöntää lainoja sekä vanhoille että uusille
asiakkaille. Oletko taloudellisissa vaikeuksissa? Oletko pankkienne
hylännyt? Tarvitsetko lainan velkojen / laskujen poistamiseksi?
Tarjoamme lainoja 3 prosentin korolla.

Palauta meille alla oleviin tietoihin, jotta voit hakea heti.

Nimi: Lainan määrä: Lainan kesto: Maa: Osoite: Puhelinnumero: Ikä:

Terveisiä
Eu Western Finance
www.euwestern.com

English Translation

Eu Western Finance grants loans to both old and new
customers. Are you in financial trouble? Are you your banks
rejected? Do you need a loan to remove debts / bills?
We offer loans at a 3% interest rate.

Please return us the information below to apply immediately.

Name: Amount of loan: Duration of loan: Country: Address: Phone number: Age:

Greetings
Eu Western Finance
www.euwestern.com

WhoIs for euwestern.com

Creation Date:2018-10-30T18:30:00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-10-30T18:30:00Z

Registrant Name: WhoisSecure
Registrant Organization: WhoisSecure

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 BCC.
4. The email gives no indication of where the company offering the loan are based or who they are regulated by.
5. The website is recently registered, by someone using a privacy service to hide their identity