Loan Scammer – Crown Ltd

LOAN SCAM ALERT! This post gives information on the email address fastfundingdept@gmail.com, which is being used by South African Advance Fee Fraud loan scammers.

Loan Scam – fastfundingdept@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

Received: from [172.20.10.9] (unknown [105.4.4.27])
Subject: Finanzdarlehensangebot 3%
To: Recipients <gavinkl@yahoo.com>
From: Gavin Kolner <gavinkl@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: fastfundingdept@gmail.com

Email body

Crown Ltd ist ein direkter privater Kreditgeber. Wir bieten einen Kredit in Höhe von 3% an. Für weitere Informationen kontaktieren Sie uns unter: fastfundingdept@gmail.com

Unterzeichnet
Verwaltung.

Translation to English

Crown Ltd is a direct private lender. We offer a loan of 3%. For more information contact us at: fastfundingdept@gmail.com

Signed
Administration.

IP Address Analysis

ipTRACKERonline.com Header Analysis Quick Report
Originating IP: 105.4.4.27
Originating ISP: Cell-c
City: Johannesburg
Country of Origin: South Africa
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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 address used is a free Gmail address.
The email was mass-mailed to many recipients using BCC.
The email gives no indication of where the company offering the loan are based or who they are regulated by.
The email originated from South Africa, which is a known Advance Fee Fraud hotspot.