Loan Scam – arabfinancialservice1@hotmail.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: james kofi <jameskofi449@gmail.com>
Subject: LOAN
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Bcc: [Redacted]

Email body

My Name is Mr. Mohammed from Singapore Base India For Business We Offer
out Loan Interest Rate Is 3%. Do You Need a Loan? if yes Contact us via
Email;arabfinancialservice1@hotmail.com

The same email was received in another of my email accounts, sent from William James <departmentcliam007@gmail.com>

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 Hotmail 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.