Loan Scam – oceanservice.loan@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: "Ariel Calisto (DOM)" <ariel.calisto@puertomontt.cl>
Reply-To: oceanservice.loan@gmail.com
Subject: Best Loan Offer
To: undisclosed-recipients:;

Email body

Do you need a loan at a reasonable low interest rate? Are you interested in paying off your
debts without stress? Need debt consolidation? Personal or business loan? Then you need
to look no further, as the management of this LOAN SERVICE, is currently giving out loans at
a low interest rate of just 2% APPLY NOW.
CONTACT US NOW: oceanservice.loan@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 Gmail 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.