Loan Scam – glenprivateinc@yahoo.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

Reply-To: danerics@yahoo.com
From: Eric John <todayphonenumber@gmail.com>
Subject: Re:Business or Personal Loan
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Bcc: [REDACTED]

Email body

I’m a registered and certified private money lender. Do you need
consolidated loan??Do you need money to buy house?? Do you need
business or investment loan??Do you need money to repair or fix your
mortgage?? Do you need money to clear your debts??Do you need money to
finance your project?? IF YES REPLY me AT glenprivateinc@yahoo.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 Yahoo 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.