Loan Scam – infoibmfinancing@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

Subject: lening
To: Recipients <pto@bulacan.gov.ph>
From: pto@bulacan.gov.ph
Reply-To: infoibmfinancing@gmail.com

Email body

Heeft u een lening van 3% nodig om uw rekeningen te betalen of een eigen bedrijf te starten? Zo ja, neem dan contact met ons op met de volgende details …

(1) Volledige naam:
(2) Benodigde lening:
(3) Duur:
(4)land:
(5) Telefoonnummers:
E-mail ons: infoibmfinancing@gmail.com

Blijf veilig en houd sociale afstand, we kunnen Covid 19 verslaan

do you need a loan ?……

Translation to English

Do you need a 3% loan to pay your bills or start your own business? If so, please contact us with the following details …

(1) Full name:
(2) Loan Required:
(3) Duration:
(4) country:
(5) Telephone numbers:
Email us: infoibmfinancing@gmail.com

Stay safe and social distance, we can beat Covid 19

do you need a loan? ……

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.