Loan Scam – samuelbrandon178@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: Re
To: Recipients <egonzalez@marn.gob.sv>
From: Samuel Brandon <egonzalez@marn.gob.sv>
Reply-To: samuelbrandon178@gmail.com

Email body

ARE YOU IN NEED OF LOAN @3% INTEREST RATE FOR BUSINESS AND PRIVATE
PURPOSES? IF YES:
FILL AND RETURN
Name: ===
Amount needed: ===
Duration: ==
country ===
Purpose: ===
Mobile number
Dear Sir/Madam

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.