Loan Scam – jfsl37503@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: <Auxiliadora.Borges@antaq.gov.br> 
Subject: Für geschäftliche und private Zwecke 
Reply-To: <jfsl37503@gmail.com> 
To: Undisclosed recipients:;

Email body

Hallo,

Ich heiße Anthony Seward. Benötigen Sie ein geschäftliches oder persönliches Darlehen? Wir bieten Kredite mit einem Zinssatz von nur 2,99% pro Jahr an.

Wenn Sie interessiert sind, antworten Sie bitte auf unsere E-Mail: jfsl37503@gmail.com

Wir machen gerne Geschäfte mit Ihnen.

Dankeschön.

English translation

Hello,

My name is Anthony Seward. Are you in need of a business or personal loan? We offer loans with an interest rate of only 2.99% per year.

If you are interested, please reply to our email: jfsl37503@gmail.com

We love to do business with you.

Thank-you.

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.