Loan Scam – hillloansusa@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
Received: from [45.221.81.185] Subject: Fast Loan To: Recipients <david@renegade83.com> From: Hill Loans <david@renegade83.com> Reply-To: hillloansusa@gmail.com
Email body
Do you need a loan at 3% interest rate?
If YES, kindly reply to this email as soon as possible
Hill Loans
IP Address Analysis
ipTRACKERonline.com IP Address Summary Report Originating IP: 45.221.81.185 Originating ISP: clearaccess.co.za City: Pretoria Country of Origin: South Africa * For a complete report on this IP address goto ipTRACKERonline
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 where the company offering the loan are based or who they are regulated by.
- The email originated from South Africa, which is a known Advance Fee Fraud hotspot.