Loan Scam – contactsunttrust@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: SunTrust Finance <contactsunttrust@gmail.com>
Reply-To: contactsunttrust@gmail.com
Subject: 100% Finance

Email body

Attention:

Welcome to Sun Trust Finance. Contact us for Personal/Business/Students Loan application. Our well trained experts are available to attend to your financial needs.
Thank you.

Vincent Russel
For:
Sun Trust Finance Corporation.
Email: contactsunttrust@gmail.com

Why is this a loan scam?

• 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.