Loan Scam – citifinancing@consultant.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

Reply-To: citifinancing@consultant.com
From: Hayat Shafaqat <6al8ral1@gmail.com>
Subject: PERSONAL AND BUSINESS FINANCING
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Bcc: [REDACTED]

Email body

Good day,

I am a private lender who provide loans to investors/borrowers who need funding for projects at 2% per annul.
We are interested in financing you the projects loan
Contact me directly for more information.

Signed
Citi Financing Ltd

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 Consultant.com 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.