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Loan Scammer – brangibson1 gmail.com

LOAN SCAM ALERT! This post gives information on the email address brangibson1@gmail.com, which is being used by South Africa Advance Fee Fraud loan scammers.

Loan Scam – brangibson1@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 [102.69.130.239]
To: Recipients <butula@parliament.go.ke>
From: butula@parliament.go.ke
Reply-To: brangibson1@gmail.com

Email body

DO YOU NEED AN URGENT LOAN FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CHRISTMAS VACATION IF YES? CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE INFO

IP Address Analysis

ipTRACKERonline.com IP Address Summary Report
Originating IP: 102.69.130.239
Originating ISP: connectedspace.co.za
City: Cape Town
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 who is offering the loan, where they are based or who they are regulated by.
  • The email originated from South Africa, which is a known Advance Fee Loan ScamFraud hotspot.

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