Loan Scam – georgefinance0@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

Reply-To: georgefinance0@gmail.com
From: WELCOME TO GEORGE FINANCE LOAN FIRM <festusesty23@gmail.com>
Subject: Loan offer
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Bcc: [REDACTED]

Email body

Do you need a loan or you want to refinance your home or start up your
own business ,we offer loan at 2% interest rate from 1 to 20 years
repayment if interested contact us via: georgefinance0@gmail.com call
or WhatsApp +17072613058

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.