Loan Scam – unicredits.ltd@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: <unicredits.ltd@gmail.com>
From: <vferreyra@issn.gov.ar>
To: <vferreyra@issn.gov.ar>
Subject: Re:

Email body

Die Aufnahme eines Darlehens wurde sehr einfach und effizient gestaltet. Sind Sie ein Unternehmen oder eine Einzelperson? Benötigen Sie ein Darlehen mit einem niedrigen Zinssatz von 2 %?

E-Mail: unicredits.ltd@gmail.com für weitere Informationen.

Mit freundlicher Genehmigung: Universal Credit Limited

English translation from German

Taking out a loan has been made very easy and efficient. Are you a company or an individual? Do you need a loan with a low interest rate of 2%?

Email: unicredits.ltd@gmail.com for more information.

Courtesy Universal Credit Limited

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.