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Loan Scammer – Mars Capital

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

Loan Scam Alert

Loan Scam – marscapitalusa@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 APPLE09B3.localdomain 
          (unknown [197.184.179.11])
Subject: Loan Service
To: Recipients <dawn@rh-law.co.za>
From: dawn@rh-law.co.za
Reply-To: marscapitalusa@gmail.com

Email body

This is Mars Capital we offer loans to individuals and companies around the world, we are registered and licensed loan company,

Do you need a loan to pay your bills? do you need a loan to start up business? do you need a loan to buy an apartment? we offer all kinds of loans, if you are interested in getting a loan of any kind simply Email: marscapitalusa@gmail.com
Website: www.marscapitalusa.com

IP Address Analysis

ipTRACKERonline.com IP Address Summary Report
Originating IP: 197.184.179.11
Originating ISP: rain.co.za
City: Pretoria
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 Fraud hotspot.

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