Loan Scam – fortisglobalventur@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 unknown [117.98.2.32]
Subject: Loan
To: Recipients <hazim@perlis.gov.my>
From: hazim@perlis.gov.my

Email body

CONTACT US FOR EASY 3% LOAN,EMAIL: fortisglobalventur@gmail.com

IP Address Analysis

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Originating IP: 117.98.2.32
Originating ISP: airtel.in
City: Gurgaon
Country of Origin: India
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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 India, which is a known Advance Fee Fraud loan scam hotspot.