Loan Scam – businessfuel@163.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

From: Business Fuel Pty Ltd <khuertas@avantmed.com.ec>
Reply-To: Business Fuel Pty Ltd <businessfuel@163.com>
To: businessfuel <businessfuel@163.com>
Subject: Business Fuel Application

Email body

Dear Esteemed Customers,

BUSINESS FUEL assists the SME market across South Africa with affordable business loans of up to R3 million and Personals up to R1 million approved within 72 hours with very little effort needed from you.

As a leading financial lender, we have provided finance to many businesses just like yours, Whether you’re Self-employed, Contractor, Retailer, Restaurant, Engineer, Cleaning Service, Child Care Service or Web Designer … your time is money, and we want to offer you support in the form of flexible finance that you can manage as your cashflow requirements change. That is why we avoid the unnecessary conditions and waiting period which puts your business’s development on hold

Loan Repayment Schedule 3% Business Fuel

AMOUNT ZAR TERM DURATION MONTHLY INSTALLMENT CUMULATIVE PAYMENTS

ZAR 20 000.00 2 YEARS ZAR 859.62 ZAR 20 630.98

ZAR 100 000.00 5 YEARS ZAR 1 796.87 ZAR 107 812.14

ZAR 250 000.00 6 YEARS ZAR 3 798.42 ZAR 273 486.16

ZAR 500 000.00 8 YEARS ZAR 5 864.79 ZAR 563 019.40

ZAR 1 000 000.00 10 YEARS ZAR 9 656.07 ZAR 1 158 729.02

ZAR 1 500 000.00 12 YEARS ZAR 12 416.80 ZAR 1 788 019.25

ZAR 2 500 000.00 15 YEARS ZAR 17 264.54 ZAR 3 107 617.38

ZAR 3 000 000.00 20 YEARS ZAR 16 637.93 ZAR 3 993 102.70

FAST AND PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS LOANS UP TO R3 MILLION, REPAYMENT DURATION UP TO 20 YEARS, APPROVED AND PAID OUT IN 72 HOURS

Send Application and Documents below to businessfuel@163.com

A clear copy of your valid ID or International Passport, Pay Slip or 3 Months Bank Statement
Cell No / Office No …………………….. / …………….Email …………………..
Loan Amount …………………..Loan Repayment Duration ………………
Loan Type: Business / Personal …………………………….
Business loan applicants to submit Business Registration Documents

Best Regards

Business Development Desk

Small Business Loans & Financing Online | Business Fuel

Physical Address: Unit 4&5, Waterfront Terraces, 3 Waterfront Road, Tyger Waterfront, Tygervalley Cape Town, 7530, South Africa Business Fuel (Pty) Ltd (Registration no: 2016/212828/07) NCRCP7638 © Copyright 2021

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 163.com address.
The email was mass-mailed to many recipients using BCC.
The email was sent to individuals in countries where a South African lender would have no legal approval to be doing business.
The email originated from South Africa, which is a known Advance Fee Fraud hotspot.