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Loan Scammer – ECFU Loans

Loan Scam – ecfuloans@protonmail.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: ECFU Loans <eleni@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: ECFU Loans <ecfuloans@protonmail.com>
Subject: Get ECFU Reliable Loans @3% Fixed Interest Rate

Email body

Hi,

Do you need a quick and legitimate loan?

Having a hard time securing loan elsewhere? Try us now!

For Personal Loans, Business Loans, Car Loans, Agricultural Loans and Home Loans.

We offer loans to organisations and individuals @3% fixed interest rate

Our Loans are Quick and Reliable.

Contact us today.

Loan ranges from R20,000.00 to R20,000,000 over a comfortable repayment period.

Flexible loan terms and conditions.

Regards,

Sandra V. Marais
Loan Administrator

ECFU Loans

Why is this a loan scam?

  1. It was sent from a totally different email address to the one that you are asked to reply to.
  2. The email addresses used is a free email address.
  3. The email was mass-mailed to many recipients using BCC.
  4. The email gives no indication of where the lender is based or who they are regulated by.
  5. The ridiculous upper amount of loan being offered.
  6. The email appears to originate from South Africa (based on the currency), which is a known Advance Fee Fraud Loan Scam hotspot.