Loan Scam – financialgroupinc1958@outlook.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 [10.130.139.191] (unknown [197.211.61.42]) Subject: Bewerben Sie sich jetzt, da wir ein privates Darlehen sowie gewerbliche und private Darlehen anbieten To: Recipients <robertogondim@stm.jus.br> From: robertogondim@stm.jus.br Reply-To: financialgroupinc1958@outlook.com
Email body
Hallo, das ist von RV DR Anthony. Wir mochten Sie fragen, ob Sie einen Kredit benotigen. Vielleicht um ein Haus zu kaufen oder ein Unternehmen zu grunden, Rechnungen zu bezahlen oder irgendetwas anderes? Da wir ein Darlehen mit nur 2% Zinssatz anbieten, schreiben Sie jetzt bitte an diese E-Mail (Financialgroupinc1958@outlook.com). Vielen Dank, wir warten auf Ihre Antworten,….Hello, this is from RV DR Anthony. We would like to ask you if you need a loan. Maybe to buy a house or start a business, pay bills or anything else? Since we offer a loan with only 2% interest rate, please write to this email now (Financialgroupinc1958@outlook.com). Thank you, we are waiting for your answers
English translation
Hi, this is by RV DR Anthony. We want to ask you if you will need a loan. Perhaps to buy a home or pay for a business reasons, invoices or anything else? Since we offer a loan with a 2% interest rate, you now write us at this e-mail (Financialgroupinc1958@outlook.com). Thank you, we are waiting for your answers …. Hello, this is from RV DR Anthony. We would like to ask you if you need a loan. Maybe to buy a house or start a business, pay bills or anything else? Since we offer a loan with only 2% rate interest, please write to this email now (Financialgroupinc1958@outlook.com). Thank you, we are waiting for your answers
IP Address Analysis
ipTRACKERonline.com Header Analysis Quick Report Originating IP: 197.211.61.42 Originating ISP: Globacom-as City: Lagos Country of Origin: Nigeria * For a complete report on this email header 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 Nigeria, which is a known Advance Fee Fraud hotspot.