Loan Scam – project.financing.247@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

From: Genesis Capital <self@orange.mg>
Reply-To: Genesis Capital <ashtonbrownll@outlook.com>
Subject: Do you need Corporate/Private finance for business expansion/start-up?

Email body

We are looking for viable projects in need of capital injection through loans or direct investment funding.
Should you have a worthy projects do contact me via WhatsApp Chat: project.financing.247@gmail.com

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.