Loan Scam – giacaloneangela554@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: diakaridia SANAGO TOUMANI <sanagotoud@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2021 03:57:10 +0200
Subject: OFFRE DE PRÊT GRATUIT pour tous
To: [REDACTED - Long list of email addresses]

Email body

salut
Offre de prêt abordable pour tous
NB : vous n’avez pas à payer de frais bancaires (coût inférieur )
Contact uniquement par WhatsApp : +17094002033 ou par e-mail: giacaloneangela554@gmail.com

English translation

Hi
Affordable loan offer for all
NB: you don’t have to pay bank charges (lower cost)
Contact only by WhatsApp: +17094002033 or by e-mail: giacaloneangela554@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, all of whose email addresses were visible in the To field. A legitimate company would not breech client privacy like that.
• The email gives no indication of who is offering the loan, where they are based or who they are regulated by.