Loan Scam – lendingtreehomes1@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: "ADM/FINANCE" <sergio@cdlflorianopolis.org.br>
Reply-To: lendingtreehomes1@gmail.com
Subject:

Email body

Hello,

I am a private lender based in USA.
Do you desperately need a loan ?
We offer personal,Business, Debt Consolidation,Mortgage,
Marriage, Educational, Agricultural loans ETC.Get Your desired loan today. Reply us now.

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 or who they are regulated by.