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Loan Scammer – Michael Richards

Loan Scam – solutioncneetr@aol.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: inesvojvodic <inesvojvodic@ptt.rs>
Reply-to: solutioncneetr@aol.com
Subject: Re
Received: from [212.62.57.198] 
  (Forwarded-For: 197.211.63.77)

Email body

This is to notify the general public that Mr Michael Richards has
opened an opportunity to every one in need of any financial help We give out loan to individuals, firms and companies under a clear and understandable terms and condition. Email:solutioncneetr@aol.com
Best Regards,
Mr Michael Richards

IP Address Analysis

Header Analysis Quick Report
Originating IP: 197.211.63.77
Originating ISP: Globacom-as
City: Lagos
Country of Origin: Nigeria
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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 AOL address.
  3. The email was mass-mailed to many recipients using BCC
  4. The email gives no indication of who is offering the loan, where they are based or who they are regulated by.
  5. The email originated from Nigeria, which is a known Advance Fee Fraud hotspot.

This email was also sent to another email address using “paunka <paunka@ptt.rs>” as the sender, again from the same IP address.