Is this a loan scam?
This caught my eye this morning. It looks as though someone is trying this to see what results they will get.
Obviously the world wide "Sub Prime" catastrophy, which has hit lenders and banks really hard, may be the idea behind this. Which means it could be a start into a new scam market. The lottery scams, which started with a few test e-mails about 5 years ago, are a good example of how this could develop.
If you have had experience with this or anything similar please post a comment on this.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: danielle@maine.rr.com
Date: Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 2:32 AM
Subject: Real And Legitimate Loan Offer
To:
Good Day,
I am a private investor i give out unsecured guarantee loans to Business Men and women who are into Business transaction, automobile purchase, house purchase loan and other personal loans E.T.C. we give out long term loan for five to fifty years maximum with 3% interest rate in this you can as well tell us the amount you need so that we will send to you the terms and condition that is if you are really interested in getting a loan from us, Loans are given out in Great British Pounds and United States Dollar the maximum I give is 20,000,000 both in pounds and $USD and the minimum 5,000 pounds and USD$.
OUR PACKAGES INCLUDE;
*Home Loan
*Auto Loan
*Mortgage Loan
*Business Loan
*International Loan
*Personal Loan
I also render Collateral And Non- Collateral Loans For Your Business Startup. If you are interested you Fill out the application details below so that we can start the processing of your loan sum.
APPLICATION DETAILS
First Name:_________________________ __
Last Name:_________________________ ___
Gender:_______________________ ________
Marital status:_______________________
Contact Address:______________________
City/Zip code:________________________
Country:______________________ ________
Date of Birth:________________________
Amount Needed as Loan:________________
Loan Duration:_____________________ ___
Monthly Income/Yearly Income:_________
Occupation:___________________ ________
Purpose for Loan:_____________________
Phone:________________________ ________
Fax:__________________________ ________
In acknowledgment to these details, I will send you a well calculated Terms and Condition which will include the agreement.
Furthermore be informed that you will also need a form of Identification which can be either a Driver's License or your working Identity card. For
more informations send your application to hipsonfinancialservices@gmail.com
Mr.Hipson Scart
CEO/HIPSON FINANCE
Labels: 419 scam, Hipson Scart, Loan, SubPrime
posted by Michael Holdcroft @ 9:00 am
2 comments
2 Comments:
Yes, this is an obvious phishing scam. There are a number of legitimate "private investors" out there willing to loan money to individuals, which is of course secured by the property. And I expect to see this trend increase as bank's become more illiquid as credit markets tighten and investors pull money out of banks to invest in other areas to garner a higher return on their investment (rather than get a paltry 1-2% on a CD).
In any event, stay clear of this scam. If you notice, they want just about everything except you social security number.
I am not sure that this is a pure Phishing scam. I reckon more with being more on the lines of a 419 scam. These crooks like fees and this will obviously be a good "new" source .
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