Email Fraud Alert received from: Jeff
I recently received an email with this subject line: 2.5% Special Loan Offer and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:
Dear Customer,
Kindly view attached document for more directives on how to apply and send your reply to us via Email: amzloanoffice@safrica.com or Fax to 0864434531.
We shall get back to you within 24hours if your loan is been approved.
Regards,
Claudia Marks,
Loan’s Department
Direct Line:+27 625 283 706.
Gold Reef City office Park
34 Data Crescent, Or monde Ext. 8
2091 Johannesburg South Africa.
Email: amzloanoffice@safrica.com
Tel: +27 625 283 706 Fax: 0864434531
Dear Customer,
Amazon Loan is providing loans to interested investors, companies, and individuals for Debt
Consolidation, Buying, Building, Business Improving, Refinancing Commercial Property and
Personal Loan.
We offer;
* Fixed interest rates of 2.5% Personal Loan.
* Fixed terms from 1 – 20years.
* Amount Ranging from R10,000.00 – R5,000.000.00.
Interested investors/individual should indicate their interest by providing us with his/her;
* Full Names:
* Contact Address:
* Occupation:
* Sex:
* Phone Numbers:
* ID Number:
* Amount Needed:
* Loan Duration:
* Monthly Income:
* Email Address:
* Nationality:
And also, fill in the Loan Application Form and send back to us along side with a photocopy of
your ID, Pay slip or 1month Bank Statement for verification of your loan approval, as we look
forwards to doing business with you in good faith.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Claudia Marks
Loan Consultant.
Email: amzloanoffice@safrica.com
……Flexible, Short-term/Long-term Loans that gives you lots of control.
The above email was sent by “Amazon loan” from this email address: noreply@amazon.co.za
I, Jeff, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Amazon loan”:
Very clever but not clever enough – the email purports to be from amazon.co.za but isn’t – the yfraudulently use the Amazon Logo though