Email Fraud Alert received from: Schalk Van Der Merwe
I recently received an email with this subject line: RCS LOANS SPECIAL 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,
We invite you to share from our 3% super loan offer this 2015.
See attachment for our Terms and Conditions, FAQ, Monthly repayments and most importantly find out how to benefit from our amazing offers this month.
We look forward to hearing from you and to assist you in whatever way possible.
EMAIL MARKETING TEAM
RCS LOANS
DISCLAIMER: The information in or attached to this e-mail message is confidential and may be subject to legal privilege and client confidentiality. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail or the authorized representative of the recipient then please notify the sender
The above email was sent by “RCS LOANS” from this email address: cbertotto@fca.uncu.edu.ar
I, Schalk Van Der Merwe, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “RCS LOANS”:
This RCS Loans offer is a SCAM and is identified as such on the RCS Loans web site:
“A few of our customers have reported receiving emails purporting to be from RCS offering them a “QUICK EASY LOAN @ 4% WITHIN 24 HOURS”.
The email appears to come from RCS LOANS. It contains an attachment that is branded with the RCS logo and is ‘signed’ by our CEO.
These emails are not from RCS. We would never contact a client in this manner nor ask them to divulge important personal information in such an unsecured way.
PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS TYPE OF E-MAIL OFFER. PLEASE DELETE SUCH AN EMAIL IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT.
RCS believes an informed customer is a protected customer. If you have received this email or an email like this, claiming to be sent by RCS, please contact our call centres on (021) 597 4000 or e-mail us on customerservices@rcsgroup.co.za if you need any assistance.”