Wednesday 5 March 2008

A loan offer - oh goody!

These spammers sound real professional. As if a real financial services company would a) use a gmail email address, and b) spam potential clients.

Needless to say, if you get an email like this, do not respond - just delete it.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: HIPSON LOAN FIRM
Date: 4 Mar 2008 16:13
Subject: 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 4% 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

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I received this email from the Spammer this morning, when I had refused to pay the transfer fees of $550; it's a real joke!

Hello,

I got your mail and the content was well noted, i want you to know
that i i am begining to feel that this is a scam, as if you cannot pay
for the transfer of your funds to you then how do you want to pay me
back my loan.

You want me to trust you with the sum of $400,000.00 my hard earned
money but you can't even trust me with just $550. then i must say you
are a scam and if you email me again if you know you dont want to pay
for the transfer of the funds to you i will report you to the BBB.

If you wish to proceed then make the payment and you will have the
loan transfered into your account.

Do have a nice day and God bless.

Best Regards
Mr Hipson Scart
CEO/HIPSON FINANCE
+234 80 70 61 16 18

Andrew B said...

Wow, you're brave getting in touch with them. I've never done it. It would be fun to play the game with them for a while, as long as they didn't get too much info about you.