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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
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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 .
I was hit and did not have the resources or peace of mind to find out put Mr. Hipson Scart has taken me for $1250.00 He also uses a Barrister Mr Roy Silas for his assistant mr Silas tells you if you do not get your loan hipson finance will be sued and you will get a full refund. Being in a tight spot I was dumb enough to keep paying the fee after many phone calls to Hipson I am still up to my ears with hard times what can I do?
Jason,
I am really sorry to hear about that. It makes me mad to see these people having success with this.
There is really only one chance of getting your money back.
The question is, how did you pay? If it was a bank transfer or payment per credit card? You might be able get the payment returned. You will have to talk to your bank or card company about that.
If you sent it through Western Union or a similar service you have next to no chance of getting the money to returned. These services are person to person and once the cash is picked up, it’s gone.
You may be able to localise where these fellows are through the telephone number, but if they are in African countries, which I expect to be the case, there is no way to get these people through police or law authorities.
It’s hard I know, but it’s probably better and cheaper to find other reliable solutions for your problem, instead of running after money already lost.
Michael
I was stupid enough to send it through western union to Benin City, Edo Nigeria
I have called western union and all was picked up I will be ok I work for ALCOA
making decent money Mostly I want to inform people that Hipson Scart, Aligbe Abel, and Barrister Roy Silas of Roy Law Chambers are all in cahoots working together to steal you rmoney The first fee is a Cost of Transfer and then you are asked to pay the tax on the amount and then the fee for the Barrister and then they send you a copy of a transfer and tell you the account is dormant and you must pay yet another fee to activate the accoount all the while they tell you “I know that you are not financially stable so I will help you with Half your payment just please get it done now” I want my mistake to help somebody else and save them the frustration I have been through
Yours truly
Jason Harris
Jason,
I appreciate your openness about what happened to you. It is good to hear it’s not going to break you.
At least your experience has confirmed that these people are using loans as bait. Let’s hope enough people see this so they do not fall for it.
Michael