No I didn't confirm. I never thought that people will think that I am still looking. I have my funds ready but still lack $5 so that's why I ask anyone who are willing to lend me but it seems it's not a good thing to do on my side as OP have said people will think it's phishy. It's a lesson learned for me by the way. It's a good thing that OP posted this thread for me to realize. To be honest, I am in need $5 more with the fund I have before yo buy materials for building a septic tank. Anyway, I have to start building the septic.
It’s best you just create a thread and make your request public and since the amount is small and you have a good rating here in Bitcointalk you’d be able to secure the loan - rather than sending PMs.
If I receive such a small loan request via PM the first thing that will come to my mind is “has this account been compromised?” That’s the thought I’ll have, so to avoid further trouble just create loan request thread instead of using PMs.