419 scam: "James Morgan"<thabowilliams2003@gmail.com> greetings

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27749491606 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jamesmorgan_ndlovu@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- engr. james morgan email: jamesmorgan_ndlovu@yahoo.com emai: jameszim140@gmail.com phone: +27749491606 republic of south africa to: (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Morgan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jameszim140@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:24:12 -0700
Subject: greetings

From: Engr. James Morgan
Email: jamesmorgan_ndlovu@yahoo.com
Emai: jameszim140@gmail.com
Phone: +27749491606
Republic of South Africa

TO: Chief Executive Officer

Hello,

Please permit me to introduce myself, I'm Engr. James Morgan a national of Zimbabwe, presently residing in South Africa, i have a son by the name Jabulani Morgan, both of us are currently in South Africa as i lost my wife in the process of running out of Zimbabwe for safety. It all started when the late former President Robert Mugabe instructed his followers to destroy farms, chase and kill white farmers and to surrender their farms to his party members/followers in Zimbabwe, which affected white and black farmers who were into joint business like me, as a result of that, we ran to South Africa and remain silent for years as i was one of the top party member against former President Robert Mugabe. Now that he died and buried, i thought about going back to Zimbabwe but the country economy is totally a mess, this is why i decided to contact you after online research regarding your occupation, i am ready to invest into any viable profitable business you can make available. I am in position to invest US$25,000,0

I hope you will be reasonable with me, but let me quickly state here that i am not contacting you for waste of time, i expect you would not do the same to me too, time means money in any business endeavour; we sincerely hope you feel the same way too. Should you be interested in my proposal, please do contact me as soon as possible on the above contact detail. Please provide me your specific investment offer. Most importantly, i and my son desired the following from you immediately the fund is transferred and this is for you to know your capability to handle the project.
(1) To assist us with honest and invest the fund in your country as i am 88years old and not too strong to move around for such investment.
(2)To assist us get a nice and comfortable house in your country where we will live after our arrival to your country.
(3)To assist us with immigration process of residing in your country, but don't worry, we should take it one after another. If this proposal accepted by you, please prove your interest by replying without much delay. Please maintain the confidentiality required in the business as stated above, such is integrity.
You can view the website below for more understanding regarding what happen to farmers in Zimbabwe.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm

Warmest Regards
Engr. James Morgan

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