419 scam: Mr James Muzorewa <jmuzorewa02@gmail.com> INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED.

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a orphan scam.
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.
- +27838836099 (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.
- jmuzorewa2@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr James Muzorewa <jmuzorewa02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jmuzorewa2@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 05:42:52 +0300
Subject: INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED.

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From: Mr.James Muzorewa.
No. 343 Morningside Village Estate,
Outspan Rd, Sandton 2057,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Email: jmuzorewa2@hotmail.com
Tel: +27 83 883 6099

Attn: Director/CEO,

You may be surprised to receive this message from me since you don't know
me in person, but for the purpose of introduction, I am Mr. James Muzorewa,
the Son of late Bishop Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa, who died on April 8, 2010
at his home in Borrowdale, Harare, Zimbabwe.

I found your contact while doing a private research on the internet for a
reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist my family and I, then
I decided to write you. My late father was served as Prime Minister of
Zimbabwe Rhodesia from the Internal Settlement to the Lancaster House
Agreement in 1979. A Methodist bishop and nationalist leader, he held
office for only a few months.

Before the death of my father, he deposits the sum of US$18.2M (Eighteen
Million Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) with a Privet Security
and Finance Company. This money was earmarked for the purchase of new
machineries, equipmentâ€™s and chemicals for establishment of new farms in
Lesotho and Swaziland.

Moreover, i have try to open bank a bank account here to enable us move
the funds to the bank but the South African monetary policy/law does not
allow such since we are here as refugee (Asylum Seeker), the banker who
wants to help us on this transfer, said that we must invite a foreign
partner who will come down and help us open a non-residential account on
his/her name where the funds will be deposited for onward transfer to
Oversea. I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free and
the nature of your business does not necessary matter. So if you are
willing to assist us, I and my family have agreed to give you 25% of the
total money, 75% will be for me and my family which we shall also invest in
your country.

Therefore, if you are willing and interested to assist us, please reply me
directly on above email id and call on the telephone number.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. James Muzorewa.

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