Anyone knows James Mourine or Mourine James?

[Abhay Sachar]

I was looking for private lending and I got a colleague request from a person named Mourine James. 

He is offering me private lending without knowing what I want to do with the money or the property address. But he wants me to wire $800 to his accounts officer before he funds me.

It looks like ‘red flags’ written all over it, but wanted to check if someone has worked with him before and can tell me if he is legit?

[Kyle J.]

Common sense should tell you it’s a scam. It certainly has all the signs of a scam. Why would a private lender need you to wire him $800 without knowing any details about the investment?

By the way, a quick Google search shows someone with the same name advertising himself on another website as a lender out of the United Kingdom. 

Scam.