Scam - John P. McGowan, M.neto, Emirates International Law Firm. This is a basic internet scam with a twist. You get an email from John P (McGowan) Barrister with the Emirates International Law Firm and he wants you to manage funds for his client, Maria Neto, widow to the late Roberto Neto.
This scam has stolen ID/Passports, throw-away cell phones with UAE phone numbers, they use existing websites for the Law Firm and Bank and they have nicely forged UAE government and court documents that sound okay to a novice. It's very slick.
This scam does not ask for money, they ask for your signature on a document and your bank account info to "Wire the funds". You can just imagine what they can do with your name, address, signature and bank account number.
There are several clear indicators of the scam, one is that its too good to be true, also they need you to be discreet, another is the phone number on the letterhead doesn't match the law firm's website, the letterheads are all 'cut-and-paste' from web sites. There are other indicators but I don't want to give away all my secrets.
They have gone to a lot of trouble (I assume it's Russian Sacmmers). To keep from disappointing, I give all internet scammers fake bank info, or better yet, send them to the US Embassy or Consulate to get money from my friend, just tell the Marines guards you work for me, "Al Kaydda".
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