419 scam: "Dr. James McPherson" <erfina.maku@gorontaloprov.go.id> BUSINESS PROPOSAL FROM DR. JAMES MCPHERSON

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- info.my222@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. James McPherson" <erfina.maku@gorontaloprov.go.id>
Reply-To: "Dr. James McPherson" <info.my222@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 07:26:57 +0800 (WITA)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL FROM DR. JAMES MCPHERSON

Dear Friend,

I wish to introduce myself to you. I am Dr. James McPherson, a British, also a staff of an offshore bank (Lloyd Bank Plc) London office. I am the head of the Accounts Department. I am pleased to get across to you a very urgent and profitable business proposal which I believe will profit both of us after completion. I contacted you after a careful thought that you might be capable of handling this business transaction, which I will explain below. The sum of GBP 35,500,000.00 (Thirty-five Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pound Sterling) is floating unclaimed in my bank, as all efforts to get across to the relatives of our client who deposited the money have hit the stones. There is this client Mr. Roger Ian Wright a US businessman, founder of a Sao Paulo-based investment company. On the 23rd of May 2009, Mr. Roger Ian Wright, his wife, and his two children all died in a King Air 350 jet plane crash seaside resort town of Trancoso, in the state of Bahia. You can find below the links about this accident.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/23/2579118.htm?section=justin

All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. My position here at my office requires me to investigate and provide the Next of Kin, I, therefore, made further investigations and discovered that Mr. Roger Ian Wright did not declare any next of kin or relation in all his official documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in my bank. According to British Law, the money will be reverted to the ownership of the British government after 11years if nobody applies to claim the fund. To prevent this from happening I have decided to seek your assistance to have you stand as his next of kin so that the said fund (GBP 35,500,000.00 Million Great British Pounds), would be released in your name as the next of kin and paid into your account. All documents and proof that will enable you to claim this fund without stress will be forwarded to you upon your response to this mail.

I intend to give 50% of the total funds which is the sum of GBP 17.750,000.00 as compensation for your assistance. I will notify you of the full transaction on receipt of your response if interested, and I shall send you the details and necessary procedures with which to make the transfer.

Should you be interested? Please send me your information listed below to my personal E-mail: info.my222@gmail.com

1. Full names
2. Private phone number
3. Current residential address
4. Occupation
5. Age.

Your immediate response will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Dr. James McPherson.

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