419 scam: "Mr. Luini" <philip@compassintermedia.com> Immediate Attention.

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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:
- ",000,000" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- gianni.origoni@bk.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Luini" <philip@compassintermedia.com>
Reply-To: gianni.origoni@bk.ru
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2020 16:49:14 -0700
Subject: Immediate Attention.

GIANNI ORIGONI AVVOCATOS (IT)
Partners Piazza Belgioioso,10,
20121 Milano MI, Italia
Email: gianni.origoni@bk.ru.
Telefono: 00393512842679.

Sir/Madam,

I am Giovanni Francesco Luini, a member of GIANNI ORIGONI AVVOCATOS (IT) and a private lawyer to Sr. Vittorio Gregotti (deceased). I was his attorney and legal adviser for over a decade, until his death four months ago. Sr. Vittorio Gregotti lives from 10 August 1927 / 15 March 2020) was an Italian architect, born in Novara Piedmont, Italy. He was seen as both a member of the Neo-Avant Garde and a key figure in 1970s Postmodernism. He was 92 years old when he died of coronavirus along with his heart disease. Before retiring from active duties, he was a successful businessman and architect. He had no biological children and due to this reason and his generosity, he decided to share his entire property and money that worth â‚¬ 30,000,000.000 (thirty billion euros) to relatives/individuals and company owners. However, he did not declare all his assets intentionally, leaving behind â‚¬ 25,000,000.00(twenty-five million euros), deposited in two different bank account outside Italy which is confidential between him and my law firm.

He placed his will and documents under the jurisdictions of my law firm, and with the documents, we have here your name appeared as one of the beneficiaries of a cash amount of â‚¬ 15, 685,000.00. while â‚¬ 9, 315,000.00, and the properties in the south of France are allocated to Sr Vittorio Gregotti FONDAZIONI for maintenance and financing.

For more information, you can visit his Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Gregotti .

The fund (â‚¬ 15,685,000,00) is ready to be transferred to you on the following conditions:

* It is necessary to issue this chamber the progress report of the investments on a quarterly basis, that is, every three months.

* Any more investment development plans be forwarded to this firm for preview before execution.

* You are in charge of managing and directing investments, while our duty is to oversee and verify that the investment is in stock or flow.

*We will send delegates to inspect the investment after this Covid-19 after the funds have been transferred to you and two months later for evaluation. Since this is the measure that was endorsed by the deceased to ensure beneficiaries make the right investment and management of the fund they received.

If you have read these conditions and have decided on them, then you can proceed to the correct fund transfer. This will involve me processing some legal documents and affidavits to seal our contract and affidavits that back up the transfer of funds. Then the transfer of funds can be done to your bank account.
To begin this process, send a photocopy of a valid identity either your driver's license or your international traveling passport.

Note: From this stage, all correspondence must be sent to my private email box: gianni.origoni@bk.ru

With best regards,

Giovanni Francesco Luini (Q.C.)
C.E.O. GIANNI ORIGONI AVVOCATOS (IT).

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