419 scam: "Mrs.Lorenzo Acquarone"<master@e-bsg.co.kr> ATTENTION FOR HELP PLEASE

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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.
- acquarone.m@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Lorenzo Acquarone" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <acquarone.m@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2021 05:26:52 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION FOR HELP PLEASE

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mrs.Lorenzo Acquarone, wife to Mr.Lorenzo Acquarone, an Italian lawyer and politician. My husband Died 24 March 2020 COVID-19 aged 89 in Genoa, Italy. He was Lawyer, academic and politician. After his death,our family treasure and assets have been seized by the government. stricter measures placed to make life miserable for me and my child.

The government has taken over all the companies and cars trying to have access to get all the money in our family bank account. I have relocated to a remote location to escape the attacks from the government.

I have discussed with the manager who promised to assist me have the money out from the Italian bank, he asked me to present someone outside Italy to receive this fund for us. He also said i need to change the account name from my family name to your name so that the government will not dictate it.

Reluctantly,Now all the money are in the bank, I am looking for someone who will help me get it out with his name and account number so we can know what to do.

Please reply to this email so i can direct you to the bank for expedite the process.

Best regards
Mrs.Lorenzo Acquarone
E-MAIL: acquarone.m@yahoo.com
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