419 scam: "JI TAI" <gtbpaymentinfo@gmail.com> GET BACK TO ME.

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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:
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- jihyuntai877@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JI TAI" <gtbpaymentinfo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "JI TAI" <jihyuntai877@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 03 May 2020 10:40:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GET BACK TO ME.

Hello,Am sorry to let you know that my client is among the death recorded at Wuhan-China Corona Virus disease(COVID-19) Am BARRISTER JI TAI,a solicitor at law and personal Lawyer to late Engineer Duan Zhengcheng of Wuhan-China who died on February 14th due to Corona Virus disease(COVID-19).
Am contacting you to assist in repatriating fund and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared on serviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the finance company where the deceased had an account valued at about USD25million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.Please help, i have been his financial Lawyer for many years. That is why am contacting you confidentially in this business deal, for mutual disbursement of this fund and to invest wisely for profit oriented venture when the fund is transferred to you.
I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives as i had that he does not have any Child or good relatives,So,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this amount valued at $25 million dollars can be CLAIM,then,we can share the fund between us (50/50%)and Invest in your country as partners in any business of your choice.Please send your Name,Tel,Address and Occupation and bank details for us to proceed. All I required is your honesty, co operations to enable us finalize this deal. This is very confidential.
Thanks.BARRISTER JI TAIEmail; jihyuntai877@gmail.com

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