419 scam: LI XUEJUN <okaforjoychi@gmail.com> Urgent Need.

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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:
- "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.
- lixuejunbarclays@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LI XUEJUN <okaforjoychi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lixuejunbarclays@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 23:48:53 +0100
Subject: Urgent Need.

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Greetings!

My name is MR. LI XUEJUN, a staff of Barclays Bank, a licensed bank
incorporated in Dubai(U.A.E). Can I trust you for a transfer of
$8,700,000.00?. I want to utilize this opportunity and make use of
this fund if I should present your name to the bank to stand as his
business associate/ trustee for the fund to be released to you for
easy withdrawals anywhere in the World.

The bank will also give you international online transfer options.
With these you can transfer the funds without any risk.

Should you be interested in working with me on this project? Please
reply back and let's benefit from this golden opportunity. You are my
first contact. I shall wait a few days and if I do not hear from you,
I shall look for another person.

Thanks and have a nice day,
MR. LI XUEJUN.
Email: lixuejunbarclays@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

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