419 scam: Micheal Zantos <ritaopoku67@gmail.com> Re: first installment received

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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:

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:
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Micheal Zantos <ritaopoku67@gmail.com>
Reply-To: michealzantos@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:31:18 +0100
Subject: Re: first installment received

Dear Jamie Perez,

Thank you for your mail.
I am delighted you have successfully received the first installment of
$4Million USD transferred to your account three days ago as confirmed in
your response. Dr. Hazel Kamara, the director of foreign remittance
department, Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, just confirms to me
that the second installment of $4Million USD will be transferred within 24
hours as soon as the lawyer submits the required documents by the bank.

Therefore, I need the following from you urgently as soon as you receive
this mail.
1} I want you to transfer $12,525 USD to me urgently from the first
installment received in your account to enable the lawyer to finalize the
documentation process and afterwards submit the required documents to the
bank for onward transfer of the second installment of $4Million USD.
2} I will send you account details to transfer the $12,525 USD immediately
to the lawyer.
3} You are required to provide the bank account information where the
second installment of $4Million USD will be remitted into.
Lastly, Dr.Kamara advises not to transfer the second installment to the
same account used in receiving the first installment for safety reasons.

Pls, treat it as urgent and confidential.
Best regards,
Micheal Zantos

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