419 scam: "Reem E. A"<webmaster@minem.gob.pe> From Reem.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "reem2744@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Reem E. A" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <reem2018@daum.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:23:58 -0700
Subject: From Reem.

Dear Friend

My name is Ms. Reem Ebrahim Al-Hashimi, I am the "Minister of state
for International Cooperation" in UAE. I write to you on behalf of
my other "two (2) colleagues" who has Authorized me to solicit for
your "partnership in claiming of {us$47=Million}" from a Financial
Home on their behalf and for our "Mutual Benefits".

The said Fund {us$47=Million} is our share from the (over-invoiced) Oil/Gas
deal with Turkish Government within 2013/2014. Because of the nature of the
deal we don't want our government to know about the fund that is why we
decided to contact you. If this proposal interests you, let me know, by
sending me an email and I will send to you detailed information on how this
business would be successfully transacted. Be informed that nobody knows about
the secret of this fund except us, and we know how to carry out the entire
transaction. So I am compelled to ask, that you will stand on our behalf and
receive this fund into any account that is solely controlled by you.

We will compensate you with 15% of the total amount involved as
gratification for being our partner in this transaction. Reply to:
reem2744@yandex.com

Regards,
Ms. Reem.

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