419 scam: "Webmail Upgrade Form" <webmail@fuae.net> DEAR USER!!

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Webmail Upgrade Form" <webmail@fuae.net>
Reply-To: webclearnce_helpdept@fuae.net
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:40:59 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: DEAR USER!!

--
Dear,

I am Miss Rawda Riyad, I was Mr Ahmed Al-Jabari Mistress who was
Assassinated 14 November 2012 in Israeli air strike Gaza Palestine, He is
a very strong and wealthy man. After his assassination, i found a box full
of currency of dollars which is worth 17 millions of US dollars in one of
the Safe room in his Apartment, which i kept but thinking is not even safe
around with me there.

To make it safe till i send it out i decide to keep it with a Security
Company (G. Courier) because have not get any reliable person to help me
receive it. I was advise by the Security Company (G. Courier) to move it
out of Palestine to their head quarter in Malaysia.

My Main Purpose of contacting you is that i want to help me receive the
box out of Malaysia, I will really like if you can let me know your
interest if you will be helping me to receive this no matter which country
you are. Am willing to relocate as soon you receive the box in your
country and that's if you have help me receive the box, Below are the
information the Security company (G. Courier) ask me to get from who will
be helping me to receive the box

* Full Name:
* Delivery Address:
* Sex:
* Age:
* Occupation:
* Phone Number:
* Country:
* Any means of Identity(I.D card):

Please get back to me if you are ready to help me sincerely with all your
personal information so i can make every steps as follow in order for the
Security Company (G. Courier) to deliver the box to you in your country.

And please promise me with your God that you will never cheat me or
disappoint me in any way. If you do this for me i will compensate you with
40 percent of the total money because i don't even know how to spend a
lot of fund like this. I wait for your urgent respond because i want the
box to be take out of Malaysia as soon based on my financial problems.

Regard,
Rawda.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam