419 scam: Dorothy Winnie <boa.aci@gmail.com> Hello,

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Dorothy Winnie <boa.aci@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dwiniethy1@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 23:30:50 +0200
Subject: Hello,

Hello,
I am Dorothy Winnie,from Australia a cancer victim woman, and I
live/hospitalized in London Bridge Hospital. I am someone who try to
do a bit for the orphan children in your country through your help.
This time i have decided to try and help them by giving them the total
sum of ($4,000,000,00, Four Million united state dollars) currently
with bank by helping them out with medical facilities, bringing
medical practitioners and test them for various possible infections,
this requires a lot of money and them being poor cannot afford this
beyond a certain limit.
In this way, i can try and bring a little smile on their faces who
have suffered a lot in life. Thus, I am making a humble request to you
to try and help out in any possible way, to claim the money with bank
to Donate for their needs, then be it money or through providing
services. It will be a lot of help to them. Hence this is a sincere
plea to you to help them on my behalf due to the state of my health
today, that's why i can not do this myself today, as much is possible
from your side. please reply me for more details.
Thanks
Yours Sister in Pain
Dorothy Winnie.

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