419 scam: goerge yarka <georgeyarka7@gmail.com> Attention

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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.
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27735951457 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- georgeyarka@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: goerge yarka <georgeyarka7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: georgeyarka@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:20:40 -0800
Subject: Attention

Dear Winner

We Apologies, for the delay of your payment and all the Inconveniences and
Inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we are having some
minor problems with our payment system, this is Inexplicable, and has held
us stranded and Indolent, not having the Aspiration to devote our 100%
Assiduity in accrediting foreign payments.

We Apologies once again, from the Records of outstanding winners due for
payment With {UTHINGO LOTTERY} your name and Particular was discovered as
next on the list of the outstanding winners who are yet to received their
payments.

Emails were selected anonymously through a Computer ballot system from over
35,000 Companies and 70,000 individual E-mail addresses all over the world
and your e-mail address emerged as the winner of the 11 selected email
addresses. This program is promoted and sponsored by Orient software
corporation (Orient Networks) in collaboration with The Uthingo Lottery
International.

I wish to inform you that you have been approved for the prize of US$
2,300,000 (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollar Only) to
claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon as
possible for the immediate release of your winnings with the details below:
REV GEORGE YARKA
Tele +277 359 51457
E-mail: (georgeyarka@yahoo.com)
Batch No: KFC/35/818/RSA
Ticket No: KFC/90/07/KFC
Lucky No: 81/323/06/LA
Ref No: ZAF/0007/JUN
Serial No: GD/CPT48/RSA

You must contact the appointed agent with your full details as it stated
below via email to process the immediate payment of your prize.
Full Names_____________________
Address___________________
Contact Telephone Numbers __________
Age ______________________
Occupation ___________________
Country_____________________

The validity period of the winnings is for 30 working days hence you are
expected to Make your claims immediately. Once again congratulations!!!
Best Regards,

Mrs. Elizabeth Paul

Vice President

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