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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • williamlegrochambers@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.George Jones Gobal <usaa_biz_con@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: williamlegrochambers@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 04:24:53 -0700
Subject: Business Conference...You are dearly invited


WPI'S THIRD US-AFRICA-ASIA BUSINESS CONFERENCE


Building Partnerships for Economic Opportunities in Africa and Asia.
July 22-25, 2006.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Campus Center, Odeum, Massachusetts, USA.


Dear Sir/Madam,

Universal Trust Union agency brings to your notice a scheduled business conference coming up from the 22nd to 24th of July, 2006.
This conference is designed to enhance networking that will identify potential African and Asian investment opportunities in specific core sectors of the economy in sub-Saharan African and South Asian countries. Its prime objective is to promote economic and educational partnerships that will strengthen trade and investment ties between the North-American, African and Asian continents. Companies that have been successfully investing in and importing from or exporting to Africa and Asia will share their experiences with the participants.

Plenary sessions and workshops will be held in Agriculture, Mining, Water Management, Higher Education, Alternative Energy, Health Management, Information and Communication Technology, Small and Medium business entrepreneurs.

Objectives
To promote linkages among Africa, Asia and U.S. businesses, governments, and educational institutions to facilitate the development of economic partnerships and a healthy and appropriately trained work force;
To promote accelerated development of fair trade and industry, including exports and imports between Africa, Asia and the US;
To expand opportunities for small and medium-scale enterprises to become a force in global markets.

Registration:
To register, please forward your full details of your company's name and specialization, position held in the company and contact addresses including a clear copy of your international passport to williamlegrochambers@yahoo.com
To secure further information on this conference, please contact Mr. William Legro on the above email address.

Conference Package: Conference Registration, 3 months US single entry visa, Return tickets to Massachusetts,USA, 4 nights accommodation plus 2 square meals daily at the 5 star Marriot Courtyard Hotel, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA,transportation to and fro the conference venue for 3 days all for a token cost of $1000 per attendee.

Host
Conference host is Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a leading university in science, management, technology, and global education, in collaboration with the Corporate Council on Africa, Asian American Suppliers Council and with support from the U.S. Department of Education,Business and International Education office, through a grant obtained by WPI Professor Arthur Gerstenfeld.

The distinguished Speakers at the 3 days conference will be:

1). Sharif Abdullah
Author, Creating a World That Works for All

2). Bill Gates
Chairman, microsoft.

3). Alisa Gravitz
Executive Director, Co-op America

4). Denise Hamler
Director, Co-op America Business Network

5). Ben Cohen
Ben & Jerry's Cofounder and President, Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities

6). Dominique Conseil
President, Aveda

7). Candi Penn
Executive Director, Hemp Industries Association

8). Kevin Danaher
Co-founder Global Citizen Center



Yours truly,

George Jones Gobal.
Co-ordinator.

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