419 scam: "Dr. Yawsah Jeff"<globa@yahoo.com> Call for technology transfer to west Africa

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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.

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The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- global_tech.transferwestafrica20@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Yawsah Jeff" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <global_tech.transferwestafrica20@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 15:28:11 +0100
Subject: Call for technology transfer to west Africa

Attn Sir,

Call for technology transfer to west Africa+

Prior to your personality in the Ecowas community , you are invited to attend meeting in the way forward in developing west Africa industrialization wise Other wise called (technology transfer )
This meeting is assumed to value you and negotiate with you the part of your contribution in the ongoing development globalization , As a matter of interest you are advised to attend +.Base on your experience and financial capability you will be expected to receive a contract on duplication of some industries from , Japan ,America and India. And it will attract a contract amount of usd$1.2billion, on a mutual understanding and satisfaction of personal and company documentation, a motivation fee of USD$25m will be handed over to you for immediate implementation of any contract awarded to you. There will be a welcome formality to you for having the courage to welcome the global industrialization of West Africa, America, Japan, India, Britain , Iran, Etc. have agreed in handing a Nigeria the high honor for there global effort in the world, and the black world, Therefore it is expected for you as a Nigeria to take also the lead of the global industrialization of west Africa (technology transfer) Sir you are exp
Sincerely
Dr. Yawsah Jeff
Global technology transfer to West Africa
Ostrich house
Accra
Tell: +233-030-291-5887.
E-mail:global_tech.transferwestafrica20@yahoo.com

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