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How to Tell if an E-mail is a Scam

In the post below, I reproduced an e-mail that a tricked a lawyer into sending almost $200,000 to a foreign client.  I said that the e-mail was obviously a scam.  How did I know?  I will reproduce the e-mail.  Inside the brackets are my comments:From: Hong Kong Yejian Technology <hk3yejiantech@gmail.com> [The first thing I did was to enter the company's name, "Hong Kong Yejian Technology," into Google. There is such a company. But - and this is huge and is a sure sign that the e-mail is a scam - look at the e-mail address.  Why is it @gmail.com?  [Most large companies will have a website.  They will also have an "official" e-mail address.  For example, an e-mail from someone who works at Kelly Blue Book would be DudeFromKellyBlueBook@kbb...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on August 26, 2008 (boomark / email).