I've been sent this one a few times.

These are at least hilarious. I love the ones that invite you to partake in the proceeds of a massive government fraud perpetrated by some nameless Nigerian general. And Enkidu is absolutely correct about the CAPS LOCK.

These Nigerian frauds are everywhere. I get several a week. Many of them are a variation of the old Spanish Prisoner bunco scheme. I read a article in the paper recently that they get a fish on the line about one in a thousand times.

I get a kick out of these and other scam emails. I especially enjoy some of the phony ethnically mixed names they're sent under - Demetrius Fong, Rhadamanthius LeBaron, Koneesha O'Toole, Corky Brukowski etc... I especially enjoy the ones where someone in Nigeria or some other country is attempting to write in what looks like an 18th century style, very grandiose and formal- but filled with typos, improper grammatical structure, improper use of capitals, words that do not even exist but are someone's attempt at arcane language and ten dollar words and that looks like a mangled and altered private letter from, say, the pen of Aaron Burr while he was tying on a good one.

I have seen this one and others just like it. what people will do to get money. trying to play on sympathies of the kind hearted. Too bad that these spams have made it hard for charities or real families who could use some help.

Heard that, HistoryFan. I'd love to collect a dollar for every one of these that gets crushed by my blocker.

If I had a dollar for every time I had one of these emails, I'd be a millionaire.

REALLY! Would someone forward that to me?! I could sure use an extra 30 mil.

Also known as a 419 Fraud. Once heard it is among the Top-10 major sources of export revenue for Nigeria. As with the other posters, I am amazed that such important correspondence is written in all caps and has numerous Typos. I am also amazed that these Nigerian exiles always seek out a schlemeil like me to execute these multi-million dollar transactions (even though I got about $46 in my checking account). not given 1-star on the basis of comedic value.

My personal favorite; I used to collect these, until I had too many hundreds and lost interest. The variations are endlessly amusing, and for some reason Nigerian computers all seem to have CAPS LOCK permanently turned on.

I used to get these all the time. I would write them back and ask for their bank information so I could have them checked out by the FBI. They wouldn't write back, I wonder why???? One similar scam actually sent me a contact e-mail for a bank and the bank name. I sent an e-mail to the bank, which I found actually existed by doing an Internet search. I used the websites e-mail and they wrote be back telling me it was a scam, I knew this already. I wrote the original person back and told them of my findings, they never wrote me back...how rude! lol

I've tried corresponding with these folks, and there actually usually is a live person on the other end. I usually express interest in helping out - and usually the folks on the other side are very patient. 3 emails back and forth before they ask for my social security number or bank account. Nice, polite folks running these Nigerian scams.