Ooh! I think I got my first on-line personal scam. Look at this email I got (I changed his name and withheld the contact information, just in case he is real and just crazy…)
*Hello dear, how are doing? Is really nice getting to know you. I saw your profile and really like to know you much more. You know something, it really just take a little while to know each other. My full name is Daniel Smith born on the 24th of December, 1970 and I got a home in Beverly Hills. Currently am in Britain doing some contract work with NISSAN MOTORS here in London. Am an Auto Mechanical Engineer by profession. I came from a family of just a sister, my mom and just myself. I lost my dad 15yrs ago and my sister married a Jamaican and moved to Jamaica with the husband. My mom later joined my sister in Jamaica and they both live there now happily. My sister has two kids now. My business has actually taking me far and wide. And now I need a serious woman whose goal is serious relationship/friendship and marriage. I intended getting married soon anyway, when I come back to the states and perhaps two months from now I will be back to the states so we get to know ourselves much more and perhaps we could be compatible. Again this woman must be trust worthy cos’ she will be helping in my business which she will benefit so much from. As a matter of fact, I will need your email address, full name, address and phone number. This will enable me get to know you better and see if we could make it well together. You will be benefiting so much from me if things go well with us.
As a matter of fact the company that I worked for before in the united stated before coming here has just contacted me that the balance of the contract done for them last year will be paid to me now and if you are that trusted one to love and believe in, I would want you to collect it for me on my behalf and send part of it for me. I will let you have at least $2,000 for yourself as I told you, you will benefit so much from me if you trust yourself and believe in me, as I want to believe in you that we could make a good life together. Please I want you to reply me to my email address okay? I might not be checking my matchdoctor often, pls reply me to my email: (deleted for privacy)@yahoo.com. Meanwhile this is my particular:
(address and phone number deleted for privacy)
Pls let me read from you soon ok. Send me your particulars as well. Thinking about you and waiting anxiously to read from you. With love, Daniel*
PLS REPLY TO: (deleted)@yahoo.com
Should I reply and have some fun with this or leave it alone?