Now this IS original !!
I gather that there are 'boiler rooms' in Nigeria who just pump this stuff
out - about the only employment that reasonably educated and computer
literate kids can make any money!
(I'm getting porno ads from MY email address - and can't do anything about it!
and that seems to be from Russia)
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>Hello Dear,
>How are you doing today? I am sorry i didn't inform you about my traveling
>to Africa for a program called "Empowering Youth to Fight Racism,
>HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Lack of Education, the program is taking place in
>three major countries in Africa which is Ghana , South Africa and Nigeria
>. It as been a very sad and bad moment for me, the present condition that
>i found myself is very hard for me to explain. I am really
>stranded in Nigeria because I forgot my little bag in the Taxi where my
>money, passport, documents and other valuable things were kept on my way
>to the Hotel am staying, I am facing a hard time here because i have no
>money on me. I am now owning a hotel bill of $1050 and they wanted me to
>pay the bill soon else they will have to seize my bag and hand me over to
>the Hotel Management, I need this help from you urgently to help me back
>home, I need you to help me with the hotel bill and i will also need $1250
>to feed and help myself back home so please can you help me with a sum of
>$2300 to sort out my problems here? I need this help so much and on time
>because i am in a terrible and tight situation here, I don't even have
>money to feed myself for a day which means i had been starving so please
>understand how urgent i need your help.i have decided not tell my family
>so that they will not be worried.when I return I will tell them and they
>will understand. I am sending you this e-mail from the city
>Library and I only have 30 min, I will appreciate what so ever you can
>afford to send me for now and I promise to pay back your money as soon as
>i return home so please let me know on time so that i can forward you the
>details you need to transfer the money through Money Gram or Western
>Union.Hope to hear from you.
>Thank you.