I have been getting increasing numbers of the “Nigerian scam” spam mails recently. This morning, for example, I got one from a nice gentleman called Dr. Ken Amobi (am I the only one to think that “Amobi” has an unfortunate ring? It’s a little to similar to amoeba, somehow. The good man can’t help his name, though) who addresses me as “My dear”, which I find somewhat presumptious.
Does anyone still fall for these things? It’s tempting to answer with spoof letters to see how far they are willing to go, but this has been done before, so I will refrain.