Just got one today...whatdya think, should i help the poor guy out? :-P

Dearest one,
 
Please do not let this my letter keep you wondering why should it be you that I will trust with this information? That I am about to reveal to you, please I need you to trust and believe in me if you can, God is everywhere and can connect people everywhere and anytime. Please I need you to make out time to read this mail attentively to be able to understand the content.
 
My names are James Mbakwe, I am 20 years of age and the only surviving child of my parents, Mr. Sam and Mrs. Alice Mbakwe, My parents were Natives of Nigeria, they migrated to the United States when I was just 4 year old. We lived at No 215 West Wieuca Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia USA, and I attended the famous Frederick Douglas High School northwest Atlanta, Georgia USA, but when my mother fell sick and died June 2001, My father became weak every now and then, he will fall sick just because his life love was gone, I believe it was the shock of my mum's sudden death that caused his illness. He got retired from his office, Fidelity National Insurance Company at No 200 Galleria Parkway Southeast Atlanta GA 30339 USA October 2004, from there we move to New York City because of my Dad? Medication.
 
Then December 2005 my father called me and told me that he doesn't want to die in a foreign land. That he has made enough money, that he felt the best thing for him to do now is for us to relocate back to his home country of Nigeria so that he can set up his own Insurance company and give job opportunities to his people, he also told me that he want me to learn about his people and their culture. On the 14 of December 2005 we returned back to Nigeria . When we came back from the states, he was lucky enough to get some of his late father's legacy which he inherited as the first son, the estate indeed worth big money, he had no other choice than to dispose the estate based on his own initiative that he want to set up, now the money he had with him and the one he got from his inheritance increased.
 
Then after some time my Dad started to look for properties to buy to use for an office, in several occasions I went out with him to inspect some properties. But unfortunately on the 22nd of February 2006 my father collapse and later died. Why am I telling you, a total stranger you may ask!!! The reason is I am revealing to you my family's secret is because my late Dad's final burial as Africa culture to a wealthy man is over and my uncle is searching every where looking for my late father's bank documents that my dad used in depositing all his money when his sickness became serious.
 
But he doesn't know that I have hidden the documents in a safe place outside the house where he can not find it, based on my late dad advice on his sick bed before his death. This secret has been in my mind for some time now and I don't even know who to tell because I need someone to help me received this money in a foreign account to enable me leave here peacefully, these same people that call themselves my relative are mean and are ready to eliminate me because of this inheritance if they discovered that my late father left such huge amount of money for me as his only son and the next of kin to his wealth, my late father even warned me to relocate if he happens to die. This is the reason why I make contact with you to help me received the money. That means you will provide an account where the money will be transferred into then I will take the next available flight to join you once you confirm to me that you have received the money in your account. I have thought about it and I came to the conclusion that this is the only way I can get the money safe and transferred out of here without my uncle knowing about it, my late father warned me to be very careful and that I should make sure I secure this money for my future.
 
If you have the believe that you can help me please respond to this mail and include with it your telephone number to enable me give you a call then we can talk. My spirit, my soul, my heart and the spirit of God dwelling inside of me asked me to confide and trust you for this project. I know you will never cheat on me because I am convinced that God will never permit me to contact the wrong person, l know that He works in a miraculous way that still remain misery to man, the same revelation to help an orphan will start from you..
 
Please get back to me ASAP with a telephone number to reach you.
 
James Mbakwe.

I'd saddle up the unicorn and ride right on down to the bank!!!!! 

Anyone ever see the Dateline specials where they hunted the scammers down? That was pretty entertaining, but I think most people they found were middle men and/or they were also caught up in the scam somehow.

You're right about that... it was also pretty frustrating, so I didn't watch more than a little bit of one or two episodes...

i've heard stories of people scamming the scammers...i'll try to find an article