Venditoris: Beware of Scams

How wonderful and generous (it seems).

Wonder why he didn’t use my name and instead called me SIR/MADAM?

Will the check also be made out to SIR/MADAM?

IS this a scam? Duh?

Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 (JST)
From: “UN PEACE KEEPING TROOPS LARRY DICKSON”

Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
To:

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

THIS LETTER MAY BE STRANGE TO YOU AS WE HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE.MY NAME IS CAPTAIN LARRY DICKSON, THE ASSISTANT TEAM LEADER (UN) PEACE KEEPING TROOPS IN SUDAN. WE INTEND TO AIR-LIFT (USD 20.5M),TO YOUR COUNTRY THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC MEANS.THANK YOU.

- UN PEACE KEEPING TROOPS LARRY DICKSON