Russian dating scams are fun!

[jrandom]

I do so hope this does, in fact, turn into a long and happy relationship.

The internets have been growing boring, of late, and I long for my very own scam-fu story to tell at geeky cocktail parties.

Now, where's my grease-paint moustache...

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>From:
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Hello I am Ekaterina and I search for greetings the man from other country read the letter!
>Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:36:14 -0700
>
>Hello my friend!!!!
>
>You probably do not know who I and what for I have written to you the
>letter. I shall start with that that I would like to explain to you
>who I and what for I wrote to you the letter.
>I am Ekaterina from Kirov to me 29 years I send you 2 photos that you
>could see as I look. I have addressed in agency of acquaintances in
>the largest agency it international and asked them to pick up for me
>the person and to me spoke your address of mail that I contacted you.
>I have paid for this service to this agency about 250 roubles or 10
>dollars. So I shall be very sad if you simply do not answer me. I
>would like to know you want to get acquainted with me whether or not?
>I ask you if you answer me also to send the photo and the description
>of appearance. I search the man for love and more even for a marriage.
>That I while can speak well all this to you and if now you will want
>with me correspondence that simply write to me the letter and tell a
>little about myself and a photo. If you do not want correspondence all
>the same write to me and tell that you do not wish with me
>correspondence and then I go to agency that they returned mine of
>money and I shall show your letter so to me spoke in this agency. So I
>wait for your answer and I very much hope that you well understand me.
>I shall write to you more about myself and I send to you more my photo
>if you answer me I wait for your letter.
>
>Your new the girlfriend from Kirov Ekaterina!!!!
>
>P. S. Nearly has not forgotten my e-mail address write I wait!!!

Hello Ekaterina

It is very fortunate that you should contact me. I am currently in receipt of funds from the estate of my late lamented father COLONEL H. SANDERS due to which an accident of the government I am needing to transfer immediately from my country AUSTRALIA in the amount of $10,00,0000 (TEN MILLION US DOLLARS). I would be most grateful for your assistance in the matter of providing bank account details to move these funds to Russia. Naturally an assistance fee of 25% (TWENTYFIVE PER CENT) would be remitted to yourself.

Please contact me with greatest haste in confidence to discuss this most important business.

With Kindest Regards and in anticipation of a long and happy relationship

Your friend in Christ

Rufus T. Firefly

[Jantar]

The two I'm currently baiting are http://www.romancescam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1712
and
http://www.romancescam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1702

Lots of fun, but bait safe and make sure you use an untraceable email adress.