I had to post another blog entry tonight because this is just too good. Our scammer has written back, twice. The first email goes as follows:

From : CARGO SHIPPERS
Sent : Monday, October 16, 2006 12:09 AM
To : ******@hotmail.com
Subject : SHIPPING ARRANGEMENT OF CAR

HELLO ,
WE HAVE AN INSTRUCTION FROM OUR CLIENT (DR.LILIAN WILLIAMS) FOR THE SHIPPING OF THE ITEM ABOVE INDLY GET BACK TO US FOR THE SHIPPING ARRANGEMENT AND SHIPPING FEE.

WE ARE TO GET A PAYMENT AS SHIPPING FEE FROM YOU,KINDLY GET BACK TO US TO CONFIRM THE MONEY SENT.

THANKS.

VELECIA FARMER.
ACCOUNTING PERSONELL.
COSCO CONTAINER LINES

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I particularly like the fact that the email timestamp was Monday at midnight and I received it hours earlier in Eastern time. Hmmm ... coming from Nigeria perhaps?

At the same time, this email was sent:

From : richard williams
Sent : Monday, October 16, 2006 12:09 AM
To : *******@hotmail.com>
Subject : Re: FW: Fwd: ATTENTION PLS!!!

HELLO,
WHATS GOING ON?

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Ayres has replied to the cargo shipping clerk: "I will send the money on Monday." But in fact he won't get to it until Tuesday, because Ayres is a lazy sort of person. ;-)

Besides, we'll be driving to New Jersey on Monday and I won't have a chance to get online until evening, when we'll be visiting with Bert & Janie. Our friend in Nigeria (and his associate in Virginia) will have to wait a bit longer for their payday.