I love the e-mail scams. They’ve been out there trolling for suckers ever since Al Gore invented the Internet. Somebody must be falling for them, to. Or the crooks wouldn’t keep trying them out. Usually, these con jobs come from guy claiming to be a lawyer from Nigeria.

But here’s new one I just got from “Jill Rothstein.”

Am in a hurry writing you this note, Just wanted to seek your help onsomething very  important, you are the only person i could reach at this point, and i hope you come  to my aid. Because something very terrible is happening to me now,i need a favor from you now, I had a trip here in UK on a mission. Unfortunately for me all my money got stolen on my way to the hotel where i lodged along with my bag were my passport was ,And since theni have been without any money i am even owing the hotel here. So i have limited access to emails for now, please i need you to lend me about 1300Pounds so i can make arrangements and return back please,i have spoken to the embassy here but they are not responding to the matter effectively, I will return the money back to you as soonas i get home, I am so confused right now.
I will be waiting to hear from you.
jillie

For laughs, I e-mailed good old “Jillie” back. I didn’t expect to get a reply, but she surprised me.

I wrote:

My God, that’s terrible. How much is 1,300 pounds in American dollars?
Please write back.

Jillie wrote:

Thank you! This was a scam, so crazy!

I wrote:

Wow. Really? And here I was, ready to help.. Oh well.

Jillie wrote:

So appreciate it!