I just got this email from a girl in Russia - can any guys help her out?

Crumpet

Seriously this just got into my intray at work - bizarre:

Hello dear friend!
My name is Natalia. I am 26 years old. I'm from Russia, city Yoshkar-Ola. I live together with my mum and I work as adviser on sale home appliances. I have many various hobbies: sport, a photo, drawing. I dream to have strong
and happy family. It's my purpose in life. I want to be happy and to do
happy my family.
Recently I thought that I have it already. However.......
I wish to tell you history which have pushed me write to you. 6-7 months ago I have got acquainted with man from your country.
His name is Peter. Our meeting was at a seminar in city St. Peterburg.
It was the working meeting. Between us began the novel.
It was so fast and I thought that it's my man. Through 3 days he has left
home. We have understood that letters can not replace our meeting face
to face again. Peter has told that I should arrive to him!!! I was very
glad during that moment.
I wrote the application for reception visa. I waited reception of visa
approximately half of year. All this time Peter called and wrote to me
letters. All things was very good. I have received the invitation from
the ambassador for reception visa. My director has given me holiday from
work and I have gone to Moscow to receive visa. I said this news to Peter,
but he told that he does not want our meeting.
He played with me. He has told me that he has wife with 3!!!!!! children
and now he don't want our meeting.
I have been broken...
I could not think that it was game with my feelings..... I did not think
that people are so severe.......
Now I am in Moscow and waiting for reception visa.
I don't want that all was gone for nothing and will be glad if my visa
will be useful to our meeting. I could arrive already in 4-5 days, but
I have problem.
I don't know any man who would like my arrival.
I hope that it will not sound silly if I will ask you about our meeting
and good time together. I don't know your ideas about my letter, but it
would be fine if we could meet and have some weeks or months together. I want to use my visa for trip to your country and search man with which I
would like to have happy and strong family.
I was never married and have no any children. I'm woman which ready to
creation family with good man. I don't know about you anything, but I want
it very much. It would be fine if we could meet, to do friendship or more
than simply friendship. I will be happy if you also have a free time and we
could meet soon. I don't know about your plans at present time, but I
sincerely hope that we can have meeting with you in the near future. You can write all that you want. Ask any questions which interest you. I hope that you understand my English :) I began to study English
approximately 1,5 year ago. Write to me back and I will tell more about
myself and send my photos.
Please, write to me back and send your pic on my regular email: [email protected]
Have a good day,
Natalia.

dedpoet

Well Crumpet, I'm sure there are a few guys around who would love to help her out! (I'm not volunteering - spoken for)

I don't know any man who would like my arrival.

I guess she knows of one who wouldn't like it too much - the aforementioned Peter. If she can track him down, wouldn't that be an emotional reunion, especially if his wife is there.

ButtLight

Crump, pretend to be a man, and ask her to send you some pics so whe can see what she looks like

Dear Sir,
I sincerely write to seek your co-operation and trust
to enable my colleagues and I carry out an urgent
business opportunity in my department. I work with the
Union Bank of Nigeria PLC, currently I am the senior
manager of bills and exchange at the foreign
remittance department of my bank. I have an urgent and confidential
business proposal for you. On June 6, 1998, an Australian oil
consultant/contractor with via National Petroleum cooperation
(NNPC) Mr. Ali B. Ashraf
made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calenderer
month valued at US$51,000,000.00(fifty _one Million US Dollars) in my
branch. On maturity, I sent a routine notification tohis forwarded
address but got no reply after months we send a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employee (Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation)
that MR. Ali B. Ashrafdied from an automobile accident. On further
investigation, it was clear that he died without making a WILL.
All attempts by the Australian to trace his next of kin were fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Ali B. Ashraf did
not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents
including his deposit document in my bank. The total sum
US$51,000,000.00 is still in my bank as dormant acct.
No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to Nigerian banking law, after five years, the money
will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government. If the account
owner is certified death and nobody comes forward to claim it. This is the
situation , and my proposal is that I am looking for aforeigner who will stand
in as the beneficiary/next of kin. This is simple. All you have to do is to
immediately send me the details of a bank account anywhere in the
world for me to arrange the proper money transfer document. The money will then
be transferred into the account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for
me 30% for you while the remaining 10% will be set aside for expenses
incurred with here and there. There is no risk involved. I am using my position
and connection in the bank here to do all the document work for the
transaction. We shall employ the services of an attorney to draft the
will and obtain all necessary documents and letter of administration in
yourfavor for the transfer. This transaction is risk free guaranteed. If
you are interested, , I will send to you the text of the application
that you will send to the Union Bank authority for an approval to
submit your claims.
Send your reply through mydirect and private email
address ( [email protected] ) indicate your direct
Fax and telephone numbers for effective communication
that this transaction needs. Do not reply through the
union bank email address because it belongs to the
senior staffs for public use.
Please note that you are not to appear in person, as
every thing regarding this project will be strictly on
documentations and every banking documents needed for
this transaction will be taken care of by my self.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours Faithfully
DR.IBRAHIM MARTIN

RunningMan

Good old Ibrahim.

I've been corresponding with him for a while, now. He sent me $25 million last week, but said he wanted to spread the rest around. I personally vouch for him. Good guy.

Mary

Sounds like the Nigerian scam that I get emails on every day. Crumpet, do yourself a HUGE favour and do not respond to the email. It's more than likely being done by the same people that pull the Nigerian scams and they're testing emails out to see if you respond. They probably are able to con a few people into letting them come over and stay with them for a while. And the second your back is turned, they get copies of all your ID, steal your cheques, obtain your credit card information and then take off and start spending. Identity theft is so rampent these days, that it's almost impossible to stop.

I get weird emails like this too at work and we were told "don't even respond" as these scammers are searching to see if your email address is a valid one. I'd delete it and put a block on any emails coming from these wackos.

greendawn

It sounds dogdy to me how can one be so intimate and trustful with persons one never met? Is the story she wrote about Peter genuine?

JeffT

Most likely urban legend but a funny story anyway.

A company in NYC got a similiar letter, with lots of money involved as well. Correspondence ensued which left the scammers so interested they flew to New York to meet with the target company. The target company sent a limo to the airport, the scammers got in and were never seen again. Turns out the target was a front for the Gambino family.

MeneMene

I suspect if anyone answers she will suddenly find 'herself' short of funds and will need you to send her a few thousand to pay for her trip, etc. (There is no guarantee it is even a female sending the email.)

Just like the Nigerian scam artists - they say whatever they need to separate you from your money.

A relative had a vehicle for sale and they responded wanting to send him a few thousand more than the price of the vehicle and he was to return the excess via Western Union. They asked him for his phone number and address. He gave them the phone and address of the local FBI office. :)

Country Girl