Message Help Please

[menziep]

My MSN Hotmail Email was sent this message.

Hello Dear, How are you doing today together with your business and family? Hope fine. I’m very happy contacting you, I feel quite
safe dealing with you in this important issue that I will detail you later as we communicate. Well, as you can see internet has been
abused, but it’s still remains the fastest way to communicate and also it’s good for private business transactions and
communications. However, I have something on pipeline to have with you, it’s private and 100% risk free. I am waiting for your
respond.

Thanks for your co-operation, God Bless You.

Mr Alhaji Umar 16 Rue A-Goux B.P.1965,
Dakar Sénégal.

BTW its subject title was : ASSISTANCE

Questions

1. Has anyone else had one?
2. If yes then is it a scam?
3. if not then why me?
4. If it is a scam can i get his Email Provider to stop it (hes on Yahoo)


Thanks,
Menziep

 

[EricNau]

It's spam.

It was written like a nice friendly letter to get past the spam filter.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Yep – it'll be a scam. They'll be blanket emailing Hotmail addresses and the like, and yours just happened to be one of the ones the message got sent to.

No doubt he'll be offering some scheme that'll involve making the pair of you very rich, but in order to get the wheels in motion you'll have to send him a large wad of cash for 'administration purposes' or something like that.

Just delete it and don't fret.