Odd spam....

[flaviomatani]

A short while ago there came this email:

Greetings,
I'm Mr Eric rotal from spain,my son Mike is coming to stay with my Family for some couples of months over there and he like (GUITAL), ,i want you to help me in teaching him (GUITAL),my son Mike is 20years old so kindly teach him very well and he beginer.Let me know your charges cost per month in other for me

to arrange for her payment before she travells down to your side.I have even made preparation for are personal equipment he will be using priavtly at home after class practise. he will be staying there for 1months and I will like you to helping me teach him 3times in aweek for the 1month I want him to learn for that 2months and i will like to let you know that my assocaites in the state will take care of the payment and their mode of payment will be either through cheque

1.YOUR CHARGE FOR AN HOUR....
2.TOTAL CHARGES FOR 2MONTH THAT HE
3 WILL BE TAUGHT 3 TIMES PER WEEK..
4.YOUR PHONE NUMBER..."
I will be awaiting your swiftness response to my message.
Best regards.

I've been getting quite a few of these, with slight variations on the same theme (sori...) recently. I wonder what the point is. Some kind of scam or deception involved, for sure...

Comments

[lydiamorgan.livejournal.com]

Most likely a classic 419 - the cheque will be for more than the amount you charge and then you will be expected to give them the change. Of course the cheque is fraudulent, but you won't know that til they're long gone with your money.
I've noticed more and more specific ones going out - modelling ones to models, music ones to musician. Do you have a profile in a music teaching directory online somewhere? They probably harvested your details from there.